The Panama Canal will limit daily vessel traffic from September 3, the Pnama Canal Authority said Thursday, as a severe drought fuelled by El Nino depletes water supplies needed to operate the vital…
  • queermunist she/her@lemmy.ml
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    2 months ago

    So another snarl in the supply chain, on top of Iran’s and Ansar Allah’s restrictions on other sea traffic. Is that good? 🤔

    • ghost_laptop@lemmy.ml
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      2 months ago

      afaik the usa is the sole loser if a supply chain disruption occurs in the canal. it affects countries doing trade with the us, but it’s not like chile can’t sell to any other country. or china.

      • queermunist she/her@lemmy.ml
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        2 months ago

        Surely Europe relies on it too? It’s the connector between the Mediterranean and Red Seas, without it ships have to go around Africa.

        • egerlach@lemmy.ca
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          2 months ago

          I believe that you’re thinking of the Suez Canal. The Panama Canal allows ship traffic to go from the Atlantic to the Pacific without going around all of South America.