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Home›Green Marine›Panama’s president urges canal widening
Green Marine

April 25, 2006 · about 20 years ago

Panama’s president urges canal widening

Panama’s president is appealing to his citizens to support the biggest expansion of the Panama Canal since it opened in 1914, making way for huge container ships that can carry twice as much cargo. The project, which will be put to voters in a referendum later this year and is expected to cost $6 bi

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Panama’s president is appealing to his citizens to support the biggest expansion of the Panama Canal since it opened in 1914, making way for huge container ships that can carry twice as much cargo. The project, which will be put to voters in a referendum later this year and is expected to cost $6 billion, would add a third series of locks to accommodate the world’s largest cargo ships.

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