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The expanded Panama Canal will open in 2016

The expansion of the Panama Canal has become significantly delayed, but administrator Jorge Quijano states in an interview with ShippingWatch that the first ships will be able to transit the new canal in the 1st quarter 2016.
Photo: ACP
Photo: ACP
BY TOMAS KRISTIANSEN

The Panama Canal expansion has turned into a protracted process with several delays. Disagreement between the administrators ACP, Autoruidad del Canal de Panamá, and the Spanish-led building consortium GUPC is just one of the reasons. Walkouts are another reason.

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