The First Vessel Through the New Panama Canal
This article is a summary of reporting by The Atlantic. Originally published June 27, 2016.
A Chinese container ship carrying more than 9,000 containers inaugurated the newly expanded $5.25 billion locks of the Panama Canal. The vessel, renamed Cosco Shipping Panama, navigated the new Cocoli Locks before thousands of spectators and international dignitaries. The new lock system permits neo-Panamax class container ships that were previously too wide and deep for the century-old waterway. The milestone doubled the canal's capacity after years of construction delays and cost disputes.
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A massive Chinese container vessel completed the historic maiden transit across the newly enlarged Panama Canal locks.
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