(Ouramazingplanet) View from space: The Panama Canal twists for 51 miles (82 km) through Central America. A major fault line, which hasn't ruptured in almost 400 years, snakes underneath the waterway near its outlet to the Pacific Ocean. Credit: NASA. Panama's capital city and its iconic canal could be at risk for a major earthquake, according to new … [Read more...]
New partnership between Panama Canal and Port of Galveston
The Panama Canal (Portworld) The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has signed a partnership agreement with the Port of Galveston which aims to generate new business and promote international trade by promoting the 'All Water Route'. The route, from Asia to the US East and Gulf Coasts via the Panama Canal, will sustain economic growth and generate new business and job … [Read more...]
New Tugboat Fleet for Panama Canal
(BUSINESSWIRE) -- GE Marine, a unit of GE Transportation, and the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) announced today the start of the commissioning of 13 tugboats for use in the Panama Canal. The 26-engine order represents the largest in the history of GE Marine. The sale of the 12-cylinder V228 engines through GE's engine distributor Marinsa was … [Read more...]
Panama Canal Reservoirs Reach Capacity
(Panamadigest) The Panama Canal Authority put out an advisory to Canal bank residents that the Gatun and Alajuela Lakes have reached their maximum water capacity. The Authority will be draining some of the water through the Gatun and Madden dams as a preventative measure and have asked canal shore residents to be on alert. A siren will sound 15-minutes prior to the … [Read more...]
Iran, Venezuela plan to build rival to Panama Canal
(Haaretz) The recent border dispute between Costa Rica and Nicaragua is a sign of an ambitious plan by Venezuela, Iran and Nicaragua to create a "Nicaragua Canal" linking the Atlantic and Pacific oceans that would rival the existing Panama Canal. Costa Rica says that last week Nicaraguan troops entered its territory along the San Juan River – the border between the two … [Read more...]