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Miami, New York e Nortfolk negli Stati Uniti hanno già avviato importanti programmi di sviluppo, mentre in Centro America e nei Caraibi gli scali che stanno “prendendo le misure” delle nuove navi sono Mariel (Cuba), Kingston in Jamaica, e ovviamente i due porti commerciali di Panama (Colon e Balboa), ognuno dei quali ospita in media 3 milioni di container all’anno.
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But apart from these giants of the sea, maritime trade is changing in a profound way also in North and South America. The expansion of the Panama Canal (built by an international consortium led by Salini Impregilo) represents a great instigator of development because, as of this summer, the new Canal will be able to receive Post-Panamax ships that carry up to 14,000 containers. In the world’s shipyards, there are 450 of this type under construction and ports in the Americas are preparing themselves to receive them. Miami, New York, and Norfolk in the United States have launched development plans while those in Central America and the Caribbean are adopting similar measures such as Mariel in Cuba and Kingston, Jamaica. Panama’s two commercial ports - Colon and Balboa – are obviously following suit. They each handle an average of three million containers a year.
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