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Revisiting: Is the Panama Canal in danger of drying up?

25 min • 8 oktober 2023

First published August 29, 2023.

Is the Panama Canal in danger of drying up? Low water levels caused by drought are forcing restrictions on the number of ships that are allowed to transit. Cargo deliveries are being delayed and supply chains hit worldwide. So is an alternative waterway needed? 

Join Host Mohammed Jamjoom

Guests:

Lars Ostergaard Nielsen - Head of operations for North American & Latin America, Maersk Shipping & Logistics Company. 

James Baker - Containers Editor, Lloyd's List Maritime Information Provider.

Jean-Paul Rodrigue - Professor in Department of Global Studies & Geography, Hofstra University, New York. 

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