trailer world Issue One 2014

Making Panama even more beautiful!

4      Ausgabe Eins 2012 The photoPhoto:SarensGroup Making Panama even more beautiful! The expansion that started in 2007 is intended to reinforce the significance of the Panama Canal for commercial shipping: this gigantic lock gates re- quired for this weigh as much as 4300 tonnes, and are more than 58 metres tall. The Belgium Sarens Group trans- ported them from the Italian manufac- turer Cimolai SpA using self-propelled modular trailers (SPMT) to the ship for ocean transport. Once all 16 lock gates have arrived in Panama, the company will start installing them. In the past, only ships of up to 5,000 TEUs were able to pass through the canal, whereas following the expan- sion it will be possible for ships with a capacity of up to 13,000 TEUs to make the passage. The ambi- tious project is expected to be completed in May 2015.

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