Check out this aerial video showing the Panama Canal’s new set of locks under construction on the Atlantic side. The new locks which will allow for the transit of post-panamax ships up to 30% larger than what is currently possible.
The Panama Canal Authority says that the expansion project now stands at 69% completion, with the deepening and widening of the canal completed on both sides.
For the latest update from the Panama Canal Authority can bee seen in the video below:
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