There's a backlog of vessels waiting to cross one of the world's crucial maritime passageways.
and the area around the canal is experiencing one of the two driest years in the country's 143 years of keeping records, according to data from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute .Water levels in the rainfall-fed lake have remained below normal despite the current "wet season".and hotter-than-average temperatures, typical of major El Niño events, couldand result in near-record low water levels by March or April 2024.
Panama Canal Authority recently opened two more passage slots per day for ships that don't have have priority to pass, as container ship do, and this week the backlog had decreased since to 115 ships.restrictions for at least another 10 months. The extension of the restrictions would give the canal room for preserving water before the next rainy season arrives, but"We are currently seeing an increase in arrivals," the canal's deputy administrator Ilya Espino said on Thursday.The frequency of major El Niño drying patterns has risen significantly during the last 25 years of the canal's 109-year history.
Mr Paton said that if that continues, it will be increasingly difficult for the canal to guarantee that the largest ships are going to be able to get through.
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