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MOL Benefactor Transits the Expanded Panama Canal

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. President & CEO Junichiro Ikeda exclaimed that that the MOL Benefactor, a 10,000-TEU containership, successfully passed through the expanded Panama Canal on July 1, 2016. This is significant in that the MOL Benefactor is the first Neo-Panamax containership to perform a commercial transit through the Canal's new expanded locks.  MOL Benefactor, newly built and delivered to MOL in March of 2016 is also the first Neo-Panamax vessel deployed on ... [+]

IMO says Panama Canal Expansion will reduce CO2 Emissions

Officials at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) expect the expanded Panama Canal, which just opened, will not only be very beneficial to the international shipping industry; it will contribute to the reduction of climate change issues and CO2 emissions, contributing to the Marine Environment Protection Committee’s work to prevent and ... [+]

Panama Canal Conducts Trial Transit Through the Expanded Cocoli Locks

Gearing up for when the expanded Panama Canal opens next week, the Panama Canal conducted another successful trial transit in the Expanded Canal. The transiting vessel, a U.S.-built crane ship named the Oceanus, was maneuvered through the Pacific-facing Cocoli Locks by Panama Canal Pilots Fernando Jaén and Ricardo Varela. The Inauguration ... [+]