Maersk opts for Panama ‘land bridge’ amid canal woes
To bypass the drought-stricken Panama Canal, the Danish liner plans to modify its Oceania-Americas service by railing cargo from one side of the canal to the other
Due to severe drought conditions restricting vessel drafts and transits, Maersk is recalibrating its OC1 service between Oceania and the Americas to bypass the Panama Canal. Cargo will be railed across the 80 km between the canal’s Pacific and Atlantic ports, dividing the service into two separate loops
