Except that majority of trans-Ocean oil tankers (and many other bulk carriers) today are Post-Panamax, i.e. too big and too wide to fit through the Panama Canal.
Except that majority of trans-Ocean oil tankers (and many other bulk carriers) today are Post-Panamax, i.e. too big and too wide to fit through the Panama Canal.
I seem to recall a thread here on FR about the Chinese planning to widen the canal.