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How the Worst Drought in a Century Is Changing the Panama Canal

Authorities seek to preserve business with lowest rainfall since waterway opened in 1914

Large ships transiting the Panama Canal have had to reduce container loads because of low water levels. Luis Acosta/AFP/Getty Images

By Costas Paris

June 20, 2023 8:00 am ET

The Panama Canal is going through its driest spell in more than a century, and an extended lack of rainfall could saddle global supply chains with delays and higher fees to move cargo.

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