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2. Panama Canal expansion project - Wikipedia

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   A Neopanamax ship passes through the Panama Canal's Agua Clara lock in 2019. The Atlantic Bridge is seen in the background.. The Panama Canal expansion project (Spanish: ampliación del Canal de Panamá), also called the Third Set of Locks Project, doubled the capacity of the Panama Canal by adding a new traffic lane, enabling more ships to transit the waterway, and increasing the width and ...

3. Panama Canal - Wikipedia

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   Location of Panama between the Pacific Ocean (bottom) and the Caribbean Sea (top), with the canal at top center. The Panama Canal (Spanish: Canal de Panamá) is an artificial 82-kilometre (51-mile) waterway in Panama that connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Pacific Ocean, cutting across the Isthmus of Panama, and is a conduit for maritime trade.

4. Panama Canal locks - Wikipedia

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   The Panama Canal locks ( Spanish: Esclusas del Canal de Panamá) are a lock system that lifts ships up 85 feet (26 metres) to the main elevation of the Panama Canal and down again. The original canal had a total of six steps (three up, three down) for a ship's passage. The total length of the lock structures, including the approach walls, is ...

5. Category:Panamax cruise ships - Wikipedia

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   This category is for cruise ships built to Panamax form factor, designed to fit through the Panama Canal. Pages in category "Panamax cruise ships" The following 36 pages are in this category, out of 36 total.

6. Norwegian Star - Wikipedia

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   Norwegian Star is a Panamax cruise ship; its 294-meter-length (965 ft) and 32.2-meter- beam (105.6 ft) nears the limit for ships transiting the Panama Canal through the original set of locks. Norwegian Star was built by the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg, Germany. Construction began on Norwegian Star in 2000 and was completed in mid-2001 ...

7. History of the Panama Canal - Wikipedia

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   The idea of the Panama Canal dates back to 1513, when Vasco Núñez de Balboa first crossed the Isthmus of Panama. This narrow land bridge between North and South America was a fine location to dig a water passage between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. The earliest European colonists recognized this, and several proposals for the construction ...