[WATCH] Drought-hit Panama Reels Under Jams With A 200-ship Backlog

Credits: Panama Canal Authority

The drought-hit Panama Canal is suffering from an issue of traffic as a flotilla of ships is reportedly stuck on both sides, reports YouTube.

The vessels have been waiting for weeks to cross after the authorities reduced transits to conserve water.

More than 200 ships are currently waiting to pass, data from vessel tracking showed. This number has increased since the canal last month limited daily transits to 32 from an average of 36 under normal circumstances.

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Enquiry Launched for Suez Canal Incident

Experts have boarded the container ship Ever Given, which was dislodged on Monday six days after it got stuck in the Suez Canal, seeking to investigate what caused the grounding that shook the global shipping industry, reports Arab News.

More than 100 vessels pass through!

The Ever Given was safely anchored on Tuesday in the Great Bitter Lake, a wide stretch of water halfway between the north and south ends of the canal, after salvage teams finally freed the giant vessel on Monday afternoon. The...

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California Box Ship Traffic Jam Shows the Scope of the Region

A newly released U.S. Coast Guard video offers visceral proof of just how extreme the congestion has become at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, reports Freight Waves.

The new view from above reveals a vast armada of container ships scattered at anchor across California’s San Pedro Bay.

The Story Behind the Images

As the Coast Guard footage paints the picture, the latest data from the Port of Los Angeles and from the Marine Exchange of Southern California tells the story behind those images.

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