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August 18, 2014

At 100, Panama Canal is hitting some snags

  • Competition is hot with expansion of the Suez Canal and a new waterway through Nicaragua, so Panamanians are talking about digging a fourth set of locks.
    • By JUAN ZAMORANO
    Associated Press

    PANAMA CITY — It was supposed to be a grand celebration of the engineering triumph that forged a nation.

    Instead, the 100th anniversary of the Panama Canal's opening last Friday is being marred by doubts about the country's ability to harness the full benefits of a multibillion-dollar expansion beset by cost overruns, strikes and the threat of competition from rival projects.


     
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