According to Xinhua news agency, the Panama Canal, 7, announced that from September 8th on the draft depth of the passing vessels to limit, is expected to have 18.5% of the past vessel is limited.
The HKMA announcement said that the reason to take measures to limit air is affected by the impact of the El Nino phenomenon, rainfall in the canal area substantially reduced due to drought, lead to canal region Gatun lake, Alajuela lake water level is lower than the average level of previous years.
Notice that the canal will continue to track the changes in the water level of the canal, if you take further measures, will be announced in advance of the four weeks, so as to adjust the transport plan in the past.
Due to the impact of the El Nino phenomenon, the Panama Canal has taken a similar measures in 1998 to limit air.