Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Thousands of ships transit the Panama Canal every year, but few imagine what happens when one of its locks needs to be repaired.
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Panamaxed out. Larger locks will mean larger vessels will be able to use the canal in 2014. On Friday, four consortia applied for qualification to build the $3.35-billion locks that will be the heart ...
From their vantage point in cranes overlooking the Panama Canal, operators scrutinize the century-old walls of one of its locks as the high-pitched siren of a merchant ship resonates from nearby. In ...
PANAMA CITY (AP) – Amid exploding fireworks and waving flags, a Chinese ship carrying more than 9,000 containers on Sunday entered the newly expanded locks that will double the Panama Canal's capacity ...
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