The Panama Canal Expansion opened on June 26, 2016. The giant project to upgrade the canal took nine years and $5.4 billion. After this expansion, the canal can now accommodate ships carrying up to 14,000 containers (“Triple E” ships).
Here is a short video of the expansion:
- Also checkout:
Panama Canal reopens (Deutsche Welle) - Panama Canal expansion project (Wikipedia)
- First voyage through expanded Panama canal and The Panama Canal’s unexpected winners(BBC)