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Panama Canal Revising Rules to Ready for Expanding LNG Traffic
$1.42 billion fourth bridge contract signed
Oil and water shape Panama Canal’s future
3,745 ships transit new Canal locks in two years
5000 passenger cruise ship transits canal
Tight squeeze! Cruise ship Norwegian Bliss becomes largest-ever passenger vessel to set sail through the Panama Canal
“Awesome” canal engineer carries torch for young women
Panama Canal Adds Eighth Daily Booking Slot for New Neopanamax Locks
Four things you should know about the Panama Canal’s turbulent past
New canal benchmark: 3 LNG Tankers cross on same day
Tug dispute slows new canal locks transit
Boom in Panama cruise ship arrivals
Panama Canal traffic upswing continues
Panama Canal Working to Increase LNG Vessel Capacity as Demand Grows
Article from the National Review about when Reagan and William F. Buckley Jr. sparred over the Panama Canal
Amador awash with cruise ships
First neopanamax cruise ship enters canal
Lowest rainfall in 103 years threatens Canal
Amador cruise terminal in two years
235 cruise ships to transit Canal
Panama Canal container transit record
Panama Canal wins back traffic lost to Suez Canal
This post was recently on the facebook page of Panama Cruisers so we are not entirely certain where the information came from, but, if true, it seems the ACP is moving towards discouraging yachts from making the transit: “Information received… Continue Reading →
Panama flag registry, canal traffic expand
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/chile-foiled-nazi-plot-attack-panama-canal-documents-show-180963836/
Fresh off its crazy Canal expansion, Panama is Central America’s new travel star
Panama Canal Does Some Good While Upending Historic Trade Routes
Panama deal likely to “finally scupper” Nicaragua canal: Chinese state media
Expanded Panama Canal Operational for a Year
Expanded Panama Canal Marks One Year Since Opening
Expanded Canal usage creates new records
Canal authority looking at 4th set of locks
The Central American waterway saw 1,016 vessels pass through its locks for the month, a year-over-year increase of 7 percent from April 2016, according to data from the Panama Canal Authority.
Ships navigating the Panama Canal are required to pay tolls along their route. In 1928, 14 years after the canal’s opening, a man named Richard Halliburton finagled a way to navigate the channels for a great deal. Here’s how he… Continue Reading →
First cruise ship through new locks paid $400,000
https://www.thevisitorpanama.com/2012/03/just-another-day-on-the-caribbean/
https://www.thevisitorpanama.com/2017/03/special-tourism-taxis-for-colon-port/
1,000 Vessels Through the Expanded Panama Canal
Expanded Canal marks 1,000th transit
Fancy Software Brings the Panama Canal Into the 21st Century
While a transit through the Panama Canal on a cruise ship is a fantastic experience, it can be even better to enjoy the Canal on a smaller ship or boat. Cruise lines will offer several versions of small boat trips… Continue Reading →
The 400-year-old Spanish ruins of San Lorenzo are a UNESCO World Heritage Site, about 40 km (25 miles) west of Colón.
In 2015 we went to visit the Embera Drua Indian Village near Panama City. Here are some photos and information about our trip.
Taxi drivers are notorious for charging a “Gringo tax”, making the fares much more than they should be. Some recommended drivers that speak some English and (hopefully) won’t rip you off are listed in the Panama City Guide for Cruisers… Continue Reading →
A notice on the board at Shelter Bay has information for all cruisers visiting Panama. It reads: Hundreds of listings for services and suppliers in Panama City and some good ones in Colon. Also Panama Sights (things to do and… Continue Reading →
In February 2017 we went for a look at the New Washington Hotel in the city of Colon, on the Caribbean side of Panama. Check out our photos.
Just finished updating pictures and descriptions of what you will see when you transit through the Panama Canal. It is aimed at a cruise passenger but obviously a yacht crew will see it as well (although they might be a… Continue Reading →