Shaping Sustainable Reefer Solutions//End to End Cold Supply Chain & Logistics Specilist// Frozen & Perishables Food//Pharma// Halal Advisor// Meat Specialist
Thanks to a new court ruling, Panama’s 🇵🇦 government plans to future-proof the operation of the New Panama Canal against the prospect of prolonged droughts, which have slowed down commerce and caused backlogs because of competition for the limited water supply to run the locks. The Panama Canal locks depend upon freshwater from Gatun Lake in order to operate, and the larger new locks use about 50 million gallons per ship transit. In periods with little rainfall, the lake's level declines, and Panama is forced to choose between using the water for marine commerce or using it to supply the needs of local stakeholders. The Panama Canal Authority was forced to curtail the number of daily canal transits because of this challenge in late 2023, creating congestion on the key connector between the Atlantic and Pacific basins.