Panama Canal Construction

The Panama Canal is 51 miles waterway that connects the Atlantic and the Pacific. Gatun Lake at 85 feet above sea level, offers a holding stop for boats traveling in either direction at 85 feet above sea level. It takes 52,000,000 gallons of water for a single ship honing through the locks, and the cost per passenger ship to travel the canal can be as high as a staggering $500,000.00 US dollars. There are approximately 30-40 transits per day and it takes approximately, 8-10 hours.Read more