Large Oil Tankers To Stop Transiting Panama Canal Owing To Worst Drought In 73 Years

Large Oil Tankers To Stop Transiting Panama Canal Owing To Worst Drought In 73 Years

Panama Canal is experiencing the worst drought in 73 years, and the dry weather has forced massive oil tankers to stop using the Canal altogether. This development means extended voyages for tankers by thousands of miles.

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The Panama Canal Authority limited ship crossings over the past since the Gatun Lake, which lies atop the canal and feeds its locks below, has extremely low levels of water.

The Panama Canal will again reduce the number of booking slots to...

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