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The Suez is sea level, so there are no locks. Panama is working on a new set of locks and other expansions (http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panama_Canal_expansi
by ecopoesis 12y ago
The Suez is sea level, so there are no locks.
Panama is working on a new set of locks and other expansions (http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panama_Canal_expansion_project http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panama_Canal_expansion_projec...) that will allow for post-Panamax ships.
- masklinn 12y agoNot for triple Es though, new panamax is 366m length, 49m beam and 15.2m draft. Triple Es are 400m long and 59m wide, though their draft fits hair-tight (14.5m)
- fuzzythinker 12y agoThere's also going the be a new competing canal in Nicaragua to be started in December this year. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicaragua_Canal http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicaragua_Canal