compared to 27,317 km (14,750 nm) through the Suez Canal (Thomas2015). The Panama Canal (PC) is essential to global trade, wherein an estimate of over $270 billion worth of cargo crosses the canal each year; this serves over 140 maritime routes to over 80 countries (Panama Canal...
The formation of a strait often involves geological processes such as tectonic activity, erosion, or the rising sea level that submerges land bridges. In contrast, isthmuses are formed through the accumulation of sediments, tectonic movements that push the land upwards, or the lowering of sea lev...
No doubt the Panamanians will come in for a bit of stick at the forthcoming CMA and Intertanko functions to be held in the US next month. At CMA there is a session devoted to the Panama Canal where the administrators will explain their masterplan and how they are going to fund it. A ...
As sea levels rise and glaciers melt, you can argue about the causes, but the future of a civilization that could economically and efficiently convert sea water to fresh water would arguably establish its future in the ever-changing world in which we live. This is of course a long-term ...