Drought conditions force Panama Canal to lower maximum depth limit for ships
E&T
APRIL 19, 2023
For example, when the new locks opened in June 2016, the ACP limited draft to 43ft – over 4ft lower than today's limit. The 2016 low was increased a few months later after monitoring Lake Gatún and with the weather forecast predicting that the rainy season was due to begin in earnest.
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