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The Panama Canal, the Savannah River and the Confederate Ironclad CSS Georgia
In 1865, the CSS Georgia, a Confederate ironclad battery was burned and sunk in the Savannah River to avoid capture and to obstruct passage on the river. (The ship was scuttled not far from where the...
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The Mystery of North Korea’s Chong Chon Gang – Smuggling What, to Where, and...
The story is dramatic. The North Korean 14,000 dwt bulk carrier Chong Chon Gang was stopped by the Panama Canal Authority. A container, believed to carry undeclared military weapons was found hidden...
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Pride of the Ladies’ Gunboat Association — CSS Georgia Artifacts Recovered
Propeller from the CSS Georgia. US Army Corps of Engineers photo by Michael Jordan Navy divers, working with the United States Army Corps of Engineers, are attempting to raise what is left of the 250′...
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The “New” Panama Canal — Looking Forward and Looking Back
History was made yesterday at the Panama Canal when the container ship COSCO Shipping Panama transited the newly expanded canal. The ship carried over 9,000 TEU and has a beam of 158′ and is 984′...
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Panama Canal & More Cracks in LCS USS Montgomery
The Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) USS Montgomery suffered another hull crack, this time while transiting the Panama Canal on Sunday. “Under control of the local Panama Canal Pilot, the ship impacted the...
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USS Zumwalt Breaks Down in Panama Canal
More teething problems on USS Zumwalt, the US Navy’s newest, most advanced and most expensive destroyer. While transiting the Panama Canal, the ship lost propulsion on its port shaft. Two of the four...
View ArticlePanama Canal Timelapse — 11 Hour Transit in 7 Minutes
A fun video for a Monday. A timelapse video of the 11-hour transit from the Pacific to the Atlantic on the Ocean Princess in just under 7 minutes. Shot by Steve Noble on February 28th, 2016. Panama...
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Panamax Meets Pana-Drought — Drought Restrictions In Canal Cause Delays and...
Panama, the fifth wettest country, is experiencing one of the two driest years in the country’s 143-year record. The historic drought has impacted the water levels in Gatun Lake and the Panama Canal...
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Update — El Nino Drought Results in Further Shipping Cuts to Panama Canal...
In August, we posted Panamax Meets Pana-Drought — Drought Restrictions In Canal Cause Delays and 200 Ship Backlog. A record drought associated with the naturally occurring El Nino climate pattern has...
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Maersk to Partially Bypass Panama Canal Backlog by Shifting to Panama Railway
Photo: Nils Öberg Maersk Lines has announced that it will be routing containers on its Oceania-to-the Americas “OC1” service around the backlogged, drought-stricken Panama Canal. The line will be...
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