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Panama Canal Administrator Hopes Traffic Normalizes By February 2025

Cargo ships wait to cross the Panama Canal in Panama City (Credit: AFP)

Traffic through the Panama Canal could return to normal by next February, its administrator said, after record-low water levels limited the number of ships able to transit through the global pipeline.

Since last year, authorities have had to limit vessel traffic through the canal, which handles about six percent of global maritime trade.

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