1914 August 15 Panama Canal was officially opened to traffic, greatly shortening the bird's eye view time of the American East Panama Canal.
The voyage between the west coast is shorter than that around Cape Horn 14800 km. During World War II, the United States used the canal to send an aircraft carrier to supplement the almost destroyed Pacific fleet. Although the aircraft carrier can pass through the canal, it is necessary to remove the navigation mark first to make room for the navigation channel. In fiscal year 2004, 65,438+04,035 ships passed through the Panama Canal, with a total draft of 266,965,438+06,576 tons. The sovereignty of the canal was returned to Panama in 1999, and the United States is planning to build new canals in other parts of Central America because the canal can't pass through giant oil tankers and large aircraft carriers now. The whole journey across the canal takes 10 hour. The average toll per ship is about 13430 USD. Economically, the benefits of digging ditches are self-evident. With the development of shipping between the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean, a more convenient route will obviously bring many benefits. If the canal is opened, the voyage from new york to San Francisco can be shortened by 16%, that from Liverpool to San Francisco can be shortened by 43%, and that from new york to Sydney can be shortened by 28%, which is of great significance.
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The traffic flow of Panama Canal is a barometer of world trade. When the world economy is prosperous, the traffic volume will increase, and when the economy is depressed, the traffic volume will decrease. 19 16 has a minimum of 807 ships; in 1970, the traffic volume increased, reaching15,523 ships. In that year, the cargo passing through the canal exceeded 6.5438+34.6 million metric tons (6.5438+32.5 million long tons). Since then, although the number of ships passing by has decreased, the average tonnage of ships has increased and more goods have been carried than before.
For Egypt, the Suez Canal is an important economic lifeline and a cash cow. In the past, the tolls paid by ships from various countries constituted one of the four pillars of Egypt's foreign exchange income, which brought Egypt a rolling financial source. With the rapid development and expansion of the international shipping industry, the Suez Canal is bringing more and more wealth to Egypt. To commemorate the 20th anniversary of the opening of the Suez Canal, the Egyptian people held a grand celebration ceremony on1989165438+10/7. Since its construction, the Suez Canal has undergone eight large-scale reconstruction and expansion, and various shipping facilities have been constantly updated. In order to better meet the growing international shipping demand, the Egyptian government and Suez Canal Authority have formulated a new canal expansion plan. According to the plan, this project will widen the river surface of the canal to 465,438+05 meters and deepen the draft to 45 meters, which will enable the 250,000-ton supertanker to navigate.
For Egypt, the Suez Canal is an important economic lifeline and a cash cow. In the past, the tolls paid by ships from various countries constituted one of the four pillars of Egypt's foreign exchange income, which brought Egypt a rolling financial source. With the rapid development and expansion of the international shipping industry, the Suez Canal is bringing more and more wealth to Egypt. To commemorate the 20th anniversary of the opening of the Suez Canal, the Egyptian people held a grand celebration ceremony on1989165438+10/7. Since its construction, the Suez Canal has undergone eight large-scale reconstruction and expansion, and various shipping facilities have been constantly updated. In order to better meet the growing international shipping demand, the Egyptian government and Suez Canal Authority have formulated a new canal expansion plan. According to the plan, this project will widen the river surface of the canal to 465,438+05 meters and deepen the draft to 45 meters, which will enable the 250,000-ton supertanker to navigate. . . For Egypt, the Suez Canal is an important economic lifeline and a cash cow. In the past, the tolls paid by ships from various countries constituted one of the four pillars of Egypt's foreign exchange income, which brought Egypt a rolling financial source. With the rapid development and expansion of the international shipping industry, the Suez Canal is bringing more and more wealth to Egypt. To commemorate the 20th anniversary of the opening of the Suez Canal, the Egyptian people held a grand celebration ceremony on1989165438+10/7. Since its construction, the Suez Canal has undergone eight large-scale reconstruction and expansion, and various shipping facilities have been constantly updated. In order to better meet the growing international shipping demand, the Egyptian government and Suez Canal Authority have formulated a new canal expansion plan. According to the plan, this project will widen the river surface of the canal to 465,438+05 meters and deepen the draft to 45 meters, which will enable the 250,000-ton supertanker to navigate.