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Izinga lamanzi ePanama Canal lizoncipha ngokuqhubekayo
2023-11-30 15:05:00
Ukuze kuncishiswe umthelela wesomiso esinzima, iPanama Canal Authority (ACP) isanda kuvuselela umyalo wayo wokuvinjelwa komkhumbi. Inani lemikhumbi yansuku zonke edlula kulesi siteshi esikhulu sokuhweba olwandle emhlabeni wonke lizoncishiswa lisuka ku-32 liye kwengama-31 kusukela ngoNovemba.
Uma kubhekwa ukuthi ngonyaka ozayo kuzokoma kakhulu, kungase kube neminye imingcele.
Isomiso se-canal siya ngokushuba.
Ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ezedlule, i-ACP yathi njengoba inkinga yokushoda kwamanzi ingakaqedwa, i-ejensi "yathola kudingekile ukwenza izinguquko ezengeziwe, futhi imithetho emisha izosetshenziswa kusukela ngoNovemba 1." Isimo sesomiso kungenzeka siqhubeke kuze kube unyaka ozayo.
Ongoti abaningana sebexwayise ngokuthi kungase kuphazamiseke ukuhwebelana olwandle uma kubhekwa isomiso esikhulu ngonyaka ozayo. Ikholelwa ukuthi inkathi eyomile yasePanama ingase iqale ngaphambi kwesikhathi. Amazinga okushisa aphakeme kune-avareji angase anyuse ukuhwamuka, okubangele ukuthi amazinga amanzi asondele ekwehleni okurekhodiwe ngo-April ngonyaka ozayo.
Isikhathi sezimvula ePanama ngokuvamile siqala ngoMeyi futhi sihlala kuze kube uDisemba. Nokho, namuhla inkathi yemvula ifike sekwephuzile kakhulu futhi imvula ibina ngezikhawu.
Abaphathi beCanal bake bathi iPanama izobhekana nesomiso njalo eminyakeni emihlanu noma ngaphezulu. Manje kubonakala kwenzeka njalo ngemva kweminyaka emithathu. Isomiso samanje sasePanama unyaka owomile kakhulu kusukela kwaqala amarekhodi ngo-1950.
Ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ezedlule, uVazquez, umqondisi wePanama Canal Authority, engxoxweni nezintatheli ukuthi imingcele yomgwaqo ingase iholele ekulahlekelweni kwezigidi ezingama-US $ 200 emalini engenayo yomsele. UVazquez uthe esikhathini esidlule, ukushoda kwamanzi emiseleni kwenzeka njalo ngemva kweminyaka emihlanu noma eyisithupha, okwakuyinto evamile yesimo sezulu.
Isomiso salo nyaka sibi kakhulu, futhi njengoba ukushintsha kwesimo sezulu kukhula, ukuntuleka kwamanzi ePanama Canal kungase kube yinsakavukela.
Khawulela umthamo wokuthumela futhi
Muva nje, i-Reuters ibike ukuthi i-ACP isebenzise imingcele eminingi yokuhamba ngezinyawo ezinyangeni ezisanda kwedlula ukuze kongiwe amanzi, okuhlanganisa ukukhawulela ukuhlelwa kwemikhumbi kusuka kumamitha angu-15 kuya kumamitha angu-13 kanye nokulawula umthamo wokuthumela nsuku zonke.
Ngokuvamile, ivolumu evamile yokuthunyelwa kwansuku zonke ingafinyelela imikhumbi engu-36.
Ukuze ugweme ukubambezeleka komkhumbi nolayini abade, i-ACP izophinda inikeze ngamathayimithebula amasha okhiye be-New Panamax nePanamax ukuze kuvunyelwe amakhasimende ukuthi alungise izinhlelo zawo zohambo.
Ngaphambi kwalokhu, iPanama Canal Authority yayishilo ukuthi ngenxa yesomiso esibi kakhulu, esibangele ukwehla okukhulu kwamanzi, izindlela zokonga amanzi zamukelwa ekupheleni kukaJulayi futhi zizovimbela okwesikhashana ukudlula kwemikhumbi yePanamax kusukela ngo-Agasti 8. kuya ku-August 21. Inani lemikhumbi ngosuku lehla lisuka ku-32 laya ku-14.
Akugcini lapho, iPanama Canal Authority icabanga ukwelula imikhawulo yethrafikhi yomsele kuze kube uSepthemba ngonyaka ozayo.
Kuyaqondakala ukuthi i-United States iyizwe elisebenzisa iPanama Canal kaningi, futhi cishe u-40% wempahla yamabhokisi udinga ukudlula ePanama Canal njalo ngonyaka.
Manje, nokho, njengoba kuya ngokuya kuba nzima ngemikhumbi ukwedlula iPanama Canal iye oGwini Olusempumalanga Yase-US, abanye abangenisi bangase bacabangele ukuphindela umzila ngeSuez Canal.
Kodwa kwamanye amachweba, ukushintshela ku-Suez Canal kungase kwengeze izinsuku ezingu-7 kuya kweziyi-14 esikhathini sokuthumela.