Panama canal

Panama Canal to cut number of ships passing through due to El Niño

The crucial waterway's operator says low rainfall caused by the ocean pattern had led to the decision.

Last month, Panama's Supreme Court cancelled the contracts of a Hong Kong based firm that allowed it to operate the ports.

The move follows Donald Trump's previous claim the US was taking the crucial Panama canal "back" from China.

BlackRock will buy two ports after Trump's interest in taking back control of the key shipping route.

The US State Department had claimed that they were no longer required to pay a fee for transit.

The US president says the US should "take back" the famous waterway because China runs it now.

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Panama says the canal's sovereignty is "non-negotiable" after Trump refuses to rule out military force to seize it.