Splash Wrap: When normal becomes the risk

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The maritime industry saw signs that major shipping constraints may be easing, including improved rainfall that allowed Panama Canal authorities to announce changes. The commentary frames a return to more normal operating conditions as a potential risk for companies that have profited from disruption.

For an industry that has spent much of the 2020s making extraordinary money from things going wrong, this week brought an unfamiliar threat: things starting to go right. Some of shipping’s most important pressure points showed signs of easing. At the Panama Canal, for instance, improving rainfall allowed the authorities to announce this week an …