Thousands of ships transit the Panama Canal every year, but few imagine what happens when one of its locks needs to be repaired. The Pedro Miguel locks, one of the original structures built by the ...
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How the Panama Canal lifts a million tons of ships every day, locks, water pressure, and gravity doing the heavy work
The Panama Canal does not raise ships with cranes, it raises the water around them using lock chambers, sluices, and simple hydrostatics. This breaks down why the gates are angled, how lock staircases ...
PANAMA CITY (AP) – A look at the Panama Canal and its newly expanded locks, which are set for a test run this week and a formal launch June 26. Inaugurated on Aug. 15, 1914, the Panama Canal was ...
Our annual gathering of freight transportation industry analysts reveals that the cycle of rate and capacity fluctuations continue their age-old volatility, but in a more muted fashion. Here’s a look ...
In 2014 for its 100-year anniversary, thePanama Canal Authority is modernizing and expanding the canal between theAtlantic and Pacific. The construction includes installation of new locks tothe two ...
June 26 (Reuters) - The Panama Canal authority said on Wednesday that recent rains boosted water levels, allowing heavier ships with larger cargo loads to transit the canal's Neopanamax locks. The ...
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