The Panamanian-flagged LPG tanker G. SPIRIT (L) enters the Agua Clara lock at the Panama Canal next to the Liberian-flagged Container Ship MSC ILLINOIS VII, in Colon, Panama, on September 1, 2026. The tanker, carrying liquefied petroleum gas, has paid $5.3 million for priority passage through the Panama Canal ahead of El Nino-related restrictions, the waterway's deputy administrator, Ilya Espino de Marotta, told AFP. (Photo by MARTIN BERNETTI / AFP via Getty Images)