La Estrella – The construction of the third set of locks for the expansion of the Panama Canal will begin in January 2010, said yesterday executive director of the consortium that won the bidding for the project, Grupo Unidos por el Canal (GUPC), Antonio Zaffaroni. “We are at the beginning and there are many bureaucratic [...]

A delegation from Panama will present an update Tuesday on the progress of the Panama Canal expansion to the member countries of the Organization of American States.
The delegation is led by the Minister for Canal Affairs and chairman of the board of the Panama Canal Authority Rómulo Roux, said a statement from the Permanent Mission [...]

Over 400 animals, mostly mammals, reptiles and amphibians, have been rescued in areas affected by the expansion of the Panama Canal. They have been caught by experts and were freed west of the canal later because of the dry excavation works advancing.
The idea is based on a plan to save wild animals before the excavators [...]

Gov. Sonny Perdue is leading a Georgia delegation on a four-day trip to Panama beginning Sept. 23 to discuss the Panama Canal expansion as it relates to the future of the state’s ports.
In time for its 100th anniversary 2014, the Panama Canal will have completed a $5.2 billion expansion project that will double capacity by building a larger [...]