SINGAPORE - A growing number of ships bearing cargo ranging from car parts to Christmas lights are avoiding a major waterway in Panama that substantially shortens voyages between the United States and Asia.
It is one of the latest examples of how climate change is causing disorder across shipping routes and supply chains, and comes at a time when the war between Israel and Hamas is also beginning to snarl global trade.
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