a lot of container ships are too big for the Panama Canal aren’t they?
Work began in 2007 to expand the Panama canal with a third set of locks to enable it to handle the modern mega-freighters that global shipping companies prefer.
Initially scheduled for completion in 2014, the project’s due date has been pushed back to early 2016.
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