Ships Take Long Way Around as Drought Snarls Panama Canal
Maritime traffic through the Strait of Magellan jumped more than 70% both in August and September from year-ago levels as ships diverted from the drought-stricken Panama Canal, Chilean Navy data requested by Bloomberg show.
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Published4 h ago (Tue, 06 Oct 2026 17:53:04 GMT)
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AuthorAntonia Mufarech and Patricia Garip