How Droughts Disrupted the Panama Canal and Global Trade @CongressionalDishPodcast

Uploaded March 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

Joseph Kramek, President & CEO of the World Shipping Council, and Daniel Maffei, Commissioner of the Federal Maritime Commission, testify before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on January 28, 2025 at their hearing "Examining the Panama Canal and Its Impact on U.S. Trade and National Security."

This clips is featured in our latest episode, CD312: Threatening Panama’s Canal: congressionaldish.com/cd312-threatening-panamas-canal

Watch the full hearing: youtu.be/SPuoWHEkoIs

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