Sentence examples for expanding canal from inspiring English sources

PANAMA Waldorf-Astoria Panama, Panama City Panama City's expanding canal and gentrifying neighborhoods like Casco Viejo have started a building boom unrivaled in the region.

This route will attract far more traffic once ships can take advantage of the expanded canal, which is due to open in 2014.

If the state's other servants follow their example in spending it, the rising waters of the newly expanded canal may truly lift all Panamanian boats.

In anticipation of the opening ceremony for the expanded canal on Thursday, Sisi's government along with state institutions have whipped up an atmosphere of nationalist pride, including adoring front page coverage in the Egyptian media.

John Vickerman, president of a Virginia port-planning firm, said the Panama Canal expansion could mean a substantial influx of cargo into the Chicago area, assuming Gulf Coast ports are deepened so they can accept the massive ships that will pass through the expanded canal.

However, cases of restenosis because of hinge closure (spring back phenomenon) are a significant concern for both techniques and led to the use of inlay grafts to maintain expanded canal dimensions.

Canal revenue has jumped from $500 million to $1.8 billion since Panama took over eight years ago, and even a small cut of all the commerce with Asia coming through the expanded canal is likely to make a nation of 3.3 million quite prosperous over the coming years.

According to IHS Maritime and Trade, the opening of the Expanded Canal will unlock the waterway to 45percentt of the international container ship fleet.

While it may be cheaper to send Asia-made goods to the Midwest through the expanded canal, it is faster to send them through Los Angeles or Long Beach.

Los Angeles and Long Beach face increased competition from ports nationally and abroad, especially as Panama prepares to open an expanded canal that would allow bigger ships from Asia to bypass Southern California and head straight for the Gulf and East coasts.

Q: What are the potential ecological impacts of expanding the canal?