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原文传递 Continued Low Water Restricts Panama Canal Transits

题名：	Continued Low Water Restricts Panama Canal Transits
正文语种：	eng
作者：	DAVID MURRAY
摘要：	For much of this year, persistent drought affecting the Gatun Lake, the principal source of water to operate the Panama Canal, has required restrictions on drafts of vessels transiting the canal. The Panama Canal Authority's website notes that while it has dealt with droughts in the past, the "current severity and its recurrence has no historical precedence." The canal handles about 5 percent of all world trade. The canal authority has been trying to put the most positive spin it can on the ongoing situation. It notes that transits have been up, despite conditions. The Panama Canal remains the primary route for 57.5 percent of the total cargo transported in container ships from Asia to the East Coast of the United States, which the authority says is consistent with 2022 figures. "This figure has not decreased, so the canal continues to be the preferred route for the container carrier segment, which has been minimally impacted by the adjustments to draft and transits associated with the measures incorporated to conserve water."
出版年：	2023
期刊名称：	The Waterways Jouranl
卷：	137
期：	25
页码：	26-26