We just wrote about the Panama Canal Expansion project (also called the Third Set of Locks Project) and its likely impact on Florida. The expansion, scheduled to be completed in April of 2015, will double the capacity of the Panama Canal by creating a new lane of traffic and allowing more and larger ships to transit. The expansion will create […]
The Panama Canal Expansion project (also called the Third Set of Locks Project) is projected to be completed in April of 2015. The project was announced with the purpose of increasing Panama’s ability to benefit from the growing traffic demand manifested in both the increased cargo volumes and the size of the vessels that […]
On November 8, 2013 Super Typhoon Haiyan (locally known as “Yolanda”) made landfall in the Philippines. It is believed to be one of the most powerful and devastating storms ever recorded in the world. The aftermath of the storm is grim. According to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs as of November 11, 2013 9.8 million […]