# How Panama Canal navigated COVID, drought and trade war - FreightWaves

> FreightWaves reports the Panama Canal has kept growing cargo volumes despite COVID-19, drought and the US-China trade war. Container flows shifted toward Asia-West Coast services in the third quarter, while canal authorities say West Coast flows are additive rather than displacing Asia-East Coast volume.

- Date: 2020-10-15 · published 2020-10-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/50535-how-panama-canal-navigated-covid-drought-and-trade-war-freightwaves
- Commodities: [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md)

## Why it matters

A functioning canal supports US export routes to Asia, but routing shifts have limited direct impact on grain freight costs for feed buyers.

## Sources

- freightwaves.com: https://www.freightwaves.com/news/how-panama-canal-navigated-covid-drought-and-trade-war

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