The Panama Canal links the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. It sees hundreds of billions worth of stuff pass through it every year. But a historic drought is making it a little harder for big cargo ships to get through the fifty-one mile long channel. Today on the show, we look at how this backup presents yet another test for global supply chains.
Related Episode:
Two Indicators: supply chain and solutions (Apple Podcasts / Spotify)
For sponsor-free episodes of The Indicator from Planet Money, subscribe to Planet Money+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org.
Music by Drop Electric. Find us: TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Newsletter.
2025-04-20 09:542109 view
2025-04-20 09:062391 view
2025-04-20 08:522948 view
2025-04-20 08:402573 view
2025-04-20 08:34839 view
Theresa Mercado's 11-year-old daughter, Maleyah, recalled making tea with some friends one time when
Prince William said the past year had probably been the "hardest" of his life after a difficult peri
An Iowa mother who was fatally shot was helping her daughter move out of a home when the daughter's
