# Panama Canal to cap ship transits due to El Niño drought

https://mins.news/en/item/28107

- DW, 2026-08-21 07:30 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/panama-canal-to-cap-ship-transits-due-to-el-nino-drought/a-78453054?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> The Panama Canal will reduce daily ship transits from September because of insufficient rainfall as El Niño intensifies. The limit will fall from 36 vessels to 34 on September 3 and to 32 on September 15. Rainfall from May through August was about 34% below the historical average.

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