A Day in the Ditch

Stretching 50 miles from Colon on the Atlantic side to Panama City on the Pacific, the Panama Canal, built over a hundred years ago, is still an engineering marvel and one of the most significant waterways on earth. The canal cuts across the Isthmus of Panama and is a key conduit for international maritime trade….

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Egypt’s Highway to India

I am struck by the irony that, on the eve of, arguably, the most controversial presidential election in the history of the United States that is being closely followed all over the world, we are watching the results from our suite on Nautica, in the Gulf of the Suez Canal, one of the most volatile…

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The Bridge of the World

One of the largest and most difficult engineering projects ever undertaken, the Panama Canal, was begun by the French in 1881, to cut a 48-mile ship passage across the Isthmus of Panama and create one of the most significant waterways on earth, connecting the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean (via the Caribbean Sea). The conditions…

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