Mary Wilson
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Issued on: 26/08/2023 - 00:22
Modified: 26/08/2023 - 00:21
© 2023 AFP
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 canal's sub-administrator Ilya Espino, told AFP that unless heavy rains fall in the next three months, "we are looking at a period of one year" of restricted access. ...
Traffic jam
The measures have caused a back-up of ships waiting to enter the 50-mile (80-kilometer) waterway, which is mainly used by clients from the United States, China, and Japan. ...
https://www.france24.com/en/live-ne...anama-canal-to-restrict-access-for-one-year-2
Modified: 26/08/2023 - 00:21
© 2023 AFP
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 canal's sub-administrator Ilya Espino, told AFP that unless heavy rains fall in the next three months, "we are looking at a period of one year" of restricted access. ...
Traffic jam
The measures have caused a back-up of ships waiting to enter the 50-mile (80-kilometer) waterway, which is mainly used by clients from the United States, China, and Japan. ...
https://www.france24.com/en/live-ne...anama-canal-to-restrict-access-for-one-year-2