The Panama Canal announced Saturday it will reduce the maximum number of ships travelling the waterway to 31 per day, from 32 in August, due to a drought that has reduced the supply of fresh water needed to operate the locks.

That compares to daily averages of 36 to 38 ships per day under normal operation.

Nine ships per day will be allowed to use the new, bigger NeoPanamax locks and 22 per day will be handled through the older Panamax locks.

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    1 year ago

    There already is a reservoir, it’s called Gatun Lake. It’s not filled using pumps, though, it’s filled from the rain.

    That rain is what’s the problem right now, there’s not enough.