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Panama Canal Fourth Set of Locks

Sector: Water Supply and Storage • Location: Panama

Source: Freightnews.co.za

Project
Planned

The Panama Canal Authority is studying the possibility of including a fourth set of parallel locks to accommodate super post-Panamax ships as part of its R52 billion expansion project. This is in addition to the current expansion scheduled for completion in June 2015, which will accommodate post-Panamax vessels.

Status
Prospective
Sector
Water Supply and Storage, Government
Location
Panama
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
Freightnews.co.za

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The project “Panama Canal Fourth Set of Locks” is an infrastructure initiative in the Water Supply and Storage sector, located in Panama. Taiyo aggregates data on it from Freightnews.co.za.

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2026-07-22

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The Panama Canal Authority is studying the possibility of including a fourth set of parallel locks to accommodate super post-Panamax ships as part of its R52 billion expansion project. This is in addition to the current expansion scheduled for completion in June 2015, which will accommodate post-Panamax vessels.

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Infrastructure

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Panama

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Water Supply and Storage, Government

Article published date

2025-09-16

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