The Panama Canal runs about 40 miles (65 km) across the Isthmus of Panama, connecting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. Completed in 1914, it saves ships traveling between the east and west coasts of the United States up to 8,000 nautical miles (15,000 km). Between 2007 and 2016, the canal underwent a major expansion project that doubled its capacity and allowed larger ships to pass through it. 9.119829°, -79.754230° Source imagery: Google Timelapse | Daily Overview

New #PanamaCanal: a revolution for global trade. Designed by a consortium of international construction firms led by #Webuild and inaugurated in 2016, the new Panama Canal was defined as the most important engineering work of the 21st century. It involved the creation of a new set of locks that, complementing the existing one, allows the transit of larger ships, increasing commercial traffic in response to the development and continued expansion of the shipping transport market. #WebuildGroup –