Considered to be one of the most important…and game changing…public works projects of the century, completion of a third set of Panama Canal ship locks in 2014 will provide many of the world’s largest vessels a crucial “intercontinental shortcut” to lucrative markets. To examine the potential impacts of this project and other major trade pattern developments-and the ripple effects on everything from dredging, port competition, vessel transloading and short-sea shipping-the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA), U.S. Maritime Administration and Tampa Port Authority are partnering for the third consecutive year to offer their Shifting International Trade Routes conference in Tampa, Fla., Jan. 26-27, 2010.
Technorati Tags: panama canal
