Expansion at the Panama Canal continues

摘要

The Panama Canal Expansion is moving forward to reach its goal of bolstering the waterway's capacity in order to provide a better service to customers. To date, the programme is 50% complete. 'The programme continues to progress and reach milestones while we focus the next phases on building the locks," said Panama Canal Administrator Jorge L Quijano. Beginning during 2013, the Expansion Programme has completed several projects: 1. Dredging of the navigational channels has been completed. This included both Canal entrances, on the Pacific and Atlantic sides, as well as Gaillard Cut. The remaining dredging work to be done in Gatun Lake is expected to be completed this year.