News / Drought and low Amazon water levels prevent liner access to Manaus

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Record low water levels on the Amazon River are disrupting cargo flows to and from Brazil’s seventh-largest port and the nearby free trade zone.

Two major container carriers – CMA CGM and Maersk – have advised customers that direct service to the port of Manaus is suspended until further notice.

The port, the main transport hub for the upper Amazon basin, ison the Rio Negro, near where it meets the Solimoes River to form the Amazon. Monday’s reading on the port’s website ...