martes, 19 de agosto de 2014

100 Years

In The canal opened its gates to the world maritime trade 15 August 1914 This shortened the distances to commercial shipping and became a vital route for the economies of exporting powers like the United States, China, Japan and Korea South, also in Chile, Latin America's largest user. It is estimated that the route passes the 5 percent of world maritime trade.reaching its centenary, the Panama Canal is undergoing the largest project since its inception: the expansion by building a third lane of locks. 




After six years of study and approved by a national referendum in October 2006, the expansion work began on September 3, 2007. 

The project consists of two new sets of locks that will add a third lane to allow the transit of vessels with higher freight volumes, doubling the capacity of the waterway to meet growing demand in world trade and strengthening the role of Panama as a center logistics and transport in the region.

lunes, 18 de agosto de 2014

Jorge Luis Quijano


The engineer Quijano was born in Panama City, Republic of Panama and began his studies at the Colegio Javier. He completed his secondary education in Yokohama, Japan and Penang, Malaysia. He graduated in Industrial Engineering in 1973 and Master of Engineering with specialization in Industrial Engineering and Management at Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas, in 1974 He has also conducted professional Updates Advanced Executive Management, both at the Federal Institute Executives in Charlottesville, Virginia, and Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois.


His career in the Panama Canal began in 1975 and was advancing in different positions to fill the position of Director of Maritime Operations in 1999, a position he held for more than seven years. The Operations Department is the largest in the organization of the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) and is directly responsible for the operation and maintenance of infrastructure and the most critical equipment of the waterway. There he was responsible for overseeing five different divisions, whose functions accident investigation found, scheduling vessel transits, inspection of ships, tonnage and piloting, the lockage of vessels in the Canal, tugs, launches and Raceways , inventory management and motor transport and handling of emergencies and contingencies, including industrial firefighting and response to hazardous material incidents and oil spills.

During extraordinary meeting on March 8, 2012, the Board of Directors of the ACP Quijano engineer appointed as new administrator of the Panama Canal, replacing engineer Alberto Alemán Zubieta, from September 4, 2012.

The engineer has taught Quijano Ports and Channels Management at the Faculty of Law of the University of Panama. He has also given many lectures on the Panama Canal, maintenance and modernization programs at national and international level. 

Since 2006, the engineer took the responsibility Quijano Expansion Program of the Panama Canal.



martes, 12 de agosto de 2014

Rulers and administrators


The Panama Canal is a 77.1-kilometre ship canal in Panama that connects the Atlantic Ocean (via the Caribbean Sea) to the Pacific Ocean. The canal cuts across the Isthmus of Panama and is a key conduit for international maritime trade. There are locks at each end to lift ships up to Gatun Lake, an artificial lake created to reduce the amount of excavation work required for the canal, 26 metres  above sea level. The current locks are 33.5 metres wide. A third, wider lane of locks is currently under construction and is due to open in 2015.

-George W. Goethals 1914-1917

-Chester Harding 1917-1921
-Jay J. Morrow 1921-1924
-Meriwether Walker 1924-1928
-Harry Burgess 1928-1932
-Julian Schley 1932-1936
-Clarence S. Ridley 1936-1940
-Glen E. Edgerton 1940-1944
-Joseph C. Mehaffey 1944-1948
-Francis K. Newcomer 1948-1952
-John S. Seybold1952-1956
-William E. Potter 1956-1960
-William A. Carter 1960-1962
-Robert J. Fleming 1962-1967
-Walter P. Leber 1967-1971
-David S. Parker 1971-1975
-Harold Parfitt 1975-1979
-Dennis McAuliffe 1979-1989
-Gilberto Guardia Fábrega 1990-1996
-Alberto Alemán Zubieta 1996-2012
-Jorge Luis Quijano 2012