drought

By Bruno Kelly and Jake Spring MANAUS, Brazil, Oct 4 (Reuters) – The river port in the Amazon rainforest’s largest city of Manaus on Friday hit

(Bloomberg) — A severe drought in the Amazon region is disrupting grain shipments more than anticipated, according to one of Brazil’s top barge

(Bloomberg) — American wheat shipments dropped to the lowest ever, hampered by a shrinking Mississippi River and competition from ample global grain

By Beatriz Amat (Bloomberg) –There is no relief in sight for a historic drought in Brazil’s Amazon that has been disrupting river transport,

SAO PAULO, Oct 13 (Reuters) – A severe drought is disrupting barge traffic on the Tapajos river in the Amazon rainforest, shipping agencies told

By Bruno Kelly and Ana Mano MANAUS, Oct 11 (Reuters) – A barge carrying three trucks and 2,000 empty cooking gas cylinders lies stranded

PANAMA CITY, Aug 16 (Reuters) – The Panama Canal Authority on Wednesday notified shippers it is extending through September 2

In the face of severe drought conditions that have impacted Panama Canal operations, the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has celebrated the northbound transit of

The Panama Canal Authority has announced plans to reduce daily vessel transits to help conserve water due to an ongoing drought. The new restrictions come as

By Agnieszka de Sousa, Flavia Rotondi and Tarso Veloso (Bloomberg) –As scorching temperatures ravage farms from the US to China, crop

By Brian K. Sullivan (Bloomberg) –The world just had its hottest June ever for land and sea, with ocean temperatures setting new highs for the third

By Elida Moreno PANAMA CITY, June 21 (Reuters) – The Panama Canal will expand restrictions on the largest ships crossing the waterway, one of

By Jack Wittels (Bloomberg) — The German summer may officially be just two weeks old but the Rhine river — a vital artery for the country and

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Transpacific spot rates from Asia are set to spike as a consequence of industrial action at US west coast ports and

By Laura Curtis, Ruth Liao and Michael D McDonald (Bloomberg) –Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell keeps careful track of employment levels,

By Siobhan Wagner (Bloomberg) –Earth broke grim new records for melting glaciers, rising sea levels and ocean heat last year, according to a new

The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has been forced to lower the maximum draft of vessels transiting the expanded Panama Canal’s Neopanamax locks due to an

California’s persistent water scarcity issues linger, even after an unusually wet winter. Governor Gavin Newsom has refrained from declaring an end to

By Jack Wittels, Megan Durisin and Celia Bergin (Bloomberg) –Shallow waters on the Rhine are disrupting barge traffic and forcing up the cost of

Europe’s warm and dry winter weather has decreased demand for LNG ships and a lack of snow could lower the spring water levels of major rivers like the