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The number of vessels allowed through the waterway connecting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans will be progressively lowered from 36 per day to 32 by mid-September.
The container ship CMA CGM Arctic, sailing under the Maltese flag, passes through the Cocoli Locks of the Panama Canal in Panama City, Panama on Sept. 3, 2026, ahead of reduced transit measures linked to the El Niño weather phenomenon that are set to come into force on Sept. 4. (AFP/Martin Bernetti)
The Panama Canal on Friday began reducing the number of ships passing through due to a drought caused by the El Niño weather phenomenon.The Panama Canal Authority said low water levels in the two artificial lakes that feed the canal forced it to act.
The number of vessels allowed through the waterway connecting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans will be progressively lowered from 36 per day to 32 by mid-September.
