The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) said that five “extreme-sized” panamax ships (more than 900´ in overall length) transited successively through the waterway’s Gatun Locks on August 26, 2004. This ...

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved a US$ 400 million loan for the Panama Canal expansion, the largest infrastructure project currently under construction in Latin America. The ...

Panama Canal Authority work crews conduct a scheduled maintenance and overhaul at Gatún Locks, located at the Atlantic Ocean entrance to the Canal. The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) recently undertook ...

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I’m breakfasting on scrambled eggs and bacon, some rye toast and fruit, sitting on my cabin veranda aboard the MS Amsterdam. There is a silence. A strange silence. We’re entering the Panama Canal from ...

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During the second week of June 1913, the testing of the guard gates at Gatun went perfectly. On 27 June, the last of the Gatun Dam spillway gates were closed, allowing the lake to rise to its full ...