How Panama Canal's Expansion Impacts the Cold Chain
One cannot understate the scale and impact of the $5.25 billion Panama Canal expansion project. When completed and operational in 2016, it will add a deeper and wider third lane and a new system of locks to accommodate new massive vessels.
Developments surrounding this project are of great interest to companies involved in the cold chain. Many handle products that that are shipped in refrigerated containers on vessels navigating the Panama Canal.