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Logistics majors expect long delays from drought in Panama Canal

Kuehne + Nagel, Flexport and DHL point to bottlenecks as their biggest headaches right now. The problems will extend well into 2024.
”Selvom der altid er sporadiske driftsmæssige udfordringer, drejer den eneste væsentlige bekymring sig i øjeblikket om Panamakanalen,” udtaler Michael Aldwell, bestyrelsesmedlem i Sea Logistics hos Kuehne+Nagel, til ShippingWatch. | Photo: Patrick Pleul/AP/Ritzau Scanpix
”Selvom der altid er sporadiske driftsmæssige udfordringer, drejer den eneste væsentlige bekymring sig i øjeblikket om Panamakanalen,” udtaler Michael Aldwell, bestyrelsesmedlem i Sea Logistics hos Kuehne+Nagel, til ShippingWatch. | Photo: Patrick Pleul/AP/Ritzau Scanpix
by SEBASTIAN SCHLÜTER JACOBSEN

The Panama Canal’s long waiting times and queues of ships are becoming a real problem for some of the world’s largest logistics firms.

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