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US East Coast ports grow as Panama Canal expands

Tuesday, August 22, 2017


One year after the opening of the Panama Canal expansion, US East Coast ports are receiving some of the largest ships to ever call in the region.

While a number of ports already have the channel depths required to receive such vessels, others are working on deepening and expansion projects to accommodate the growing size of vessels that are transiting the canal.

Source: Global Trade