Iezokuthutha zamazwe ngamazweithembele kakhulu emigwaqweni emibili ebalulekile yamanzi: iSuez Canal, ethintwe yizingxabano, kanye nePanama Canal, okwamanje ebhekene namazinga aphansi amanzi ngenxa yezimo zezulu, okuthinta kakhulu imisebenzi yokuthumela imikhumbi yamazwe ngamazwe.
Ngokusho kwezibikezelo zamanje, yize kulindeleke ukuthi iPanama Canal ithole imvula ethile emasontweni azayo, imvula eqhubekayo ingase ingabi khona kuze kube yinyanga ka-Ephreli kuya kuJuni, okungenzeka kubambezele inqubo yokululama.
Umbiko kaGibson ukhombisa ukuthi imbangela eyinhloko yamazinga aphansi amanzi ePanama Canal yisomiso esibangelwa yisenzakalo se-El Niño, esaqala kwikota yesithathu yonyaka odlule futhi kulindeleke ukuthi siqhubeke kuze kube yikota yesibili yalo nyaka. Iphuzu eliphansi kakhulu eminyakeni yamuva nje lalingo-2016, lapho amazinga amanzi ehla afinyelela kumamitha angu-78.3, okuwumphumela wezehlakalo ezingavamile kakhulu ezilandelanayo ze-El Niño.
Kuyaphawuleka ukuthi amazinga amane aphansi angaphambilini emazingeni amanzi eGatun Lake ahambisana nokuvela kwe-El Niño. Ngakho-ke, kunesizathu sokukholelwa ukuthi isizini yezimvula kuphela enganciphisa ingcindezi emazingeni amanzi. Ngemva kokuphela kwesenzakalo se-El Niño, kulindeleke isenzakalo saseLa Niña, lapho lesi sifunda kungenzeka siphume emjikelezweni wesomiso maphakathi nonyaka ka-2024.
Imiphumela yalezi zinguquko ibalulekile kwi-International Shipping. Ukwehla kwamazinga amanzi ePanama Canal kuphazamise amashejuli okuthumela, okuholele ekubambezelekeni kanye nokwanda kwezindleko. Imikhumbi kuye kwadingeka inciphise imithwalo yayo yempahla, okuthinta ukusebenza kahle kwezokuthutha kanye namanani angakhuphula abathengi.
Ngenxa yalezi zimo, kubalulekile ukuthi izinkampani zemikhumbi kanye nababambiqhaza bezohwebo lwamazwe ngamazwe bavumelanise amasu abo futhi balindele izinselele ezingaba khona. Ngaphezu kwalokho, kufanele kuthathwe izinyathelo zokuqapha ukuze kuncishiswe umthelela wamazinga amanzi alinganiselwe ePanama Canal ekuThuthweni Kwamazwe Ngamazwe.
Njengoba kwenziwa imizamo yokubhekana nemiphumela yesomiso, ukubambisana phakathi kwe-International Shipping, iziphathimandla zezemvelo, kanye nababambiqhaza abafanele kuzobaluleka ekubhekaneni nalesi sikhathi esinzima se-ezokuthutha zamazwe ngamazwe.
Isikhathi sokuthunyelwe: Mashi-07-2024