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Doubling the capacity of the Panama Canal, the recently-opened expansion has tripled the maximum vessel-size for this major international shipping route. Critical to this huge engineering project are the new locks, the most important component of the expansion, and Brevini gearboxes are driving the massive sluice gates. With a total …

thyssenkrupp – The expansion of one of the world’s largest engineering projects was recently completed in Central America: the Panama Canal is a strategic route for global navigation, connecting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. Opened for the first time a little over 100 years ago and redesigned to expand its …

Xeneta, the leading global benchmarking and market intelligence platform for containerized ocean freight, believes that the newly inaugurated Panama Canal may not be as beneficial as it seems for container ship carriers. Although the new sets of locks and deeper, wider shipping channels will potentially double the waterway’s capacity, giving …

Wilhelmsen Ships Service (WSS) is moving to ensure that its customers’ vessels pass through the new Panama and Suez Canals with the optimum efficiency, speed and safety thanks to a fresh Ships Agency ‘canal transit’ solution. The service, which will be run by dedicated local teams, has already picked up …