https://www.scmp.com/news/world/americas/article/3240016/panama-canal-reduces-ship-traffic-due-drought-el-nino-bites
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panama_Canal
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The drought-hit Panama Canal will maintain restrictions on the passage of ships for one year, a measure that has already led to a marine traffic jam as boats line up to enter the waterway linking two oceans.
The canal is facing a shortage of rainwater needed to transfer ships through locks that function like water elevators, an engineering marvel that moves six percent of the world's maritime commerce up and over the isthmus between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
"The big disadvantage that the Panama Canal has as a maritime route is that we operate with freshwater, while others use seawater," canal administrator Ricaurte Vasquez told AFP earlier this month.
"We have to find other solutions to remain a relevant route for international trade. If we don't adapt, we are going to die."
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https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20230825-drought-hit-panama-canal-to-restrict-access-for-one-year-2
