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First voyage through expanded Panama canal
Source: BBC
First voyage through expanded Panama canal
26 June 2016 Latin America & Caribbean
A Chinese container ship has become the first vessel to sail into the newly expanded Panama Canal.
Thousands gathered as the ship, called Cosco Shipping Panama, entered from the Atlantic en route to the Pacific.
Construction on the new lane for the canal, which runs for 77km (48 miles), began in 2007 and was due to finish in 2014.
But strikes and disputes over costs delayed the $5.2bn (£3.8bn) project.
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26 June 2016 Latin America & Caribbean
A Chinese container ship has become the first vessel to sail into the newly expanded Panama Canal.
Thousands gathered as the ship, called Cosco Shipping Panama, entered from the Atlantic en route to the Pacific.
Construction on the new lane for the canal, which runs for 77km (48 miles), began in 2007 and was due to finish in 2014.
But strikes and disputes over costs delayed the $5.2bn (£3.8bn) project.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-36635198
