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Drought-hit Panama Canal further restricts maximum ship depth

Monrovia NSU CHALLENGER bulk carrier transits the expanded canal through Cocoli Locks at the Panama Canal, on the outskirts of Panama City, Panama, on 19th April, 2023.

Panama City, Panama Reuters The Panama Canal will expand restrictions on the largest ships crossing the waterway, one of the world’s busiest trade passages, the canal authority’s administrator said on Wednesday, citing shallower waters due to drought.  The measure follows a series of depth restrictions in the 80 kilometres canal since the beginning of the […]