Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, recently paid a visit to the Panama Canal, where he was granted permission to open the locks for a chemical tanker passing through, according to gCaptain
PTI previously reported that the Panama Canal had announced its plan to spend around US$17bn on a re-expansion programme that would entail constructing a fourth set of locks, in a bid to allow today’s mega-ships to transit the canal.
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The world’s third largest shipping line CMA CGM has recently announced that it will be creating a maritime hub at Kingston Container Terminal, Jamaica in preparation for when the Panama Canal opens for container business.
Facebook, the world’s largest global social media network, has a total worth of around US$210bn and has as many monthly users as China’s total population, according to CNBC.
(Source: Le Estrella De Panama)
