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Construction begins on gates for the third set of new locks for wider Panama Canal

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(Prensa.com) September begins construction of new lock gates which will be the Panama Canal, the Pacific and Atlantic. The manufacture of the first slide gates is done in the shipyard Cimolai SpA Italian manufacturer in Pordenone, Italy. The administrator of the Panama Canal Authority (ACP), Alberto Zubieta German, explained that during the process of building a team that … [Read more...]

With the expanded Canal, Panama seeking to become the logistics hub of the Americas

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(Prensa.com) German Alberto Zubieta and Jorge L. Quijano, General Manager and Executive Vice President of Engineering and Management of the Panama Canal Authority (ACP), respectively, are clear that the channel widened further positioned the country in world trade, and also give you the capacity of ACP provide advice worldwide on project management. "We already have the … [Read more...]

Huge project aims to unlock the future for Panama Canal

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(Sydney Morning Herald) FOR now, the future of global shipping is little more than a hole in the ground here, just a short distance from the Pacific Ocean. But what a hole. About 1.6 kilometres long, several dozen metres wide and more than 30 metres deep, the excavation is an initial step in the building of larger locks for the Panama Canal that should double the amount of … [Read more...]

Panama Canal Expansion reaches 28% complete

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(Prensa.com) When called on stakeholders to develop the most important component of the expansion program of the Panama Canal, the Canal Authority (ACP) expected at least four companies were interested in the mega project that was conceived, and it was. When the process was open, came four consortia and four qualified to participate in the tender for the design and … [Read more...]