The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) says it will extend water restrictions for at least another 10 months in an effort to conserve water if rainfall patterns do not vary significantly from projections.
Water levels in Gatun Lake, which feeds the canal, are at a four-year low. A canal lock uses 50 million gallons of water when a single vessel traverses the canal.
Current restrictions have reduced the number of daily vessel transits from 34-36 a day to 32.
Jon Davis, Everstream Analytics’ chief...
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