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Drought Restrictions on the Panama Canal

Discussion in 'Too Hot for Swamp Gas' started by G8trGr8t, Aug 9, 2023.

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  1. Aug 10, 2023 #21
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    For Vacation? Didn’t have time to go to Spain properly. Wanted to go out of the country. Done Costa Rica, Jamaica, and Aruba not interested in the VI, Mexico. My buddies drink like fish, like to gamble, and pursue women (I do to except for the drinking) so the cosmopolitan part of PC of it appeals to us all. I’m super outdoors oriented so there will also be plenty to do during the day.

    I am pretty sure given how things are going I’ll move out of the US after my parents pass. I”m mostly euro centric Folks have a place in Arcachon France but I see myself in either Portugal or Spain. However Panamá just appeared on my radar big expat community, affordable RE, safe, stable, great healthcare (Johns Hopkins has a hospital there) and direct flights (3:30) to Tampa…
     
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    Perfect. I'll provide the hourly surf report.
     
  3. Aug 10, 2023 #23
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    We are having similar discussions for after retirement
     
  4. Aug 10, 2023 #24
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    Very sad and also impactful news on the canal
     
  5. Aug 10, 2023 #25
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    Fun fact that most are surprised to learn:

    When traveling through the canal from the Pacific, you head in a North-West direction. From the Gulf: Southeast
     
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  7. Aug 10, 2023 #27
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    if we can pair it with a direct flight to Panama City on a nice, safe plane, we could make it exclusive and charge out the wazoo for corporate retreats, family re-unions. Need easier access

    closest airport needs a little work

    Tonosí Airport - Wikipedia
     
  8. Aug 10, 2023 #28
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    Tamarindo in Costa Rica is now known as Tamagringo due to all the Cailfornia and Arizona people there. Cambutal is probably what Tamarindo was like 30 years ago, just a much better break, much better fishing, much better biking, better legal system, and a great, mountainous national park next door.
     
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  10. Jan 13, 2024 #30
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    Maersk moving to a land bridge across Panama, they really need to make these locomotives electric

    Maersk to Bypass Panama Canal Via ‘Land Bridge' (msn.com)

    Maersk to Bypass Panama Canal Via ‘Land Bridge'© Provided by Sourcing Journal
    A.P. Moller-Maersk is rethinking how it is approaching the backlogged, drought-stricken Panama Canal with one of its service lines-opting to transport vessels by land instead.

    In a customer advisory, Maersk said cargo being transported via the Oceania-to-the Americas "OC1" service, which normally traverses the Panama Canal on its voyage, will now bypass the waterway and use a "land bridge" to transport cargo across the roughly 50-mile country via rail.

    "This is one of many strategies that liner companies have been implementing during this temporary canal restriction," Roach told Sourcing Journal. "Liner companies are normally very swift and customer-focused to find solutions during times of operational challenges. This is just part of container shipping."

    The modified route creates two separate "loops" on each side of the canal-one in the Atlantic Ocean and another in the Pacific Ocean.
     
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