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Panama Opens Canal Extension

By · On June 30, 2016

A mammoth ship bearing 9,472 containers and the unwieldy name Cosco Shipping Panama completed the first official voyage through the newly expanded Panama Canal, a $5.25 billion project designed to modernize a 102-year-old landmark of human ambition, determination and engineering prowess. The Chinese vessel, which set sail from the Greek port of Piraeus on June 11, began its crossing of the isthmus from the northern Atlantic Ocean end of the 48-mile canal. Read More

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