OCEAN COMMERCE AND THE PANAMA CANAL

The construction of a sea-level interoceanic canal able to transit supercarriers could exert a multiplier effect on oceanborne commerce in coming decades, given the trend toward larger vessels that cannot now pass through the Panama Canal. However, the progressive growth of traffic that has occurred at the Canal over the past fifty years suggests that the expansion of trade through this artery is far from over.

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  Jefferson Law Book Company

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• Authors:
  • Padelford, N J
• Publication Date: 1973-4

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 397-423
• Serial:
  • Journal of Maritime Law and Commerce
  • Publisher: Jefferson Law Book Company
  • ISSN: 0022-2410
  • Serial URL: http://www.jmic.org

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Canal operations; Canal transit; Canals; Interoceanic canals; Planning
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Marine Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00084903
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 19 1975 12:00AM