Maersk uses smaller ships to get goods through the Panama Canal

Over the weekend, 118 ships were waiting to pass through the strait, where restrictions will be in place for many months to come.
A Maersk ship in the Pacific Ocean after sailing through the drought-stricken Panama Canal. | Photo: Arnulfo Franco/AP/Ritzau Scanpix
A Maersk ship in the Pacific Ocean after sailing through the drought-stricken Panama Canal. | Photo: Arnulfo Franco/AP/Ritzau Scanpix

Maersk relies on smaller container ships to get customers’ goods through the Panama Canal, which is suffering from low water after a prolonged drought.

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