The Panama Canal expansion will be one of the top issues relevant to Caribbean and Latin American port professionals, including navigation dredging, seaport security, expansion and port operating strategies.
All these topics will be featured at the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) Executive Management Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean from February 12 to 14.
The conference will be held in Miami Marriott Biscayne Bay Hotel and Marina.
source: http://www.bulletinpa.com/index.php?id=802
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Source: VIP Panama
July 23rd, 2008 at 3:26 pm
The Panama Canal, one of the most ambitious engineering projects in history and the only central passage for ships between the Pacific and the Atlantic oceans, will undergo a major overhaul if proponents have their way in a national referendum. Locally, the proposal puts Panama at a crossroads that will heavily impact the country’s future development. However, political and social elements in Panama have been questioning the impact a larger canal will have on the poor..