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 Stories About: oceans AND Panama
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Canal One
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02 Oct 2002 |
Daily Grist |
| Canal One Can the Panama Canal, a relic of the Industrial Revolution, survive in the modern era? That is the question that is haunting Panama, which depends on the canal's revenue-generating power to help ensure economic stability. As ships grow ever larger, fewer of them are able to squeeze through the narrow canal, despite a $1 billion widening project completed less than a year ago. Now the country is considering building a bigger set of ... |
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| Topics: oceans, Panama (all these topics) |
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