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The Panama Canal ship queue grows longer by the day

130 ships are waiting to pass through the drought-stricken canal, which recently further limited the number of daily transits.
Last week, reports stated that a shipping company had paid more than DKK 30m (USD 4.36m) to jump the queue at the Panama Canal. | Photo: Aris Martinez/Reuters/Ritzau Scanpix
Last week, reports stated that a shipping company had paid more than DKK 30m (USD 4.36m) to jump the queue at the Panama Canal. | Photo: Aris Martinez/Reuters/Ritzau Scanpix
by KIT LINDHARDT

Over the past seven days, the queue of ships waiting to transit the Panama Canal has grown steadily day by day.

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