Independent journal on economy and transport policy
15:07 GMT+1
Making the short-cut bigger
(Sched Net)
June 15, 1998
PLANS are afoot to enlarge the Panama Canal to make it navigable for vessels currently forced to sail around Cape de Hornos on the southern tip of South America.
As economies of scale push shipowners to build ever larger vessels, the volume of traffic using the canal may reduce. Shipwrights are experimenting with Panamax vessel designs with capacities greater ...... Read more on Sched Net
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