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200 Ships Are Stuck at the Panama Canal
"Remember the chaos that ensued in 2021, when a cargo ship got stuck, blocking passage through the Suez Canal?
Now, a massive flotilla of ships is currently stuck in the world's worst traffic jam at the Panama Canal — and the end of this new watery pile-up could be at least a few weeks away.
As the Wall Street Journal reports, the famous human-dug canal has more than 200 ships waiting to pass through it as its transit continues to be stymied thanks to the worst drought it's experienced in a century.
The 50-mile-long canal, as the report notes, relies on rainwater to replenish it. When it doesn't rain enough, the authorities that control the canal have to reduce traffic through it to conserve water, and those that are allowed through have to pay higher fees to do so.
Daily traffic is currently capped at 32 ships, which is down from the prior average of about 36 when there's enough water for the canal — which uses more than 50 million gallons of water per day — to operate at full capacity."
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200 Ships Are Stuck at the Panama Canal
"Remember the chaos that ensued in 2021, when a cargo ship got stuck, blocking passage through the Suez Canal?
Now, a massive flotilla of ships is currently stuck in the world's worst traffic jam at the Panama Canal — and the end of this new watery pile-up could be at least a few weeks away.
As the Wall Street Journal reports, the famous human-dug canal has more than 200 ships waiting to pass through it as its transit continues to be stymied thanks to the worst drought it's experienced in a century.
The 50-mile-long canal, as the report notes, relies on rainwater to replenish it. When it doesn't rain enough, the authorities that control the canal have to reduce traffic through it to conserve water, and those that are allowed through have to pay higher fees to do so.
Daily traffic is currently capped at 32 ships, which is down from the prior average of about 36 when there's enough water for the canal — which uses more than 50 million gallons of water per day — to operate at full capacity."
200 Ships Are Stuck at the Panama Canal
Back It Up A massive flotilla of ships is currently stuck in the world's worst traffic jam at the Panama Canal — and the end of the pile-up is at least a few weeks away. As the Wall Street Journal reports, the famous man-made canal has more than 200 ships waiting to pass through it as […]
