Inqanaba lamanzi ePanama Canal liza kuncipha ngakumbi

Kwiintsuku ezimbalwa ezidlulileyo, i-ACP yathi njengoko ingxaki yokunqongophala kwamanzi ingakancitshiswa, le arhente "ifumanise ukuba kuyimfuneko ukuphumeza uhlengahlengiso olongezelelweyo, kwaye imigaqo emitsha iya kuqaliswa ukususela nge-1 kaNovemba." Iimeko zembalela zisenokuqhubeka kunyaka ozayo.

Iingcali ezininzi zilumkisile ukuba urhwebo lwaselwandle lunokuphazamiseka ngenxa yokuba kukho imbalela engaphezulu kunyaka ozayo. Ikholelwa ukuba ixesha lonyaka elomileyo ePanama lisenokuqala kwangethuba. Amaqondo obushushu aphezulu kunokonyusa ukufuma kwamanzi, nto leyo ebangela ukuba amanqanaba amanzi asondele kwinqanaba eliphantsi ngo-Epreli kunyaka ozayo.

Ixesha lemvula ePanama lidla ngokuqala ngoMeyi lize liqhubeke kude kube nguDisemba. Nangona kunjalo, namhlanje ixesha lemvula lifike emva kwexesha kakhulu kwaye imvula ibingena ngamaxesha athile.

Abaphathi bemijelo bakha bathi iPanama iza kuba nembalela rhoqo emva kweminyaka emihlanu okanye ngaphezulu. Ngoku kubonakala ngathi iyenzeka rhoqo emva kweminyaka emithathu. Imbalela yangoku ePanama yeyona nyaka yomileyo ukususela oko kwaqala iingxelo ngo-1950.

Kwiintsuku ezimbalwa ezidlulileyo, uVazquez, umlawuli wePanama Canal Authority, uthe kudliwanondlebe neentatheli ukuba imiqathango yendlela inokubangela ukulahlekelwa yimali engenayo ye-US $200 yezigidi kwimijelo. UVazquez uthe ngaphambili, ukunqongophala kwamanzi kumjelo kwenzeka rhoqo emva kweminyaka emihlanu okanye emithandathu, nto leyo eyayiyinto eqhelekileyo yemozulu.

Imbalela yalo nyaka imbi kakhulu, kwaye njengoko utshintsho lwemozulu lusanda, ukunqongophala kwamanzi kwiPanama Canal kunokuba yinto eqhelekileyo.

Nciphisa ivolumu yokuthumela kwakhona

Kutshanje, iReuters ibike ukuba i-ACP isebenzise imiqathango emininzi yokuhamba ngenqanawa kwiinyanga zakutshanje ukuze kongiwe amanzi, kuquka ukunciphisa ukuthunyelwa kweenqanawa ukusuka kwiimitha ezili-15 ukuya kwezili-13 kunye nokulawula umthamo wokuthunyelwa kwenqanawa imihla ngemihla.

Ngokubanzi, umthamo oqhelekileyo wokuthunyelwa kwemihla ngemihla ungafikelela kwiinqanawa ezingama-36.

Ukuthintela ukulibaziseka kweenqanawa kunye nemigca emide, i-ACP iza kubonelela nangeeshedyuli ezintsha zokutshixa iinqanawa zaseNew Panamax kunye nePanamax ukuvumela abathengi ukuba balungise iindlela zabo zokuhamba.

Ngaphambi koku, iPanama Canal Authority yayithe ngenxa yembalela enkulu, eyabangela ukwehla okukhulu kwamanqanaba amanzi, amanyathelo okulondoloza amanzi amkelwe ekupheleni kukaJulayi kwaye aza kuthintela okwethutyana ukuhamba kweenqanawa zasePanamax ukusuka nge-8 ka-Agasti ukuya kwi-21 ka-Agasti. Inani leenqanawa ngosuku lehle ukusuka kwi-32 ukuya kwi-14.

Ayipheleli apho, iPanama Canal Authority icinga ngokwandisa imiqathango yokuhamba kweendlela zemijelo kude kube nguSeptemba kunyaka ozayo.

Kuyaqondakala ukuba i-United States lilizwe elisebenzisa iPanama Canal rhoqo, kwaye malunga ne-40% yemithwalo yeekhonteyina kufuneka idlule kwiPanama Canal minyaka le.

Nangona kunjalo, ngoku njengoko kuba nzima ngakumbi kwiinqanawa ukuhambisa iPanama Canal ukuya kuNxweme oluseMpuma lwase-US, abanye abathumeli basenokucinga ngokuthatha enye indlela ngeSuez Canal.

Kodwa kwezinye iizibuko, ukutshintshela kwiSuez Canal kunokongeza iintsuku ezisi-7 ukuya kwezili-14 kwixesha lokuthunyelwa kwempahla.