economy
09/01/2023
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By Zoey Sky
Severe DROUGHT affecting Panama Canal threatens at least 40% of the world’s cargo ship traffic
A severe drought is threatening to disrupt shipping on the Panama Canal, the crucial waterway responsible for transporting 40 percent of the world’s cargo ship traffic. An estimated two-thirds of the canal’s traffic is either headed for or leaving the United States. The products that typically ship through the canal include petroleum products, grains, canned and refrigerated foods, […]
08/23/2023
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By Ethan Huff
Worsening DROUGHT creates “big mess” at Panama Canal; 200 ships stuck in major BOTTLENECK at one of world’s most important trading routes
Ever-worsening drought conditions in Panama have created a major shipping bottleneck at the Panama Canal, which has a “parking lot of vessels” piling up on both sides with no end in sight. Lack of water in the area has made it extra difficult for some ships to make it through one of the world’s most […]
11/01/2022
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By Mary Villareal
Food supply woes persist: Grain shippers delay deliveries amid barge quagmire
Grain shippers have delayed deliveries until later in the year amid uncertainty about when barge traffic will normalize. This has softened the demand for barges, with the St. Louis barge spot rate falling to $72.58 per ton in the week of October 18 from its peak of $105.85 per ton in the week of October […]
10/18/2022
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By Arsenio Toledo
Mississippi River drought wreaks havoc across America’s supply chains
Drought conditions all along the Mississippi River are causing barges and other ships to get stuck at certain junctions of the river, clogging up a critical artery in the American supply chain. The low water is caused by a lack of rain in the Ohio River Valley and the Upper Mississippi. It has halted commercial […]
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