Save the Cruces Trail and Panama Canal Watershed

NATIONAL   SEPTEMBER 20, 2016 6:00 AM U.S. on Nicaragua Canal: We’ll believe it when we see it A worker carries construction material on a ferry in Lake Nicaragua or Cocibolca Lake, a body of water that could be a possible part of a planned Inter-Oceanic canal in Rivas, Nicaragua.  Esteban Felix   AP BY FRANCO ORDOÑEZ fordonez@mcclatchydc.com       LINKEDIN GOOGLE+ PINTEREST REDDIT PRINT ORDER REPRINT OF THIS STORY WASHINGTON  A senior State Department official has serious doubts about the prospects of a 172-mile, inter-oceanic canal across Nicaragua that would compete with the Panama Canal to the south. Nicaragua struck a controversial deal in 2013 with a little-known Chinese billionaire to dig the  massive canal . The government’s deal with Wang Jing’s HKND Group is to build and operate a trans-oceanic canal, two ports and airport among other projects. The company broke ground ...

El Canal Ampliado, No Sirve By  psgconsu agosto 2, 2016 Blog ,  Jimmy Papadimitriu 0 Comments 1             0     Hace un poco más de un mes, yo era uno de los millones de Panameños que se sentía orgulloso de apertura del canal ampliado.  Aplaudimos, sonreímos y lloramos, fue un carnaval de alegría que sintió el país al ver el primer buque pasar por el canal.   Hoy no estoy tan orgulloso después de ver la cantidad de buques que se han estrellado contra el muro de las nuevas esclusas. La ACP no puede seguir tapando el sol con un dedo. El diseño del consorcio Grupo Unidos Por el Canal, elegidos en la licitación de la construcción del Canal Ampliado, aparentemente no funciona. Lo irónico es que los pilotos del canal vienen diciendo que ese diseño no funciona desde la adjudicación de la obra. La ACP nunca le consultó a los pilotos del canal si era funcional el sistema de remolcadores que propuso G...

Containership Damaged After Hitting Wall in Panama Canal’s New Locks July 23, 2016  by  gCaptain 1.6K SHARES Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to LinkedIn Share to Print Share to Email Damage to the MV Xin Fei Zhou. A neopanamax containership has suffered a gash to its hull after bumping into the wall of one of the new locks making up the expanded Panama Canal. According to reports the 8,500 teu containership MV  Xin Fei Zhou  scrapped the side during a transit of the Agua Clara locks on the Atlantic side during a northbound transit of the canal. The incident marks the first of what many have warned would be a recurring issue with the new locks that poses added risks to the safety of ships and workers. Unlike the existing locks, which use locomotives (aka mules), the new neopanamax locks use a configuration of two tugboats, one fore and aft, to guide ships through. An independent study commissioned by the International Transport...

Ship hits wall of Panama Canal renewing design concerns 26 July 2016   From the section Latin America & Caribbean Share Image copyright AP Image caption The MOL Benefactor was one of the first mega-vessels to pass through the Panama Canal since its widening A Chinese container ship has hit a wall of the recently-widened Panama Canal, amid concerns that it has less space for manoeuvres and could be unsafe. It is the third accident of this kind since the multi-million dollar expansion opened a month ago. Workers' groups say the new locks are too small for safe operations now that the canal can take ships three times larger than before. The Panama Canal authority says it is investigating the incidents. Panama canal design prompts concerns ADVERTISEMENT The canal from the air The Xin Fei Zhou, owned by China Shipping Container Lines, suffered a large gash in its hull and is now undergoing repairs. The new locks are designed for ships to use ...