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10 August 2026

El Niño puts Pacific and Indian Ocean ports on alert

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El Niño puts Pacific and Indian Ocean ports on alert

Ports on the Pacific coasts of North and South America are likely to face some of the greatest operational disruption from the strengthening El Niño, while terminals across South Asia, East Africa, Australia and Indonesia face a very different mix of flooding, falling water levels and tighter dredging windows. A new Sofar Ocean study warned …

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