{
  "id": 664984,
  "title": "Panama canal fees soar due to Iran war and El Niño as ship ‘pays $4m to jump queue’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/panama-canal-fees-soar-due-to-iran-war-and-el-nino-as-ship-pays-4m-to",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-12T12:26:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Guardian Business",
    "slug": "guardian-business",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/12/panama-canal-fees-iran-war-el-nino-ship-jump-queue"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Falling water levels linked to weather system are expected to limit number of slots to transit shipping lane Business live – latest updates Commercial ships travelling through the Panama canal are facing a rise in costs amid disruption triggered by the Iran war and falling water levels linked to this year’s intense El Niño weather system . Highlighting the fragility of global trade, a container…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}