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Panama Canal drought forces Maersk to start using land bridge for Oceania cargo

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Panama Canal drought forces Maersk to start using land bridge for Oceania cargo

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Panama Canal drought forces Maersk to start using 'land bridge' for Oceania cargo

Shipping giant Maersk informed clients this week that the Panama Canal's low water levels are forcing it to move Oceania cargo by a land bridge.

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Why does a canal with an ocean at either end need to use a lake to fill locks? Wouldn’t it make more sense to pump seawater?
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  To separate the flora and fauna from the two oceans. You would get invasive species otherwise.

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