Galileo Galilei is dredging the bay’s access channel, increasing its depth from -14 metres tot -16 metres and improving maritime accessibility to the port area.
The canal is facing a shortage of rainwater needed to transfer ships through locks that function like water elevators, an engineering marvel that moves six percent of the world's maritime commerce up and over the continent between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
Svitzer has recently begun operating the Svitzer SeaBadger Hull Cleaning ROV in Panama as part of the ambition to grow and offer additional services to Svitzer’s customers.
The Panama Canal has signed memorandums of Understanding with Panama Ports Company (PPC) and PSA Panama International Terminal (PSA Panama) to help optimize supply routes for the distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine and supplies to Latin America.
