The Panama Canal 97 Years Later: A Short Update on a Story of Environmental Challenges, Labor Disputes, and Competition

 

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[1] “Panama Canal Expansion Economic Debate.” New World Realty. 15 March 2006. http://www.neworldrealtygroup.com/companynews/49/panama-canal-expansion-economic-effects.htm

[2] “The Panama Canal Impact on the Liner Container Shipping Industry—Executive Summary.”   http://www.pancanal.com/esp/plan/estudios/0165-exec.pdf

[3] Ibid.

[4] “Proposal for the Expansion of the Panama Canal.” Panama Canal Authority. April 2006. http://www.pancanal.com/eng/plan/documentos/propuesta/acp-expansion-proposal.pdf

[5] Lynch, David. “Plan to Enlarge Panama Canal Stirs Controversy.” USA Today. 19 June 2006.
http://www.usatoday.com/money/world/2006-06-18-panama-canal-usat_x.htm

[6] “Panama Canal Expansion to Benefit Houston.” ABC News. 22 June 2011. http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/local&id=8202613 ; T.J. Williams. “Florida’s Seaports and the Panama Canal Expansion.” http://www.twalaw.com/myJSSImages/file/FloridaEngineeringSociety/JuneJournal.pdf

[7] “Workers Protest Low Pay Under Panama Canal Expansion Project.” People’s Daily. 25 November 2010. http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90001/90777/90852/7211446.html

[8] Ibid.

[9] “China and Colombia Announce ‘Alternative Panama Canal.’” BBC. 14 February 2011. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12448580

[10] Otis, John. “Colombia: Can a Land-Rout Rival the Panama Canal?” Global Post. 22 February 2011. http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/china/110221/panama-canal-trade-china

[11] “Panama Canal rail alternative built by China considered by Colombia.” Telegraph UK. 14 February 2011.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/southamerica/colombia/8322284/Panama-Canal-rail-alternative-built-by-China-considered-by-Colombia.html

[12] “China becomes Panama’s third largest export market.” China View. http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-03/10/content_7760446.htm

[13] “China’s Porposed Colombia Railway: Challenging the Panama Canal.” Time Magazine. 17 February 2011. http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2049645,00.html