Panama Approves Canal Expansion
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| Audience/Grade: | College Freshman-Continuing Education |
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Civil Engineering Construction Engineering History of Science and Technology Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering |
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Reference - Article/Document |
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Unknown |
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Organization:BBC - British Broadcasting Company, News |
| Description: | BBC News, July 15, 2006. Excerpt: "The Panamanian congress has formally approved a $5bn plan to widen the Panama Canal, its biggest expansion since it opened in 1914. Some modern ships are now too wide to go through the canal, and those ships that can pass have to queue for hours. The project will now go to a binding referendum to be held later this year. Opinion polls show that voters in Panama are in favour of the plan, but critics say the completed project will still not meet shipping needs. The 80km (50-mile) Panama Canal, which was controlled by the United States until 1999, handles nearly 5% of global trade." |
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| Keywords: | Panama Canal canal construction extreme engineering Panamax vessels shipping containers container shipping |
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(h) Understand global, economic, environmental, and societal context |
| Use of Resource: |
Good example of "extreme engineering" in a large-scale construction project. |
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Easy |
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Very low |
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| Publication Date: | July 2006 |
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WWW |
| Cost: |
Free |
| Download URL: | http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/5182472.stm |
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IEEE LOM Record |
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