ORGANISATION · PA · NAICS 488310 Port and harbor operations
Autoridad del Canal de Panamá (Panama Canal Authority)
pancanal.com · 1 documented exposure in the atlas.
Record El Niño and a Panama Canal that eased: grain freight to Asia, October 2026
Exposed · Operational, local · evidenced · Drought, 2026-10-08
“The combination of these observed deficits and the forecast of a potentially severe 2026-2027 El Niño event raises concerns regarding water availability during the upcoming 2027 dry season (January to April).” — source, 2026-11-01
The canal operator states in its own August 2026 advisory that the El Niño forecast threatens water for the 2027 dry season; slot and draft decisions are its lever, and toll and auction revenue depend on them. The October easing to 49 ft and 33 slots does not withdraw this concern; whether new restrictions come is not shown.
Series concerned: canal-neopanamax-transits canal-oceangoing-transits nino34-ssta-weekly-c · read the edition →
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