The Panama Canal Authority announced on the 20th that due to the decrease in rainfall in the canal basin due to the El Niño phenomenon, it will reduce daily ship traffic at locks and adjust the daily quota auction mechanism starting in September. According to an announcement issued by the Panama Canal Authority on the same day, starting September 3, the number of daily passable places for the new Panama-type locks will be adjusted to 9, and the number of Panama-type locks will be adjusted to 25. The total number of daily passes for the two types of locks is 34. Starting September 15, the number of daily passes for Panama-type locks will be further reduced to 23, and the total number of daily access places on the canal will be reduced to 32. The announcement said that although Panama has entered the rainy season and the canal side has taken measures to save water, rainfall in the canal basin is still lower than expected, and operational measures need to be further adjusted.

The Panama Canal Authority announced on the 20th that due to the decrease in rainfall in the canal basin due to the El Niño phenomenon, it will reduce daily ship traffic at locks and adjust the daily quota auction mechanism starting in September. According to an announcement issued by the Panama Canal Authority on the same day, starting September 3, the number of daily passable places for the new Panama-type locks will be adjusted to 9, and the number of Panama-type locks will be adjusted to 25. The total number of daily passes for the two types of locks is 34. Starting September 15, the number of daily passes for Panama-type locks will be further reduced to 23, and the total number of daily access places on the canal will be reduced to 32. The announcement said that although Panama has entered the rainy season and the canal side has taken measures to save water, rainfall in the canal basin is still lower than expected, and operational measures need to be further adjusted.