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Ships Take Long Way Around as Drought Snarls Panama Canal

Bloomberg6 October 2026, 17:53 UTCChile

Maritime traffic through the Strait of Magellan jumped more than 70% both in August and September from year-ago levels as ships diverted from the drought-stricken Panama Canal, Chilean Navy data requested by Bloomberg show.

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