Panama Canal Expansion Project
Sector: Oil and Gas • Location: Panama
Source: Petroleum News
The Panama Canal expansion project involves adding a third lane of locks with larger dimensions to accommodate superships, along with widening and deepening existing channels. The new locks will be 180 feet wide, 1,400 feet long, and 60 feet deep, allowing larger vessels to transit the canal. The project aims to address capacity constraints and accommodate larger ships that currently cannot use th
- Status
- Under Construction
- Sector
- Oil and Gas, LNG, Water Supply and Storage, Road
- Location
- Panama
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- Petroleum News
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Original status | under construction |
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Taiyo last update | 2026-07-22 |
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Description | The Panama Canal expansion project involves adding a third lane of locks with larger dimensions to accommodate superships, along with widening and deepening existing channels. The new locks will be 180 feet wide, 1,400 feet long, and 60 feet deep, allowing larger vessels to transit the canal. The project aims to address capacity constraints and accommodate larger ships that currently cannot use the canal. |
Original sector | Transportation |
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Country | Panama |
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Source | Petroleum News |
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Record type | Project |
Sector | Oil and Gas, LNG, Water Supply and Storage, Road |
Article published date | 2026-04-24 |
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