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For over a century, the Panama Canal has provided a convenient way for ships to move between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, helping to speed up international trade.

To conserve water during a record drought, the Panama Canal will cut daily ship crossings over the coming months.

In Panama, water scarcity has impacted canal operations recently, and some shipping experts say vessels may soon have to avoid the canal altogether if the problem worsens.

Low water levels have led to a traffic jam at one of the world’s busiest maritime passages. The bottleneck demonstrates how accelerating climate change is threatening global supply chains.

Panama is looking into new sources of water for the Panama Canal, which moves six percent of global maritime trade but recently had to restrict traffic due to drought, its operator said.