The Panama Canal Has Become a Traffic Jam of the Seas. ... (2 min) The Panama Canal is running out of water, threatening the global supply chains and industries that depend on it.

The Panama Canal Authority - that's a government agency - has cut back on the number of vessels that can go through each day. And now, well, there's a wee bit of a traffic jam. WONG: Right.

A traffic jam in the Panama Canal could take at least 10 months to clear up, new data shows. The wait time to get through the canal has increased massively for ships.

Traffic jam at Panama Canal as water level plummets Aug. 24, 2023 Updated Thu., Aug. 24, 2023 at 9:13 p.m. PANAMA CITY, PANAMA - APRIL 07: Shipping containers are stacked at the Port of Balboa ...

The Panama Canal has long been crucial to global trade and international supply chains. According to Reuters, “More than 14,000 ships crossed the canal in 2022. Container ships are the most common ...

One of the most severe droughts ever to hit the Central American nation has stirred chaos in the 50-mile maritime route, causing a traffic jam of boats, casting doubts on the canal’s reliability ...

The Panama Canal, one of the major shipping routes through which 40 percent of container goods sold in America travels, currently has a 21-day wait time for ships attempting to make the passage.

A-25-2024, the Panama Canal will introduce a Long-Term Slot Allocation Method for Neopanamax ships. Booking slot packages with a specific number of weekly or monthly slots will be offered to various ...

The Panama Canal Authority - that's a government agency - has cut back on the number of vessels that can go through each day. And now, well, there's a wee bit of a traffic jam. WONG: Right.

Traffic jam at Panama Canal as water level plummets. Updated August 24, 2023. 5 min. Dozens of ships wait in the Pacific Ocean on Monday to transit the Panama Canal.

A drought is causing a slowdown in shipping traffic at the Panama Canal. It's introducing new problems for the global supply chain.