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West Coast ports face struggle to maintain relevance

Nov. 28, 2008
The global financial slowdown has already slashed traffic, and a major Panama Canal expansion will bring new competition. The slowdown in international trade has left the docks at the nation's biggest seaport complex quieter than they've been in years.
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Panama Canal protected by detection tech

COLON, Panama, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- New nuclear threat detection technologies are currently operating in Panama after a recent agreement with the U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration.

Invasive crabs found flourishing in Panama

PANAMA CITY, Panama, Sept. 20 (UPI) -- Scientists have found a harmful invasive crab species has become established and is reproducing in a lake that's to become part of the Panama Canal.

Panama Canal expansion begins

PANAMA CITY, Panama, Sept. 4 (UPI) -- Panama has begun work on a more than $5 billion expansion of the Panama Canal that is to be completed by 2014.

Panamanians vote for canal expansion

PANAMA CITY, Panama, Oct. 23 (UPI) -- Panamanians voted overwhelmingly to support a proposal to expand the world famous canal to allow larger ships to pass through, El Siglo newspaper reported. In a referendum Sunday, nearly 80 percent of Panamanians who participated voted yes for expansion p

Panama Canal expansion debated

PANAMA CITY, Panama, Oct. 22 (UPI) -- Panamanians are expected to vote on a plan to expand the 92-year-old Panama Canal to accommodate larger ships and increase traffic. The Panamanian government and the company running the canal want to build a new channel and locks that can accommodate cont

Panama to expand canal

PANAMA CITY, Panama, April 25 (UPI) -- Panama has announced it will embark on a multi-billion dollar expansion project for its famed canal, La Prensa newspaper reported Tuesday.

Panama Canal getting more efficient

PANAMA CITY, Panama, Oct. 21 (UPI) -- Ships are getting through the Panama Canal faster than they did in 2004, its managers said Friday.
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler