Search the Community
Showing results for tags 'canal'.
-
http://www.newsroompanama.com/news/panama/off-the-cuff-cold-water-poured-on-nicaragua-canal?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+newsroompanama+%28Newsroom+Panama%29
- 3 replies
-
- nicaraguan canal
- nicaragua
-
(and 1 more)
Tagged with:
-
It seems that the Tugboat Captain's union has decided that the safety of ship transits through the new locks is being compromised by the extended work hours required of the tugboat fleet. Worker fatigue seems to be the primary issue. Some captains have made their point via a work stoppage, and the Canal Authority has "sanctioned" them. Apparently transits are continuing with slower passages and without the forward tugboat. In my opinion, this problem will continue to fester until they increase the tugboat fleet and associated crews by a significant number (i.e. 50% +) https://www.prensa.c
-
The expanded locks of the Panama Canal do not use shoreside "mules" to move and position ships as they make the transit. It seems that early 20th century engineering decisions are better than some made 100 years later. http://gcaptain.com/containership-damaged-in-panama-canals-new-locks/
-
This is an excellent article, albeit long, dealing with the growth of business in Panama which is occurring as a result of the Canal expansion. From the Martes Financiero or Tuesday Financial edition of LaPrensa. The Load is Multiplied SHERLY DÍAZ / ÓSCAR CASTAÑO freetranslation,com ..partial edit by me. During the ten years it took for the construction of the widening of the Panama Canal, a total of 431 companies participated in this megawork of engineering. Some provided inputs for the construction. Other services provided energy, dredging, bunkering, technica