Fuel tankers face long slog as Panama Canal drought reroutes flows

Oil tanker Cururo is taking the long way from Houston to Chile: sailing the length of South America’s Atlantic coast, across the Strait of Magellan and heading up the Pacific coast before discharging. The voyage could take 32 days and travel more than 10,000 nautical miles (18,520 km) before it ends next week, compared with …

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