Izinga lamanzi ePanama Canal lizoncipha kakhulu

Ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ezedlule, i-ACP yathi njengoba inkinga yokushoda kwamanzi ingakancishiswa, le nhlangano "ithole kudingekile ukwenza izinguquko ezengeziwe, futhi imithetho emisha izosetshenziswa kusukela ngoNovemba 1." Izimo zesomiso cishe zizoqhubeka kuze kube unyaka ozayo.

Ochwepheshe abaningana baxwayise ngokuthi ukuhweba olwandle kungaphazamiseka uma kucatshangelwa ukuthi kuzoba nesomiso esikhulu ngonyaka ozayo. Ikholelwa ukuthi isizini yesomiso ePanama ingase iqale kusenesikhathi. Amazinga okushisa aphezulu kunesilinganiso angase andise ukuhwamuka kwamanzi, okubangela ukuthi amazinga amanzi asondele ezingeni eliphansi ngo-Ephreli ngonyaka ozayo.

Isizini yemvula ePanama ivame ukuqala ngoMeyi futhi iqhubeke kuze kube uDisemba. Kodwa-ke, namuhla isizini yemvula ifike sekwephuzile kakhulu futhi imvula ibilokhu ingena njalo.

Abaphathi bemisele bake bathi iPanama izobhekana nesomiso njalo eminyakeni emihlanu noma ngaphezulu. Manje kubonakala sengathi kwenzeka njalo eminyakeni emithathu. Isomiso samanje ePanama singunyaka owomile kakhulu selokhu kwaqala amarekhodi ngo-1950.

Ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ezedlule, uVazquez, umqondisi wePanama Canal Authority, uthe engxoxweni nezintatheli ukuthi imikhawulo yethrafikhi ingase iholele ekulahlekelweni kwemali engenayo yemisele eyizigidi ezingama-US$200. UVazquez uthe esikhathini esidlule, ukushoda kwamanzi emseleni kwenzeka njalo eminyakeni emihlanu noma eyisithupha, okuyinto evamile ngesimo sezulu.

Isomiso salo nyaka sibi kakhulu, futhi njengoba ukuguquka kwesimo sezulu kuqhubeka, ukushoda kwamanzi ePanama Canal kungase kube yinto evamile.

Nciphisa ivolumu yokuthumela futhi

Muva nje, i-Reuters ibike ukuthi i-ACP isebenzise imikhawulo eminingi yokuhamba ngezinyawo ezinyangeni zamuva nje ukuze kongiwe amanzi, okuhlanganisa nokunciphisa ukuthunyelwa kwemikhumbi kusuka kumamitha ayi-15 kuya kwamamitha ayi-13 kanye nokulawula umthamo wokuthunyelwa kwansuku zonke.

Ngokuvamile, inani elijwayelekile lokuthumela nsuku zonke lingafinyelela emikhunjini engu-36.

Ukuze kugwenywe ukubambezeleka kwemikhumbi kanye nemigqa emide, i-ACP izophinde inikeze amashejuli amasha okukhiya kwe-New Panamax kanye ne-Panamax ukuze kuvunyelwe amakhasimende ukuthi alungise izindlela zawo zokuhamba.

Ngaphambi kwalokhu, iPanama Canal Authority yayishilo ukuthi ngenxa yesomiso esinzima, okwaholela ekwehleni okukhulu kwamazinga amanzi, kwathathwa izinyathelo zokonga amanzi ekupheleni kukaJulayi futhi izokhawulela okwesikhashana ukudlula kwemikhumbi yasePanamax kusukela mhla ziyi-8 kuNcwaba kuya kumhla zingama-21 kuNcwaba. Inani lemikhumbi ngosuku lehle lisuka ku-32 laya ku-14.

Akukhona lokho kuphela, iPanama Canal Authority icabanga ukwelula imikhawulo yokuhamba kwemisele kuze kube uSepthemba ngonyaka ozayo.

Kuyaqondakala ukuthi i-United States yizwe elisebenzisa kakhulu iPanama Canal, futhi cishe u-40% wemithwalo yama-container kudingeka idlule ePanama Canal minyaka yonke.

Nokho, manje, njengoba kuba nzima kakhulu ngemikhumbi ukudlulisa iPanama Canal iye e-US East Coast, abanye abathumeli bangase bacabangele ukushintsha indlela ngeSuez Canal.

Kodwa kwamanye amachweba, ukushintshela eSuez Canal kungangeza izinsuku eziyi-7 kuya kweziyi-14 esikhathini sokuthumela.