# Two Canals, Two Big Problems—One Global Shipping Mess

> More than 50 ships queued to cross the Panama Canal on a recent day, with a prolonged drought cutting crossings and lengthening waits. Shipping tolls have risen as a result.

- Date: 2024-03-10 · published 2024-03-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/31094-two-canals-two-big-problems-one-global-shipping-mess
- Commodities: [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md)

## Why it matters

Longer queues and higher tolls raise the delivered cost of US and South American grain cargoes bound for Asia, supporting ocean freight rates.

## Read by commodity

- OCEANFRT: bullish ▲

## Sources

- wsj.com: https://www.wsj.com/business/logistics/shipping-panama-red-sea-suez-canal-edc91172

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