Iranian Ship Linked to Houthi Attacks Heads Home Amid Tensions
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Panama inaugurated the long-awaited Panama Canal expansion on Sunday with the ceremonial transit of the China Shipping Panama through the new neopanamax Agua Clara locks on the Atlantic side.
The $5.25 billion Expansion Program is the largest improvement project in the Canal’s 102-year history, and included the construction of new, larger locks on both the Pacific and the Atlantic sides and dredging of more than 150 million cubic meters of material, creating a second lane of traffic and doubling the capacity of the waterway.
Despite challenges facing the global shipping industry, the larger canal is anticipated to open up new routes, services, and market segments, such as liquefied natural gas (LNG).
Here are some photos of the inaugural transit:
The Panama Canal expansion officially opened to commercial transits on Monday with the transit of the MV Passat and the LPG carrier Peace Lycaste.
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