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2023-11-15 Economy

LNG Tankers Paying to jump the Panama Canal Queue to Avoid Boiloff

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Posted by Griter Slash1619 2023-11-15 00:00|| || Front Page|| [17 views ] Top

#1 Part of the 'unexpected' problem that they're having at the Panama Canal is the new locks are bigger, longer, wider, and use eight times as much water as the older locks (that are still in use) with every cycle. Plus they're having a drought, and they didn't widen the Galliard Cut (the narrowest part) all that much.
So, they're using more water, and not getting as much as they need.

Posted by ed in texas 2023-11-15 08:32|| 2023-11-15 08:32|| Front Page Top

#2 Panama Canal expansion project

Posted by Skidmark 2023-11-15 09:35|| 2023-11-15 09:35|| Front Page Top

#3 The Panama Canal is boiling off? Jeez, that's gotta be due to Global Warming. Or maybe Concentrated Warming. How hot is it down there anyway?

Posted by SteveS 2023-11-15 18:21|| 2023-11-15 18:21|| Front Page Top

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