The map shows a generalized version of the route ships take through the canal and across Gatun Lake. At the end of the week, graphics and maps summarize transits by market segment and tonnage.

Trade through the Panama Canal, the second-busiest man-made shipping lane, has also dipped by 30% since November. But while the Suez’s problems are geopolitical , those in Panama are climatic.

For, on Aug. 15, 1914, the first ship crossed the Panama Canal, a route that changed the world. ... One only has to look at a map to understand why an isthmian canal was considered so important.

Panama's Colon province, which is home to two artificial laeks that supply the Panama Canal, has suffered from drought. A map of Panama and the Gatun and Alhajuela lakes that supply the Panama Canal.

Trade through the Panama Canal, the second-busiest man-made shipping lane, has also dipped by 30% since November. But while the Suez’s problems are geopolitical , those in Panama are climatic.

Trade through the Panama Canal, the second-busiest man-made shipping lane, has also dipped by 30% since November. PREMIUM Cargo ships wait in the anchor zone to cross the Panama Cana in Colon ...