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Only 18 ships per day can transit Panama from February next year

In the coming months, the drought-stricken canal will reduce the number of daily transits further due to prospects of 38% less rain than normal.
96 ships are currently waiting to pass through the canal. The delay is between six and nine days. | Photo: Carlos Jasso/Reuters/Ritzau Scanpix
96 ships are currently waiting to pass through the canal. The delay is between six and nine days. | Photo: Carlos Jasso/Reuters/Ritzau Scanpix
by KIT LINDHARDT

The water level in Gatun Lake, which supplies water to the Panama Canal locks, has continued to drop to unprecedented levels at this time of year. 

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