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El Niño Sparks Panama Canal Cuts: What It Means for Americans

The Panama Canal sees about 40 percent of all U.S. container traffic, and a reduction in traffic could translate to higher costs.

  • El Niño is expected to reduce Panama Canal ship traffic starting September 3.
  • Reduction will decrease daily ship count from 36 to 32, gradually.
  • Impact on U.S. consumers anticipated to be minimal.

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