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How Could Panama Canal Shipping Cuts Affect the Global Economy?

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A significant drought in Panama caused by the El Niño weather pattern has forced the Central American country to drastically slash the number of vessels it lets through the Panama Canal. The reduced flow of goods through one of the world’s most consequential shipping lanes could create a ripple effect that shakes the entire global economy. What did the commentators say? Starting on Sept. 15, the Panama Canal Authority will let 32 ships pass thro…

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(Mexico City = Yonhap News) Correspondent Song Gwang-ho = Fear of El Niño is spreading across Latin America. Rising sea surface temperatures in the equatorial Pacific, affecting the global climate...

·Seoul, Korea (the Republic of)
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Panama reduces the transits in the Canal and El Salvador declares the alert for drought: they are the first signs of an increasingly strong El Niño, which could have reflected also on autumn in Italy.

·Rome, Italy
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Panama and El Salvador declared themselves on alert Tuesday in the face of the El Niño climate phenomenon, which is predicted to be record-breaking and has already forced a reduction in traffic through the Panama Canal.

·Issy-les-Moulineaux, France
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The Panamanian government declared the state of emergency due to the heavy rains and drought caused by the El Niño phenomenon, which has already forced a reduction in traffic in the interoceanic canal that crosses the country. The decision to declare the state of emergency is due to the need to be prepared for what can happen due to El Niño, said Interior Minister Dinoska Montalvo at a press conference on Tuesday. The measure aims to speed up ad…

·Lisboa, Portugal
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Panama and El Salvador declared themselves in a state of alert Tuesday in the face of the climate phenomenon El Niño, announced as a record and which has already forced to reduce the traffic of the Panama Canal. ...

·Brussels, Belgium
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Proceso Digital broke the news on Wednesday, August 26, 2026.
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