Panama Canal: Japan now No. 2 user as U.S.-China trade falls
2019-06-15 10:26:31 source：Asahi
June 14, 2019
PANAMA CITY -- Japan has overtaken China to become the second-biggest user of the Panama Canal amid an escalating trade war between Beijing and Washington, canal authorities said Thursday.
China's slip to third is due to decreased shipments of natural and liquid petroleum gas as the Asian giant is buying less of them from the United States, administrator Jorge Quijano told reporters, adding that at least 2 million tons of gas are not being moved through the canal as a result.
Quijano said there is also a decrease in container traffic between China and the U.S.: Cargo ships "are not contributing as much as before because they come with lots of empty space," he said.
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