Panama Canal Expansion - PHOTOS

Panama Canal Expansion

The Panama Canal Expansion is the largest project at the Canal since its original construction. The project will create a new lane of traffic along the Canal through the construction of a new set of locks, doubling the waterway’s capacity. The existing locks allow the passage of vessels that can carry up to 5,000 TEUs. After the expansion the Post-Panamax vessels will be able to transit through the Canal, with up to 13,000 TEUs. The Expansion will double the Canal’s capacity, having a direct impact on economies of scale and international maritime trade.

The Program consists of several components:

• New Locks (Third Set of Locks)
• Pacific Access Channel
• Improvement of Navigational Channels (Dredging)
• Improvements to Water Supply

The Panama Canal expansion is based on six years of research, which included more than 100 studies on the economic feasibility, market demand, environmental impact and other technical engineering aspects. Works on the Panama Canal Expansion began on September 2007 at a total cost of US$5.2 billion.

EXPANSION PHOTOS In this section you will be able to see many different photographs from the Expansion.

 2012-09-06-JC-0184

2012-09-06-JC-0209

2012-09-06-JC-0235

 2012-09-06-JC-0278

 2012-11-15-EO-0077

 2012-11-15-EO-0251

 2013-01-03-EO-0311

2013-07-31-EO-0248

2013-07-31-EO-0560


2013-08-20-JC-0328

2013-08-28-JC-0008

2013-09-02-EO-HDR-Vista-Norte-Esclusas-Gatún

2013-09-11-EO-0237

2013-09-16-EO-0412

 2013-10-02-JC-0077

2014-01-07-JC-Entrada-a-la-cámara-baja-en-la-esclusa-pacífico

2014-01-20-JC-0028copy

 2014-01-23-JC-0084

2014-01-23-JC-Presa-Borínquen-1E

2014-01-31-EO-0595

 2014-02-21-WC-0012

2014-02-27-EO-0029

 2014-02-27-EO-0346

 2014-02-27-EO-0594

 2014-02-27-EO-0646

2014-03-10-CB-0004

2014-03-10-CB-0053

2014-07-31-JC-0259

 2014-07-31-JC-0263

2014-07-31-JC-0265

 2015-06-08-EO-0075

 2015-06-11-EO-0099

2015-06-12-EO-0167

2015-06-15-EO-0113

2015-06-15-EO-0142

2015-06-15-EO-0191

2015-06-23-EO-0670

2015-06-23-EO-0746

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In Focus - Jun 24, 2015 - 29 Photos
Expanding the Panama Canal
Work on the massive $5 billion Panama Canal Expansion is nearly complete.