El Niño Lowers Panama Canal Transits

The Panama Canal was significantly affected by the climate phenomenon known as El Niño. The drops in water levels in its two artificial lakes led to a reduction in ship transit from 36 to 32 vessels per day by mid-September, impacting approximately 5% of global maritime trade passing through it. A state of emergency was declared in the country, and authorities implemented measures to conserve water, including reducing the draft of ships, due to the worsening water conditions caused by the rising temperatures of the Pacific Ocean waters. This year's El Niño has been described as one of the strongest in forty years, with Central America suffering from escalating droughts that prompted Honduras and El Salvador to declare a state of alert.

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