(Spanish version below)

Climate change is not a slogan, it is a reality, and it is having consequences right now.
For example, climate change is affecting water levels, thus threatening the usual cargo routes to deliver our goods.

Read the details in this article below.

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El cambio climático no es un eslogan, es una realidad y ya está teniendo consecuencias.
Por ejemplo, el cambio climático afecta los niveles hídricos, y eso amenaza las rutas habituales que se utilizan para el comercio de mercaderías.

En este artículo pueden leer más detalles (artículo en inglés):

Lower water levels impacting supply chains

Seasonal changes to rivers and water ways are nothing new. Flooding and drought have always been a natural part of the environmental cycle, but in recent years, rivers have started to show signs of longer “low water” periods.

One example of this, is the Panama Canal, which has an annual drought season lasting from January to May. Its impacts are usually circumvented by drawing more water in from the Alajuela and Gatun Lakes, to alleviate the low water levels. However, climate change impacts, including shifting weather patterns such as lack of rain, resulted in extended and extreme low water levels on the canal and in the area.

In 2022, the Rhine experienced a similar situation, with dry weather in June hindering the sailing of fully loaded vessels, before heavy rains in July resulted in return to normal. This June, the Rhine River faced the same situation, with the summer bringing drought and low water levels again. Heavy rain in July brought water levels back up, the river continued to be too shallow in the north to transport cargo through traditionally-sized vessels.

Likewise, the Mississippi River experienced low water levels in the summer of 2022, impacting the trade that was transported along the river. (LINK TO FULL ARTICLE BELOW)

Low water levels to affect supply chains

Source: MAERSK.COM