US shale gas boom a bonus for carriers as Panama Canal reduces some tolls
Container lines using the Panama Canal are set to benefit from an unexpected boom in shale ...
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By Alex Lennane
Want to know more about the consequences of a widened Panama Canal? This article is ideal for those not directly involved in the shipping industry in that region. It explains the knock-on effects for US ports and transport infrastructure – but makes the point that no one “can predict with any certainty how the web of global trade routes will be redrawn”.
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