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Panama Canal is making major play to win back lost energy trade
CNBC· 2025-09-19 23:44
Years of severe drought cost the Panama Canal a significant amount of its liquified natural gas trade. Restrictions on vessel weights due to low water levels sent LNG tankers on other shipping routes, and led to a decline in LNG transits through the canal that reached as high as 73%. Even as conditions have improved, LNG shipments have not returned to previous levels, with carriers continuing to choose the longer route around Africa's Cape of Good Hope."I think it's going to be helpful for them to schedule ...