Thursday, September 30, 2010
A Milestone: One millionth ship crosses Panama Canal
A Chinese freighter, “Fortune Plum” became the millionth vessel to cross the Panama Canal three years ahead of the waterway's 100th anniversary. The vessel actually crossed the canal on September 4, 2010 with a load of steel products from the Pacific to the Atlantic. Work began a year ago to enlarge the Panama canal to ensure that supersize container ships, cruise liners, and oil tankers will be able to navigate the waterway in the future. Since then a million ships have crossed the 80-kilometer (50-mile) canal, through which five percent of the world's trade crosses every year. (http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/world/view/20100928-)
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Ooops, please check your posting on the 2nd Paragraph. The Panama Canal Zone was handed back to the Panamanians in 1999. It was jointly administered by U.S. and Panama for a few months after that, but before Year 2000, complete control and SOVEREIGNTY was given to the Panamanians.
Remember: before blogging, make sure your sources are accurate.
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