4. Please watch the following videos:
 A New Experience: Transits Through Expanded Panama Canal, Published March 9, 2016,
The Panama Canal, retrieved May 16, 2019 at https://youtu.be/DrQrKAku3e0
 Views from the Panama Canal Expansion Cocoli Locks, Published May 19, 2016, The
Panama Canal, retrieved December 23, 2019 at https://youtu.be/sYSOvr81e8U
 Panama Canal Welcomes Largest Containership To-Date Through Expanded Locks,
Published May 15, 2019, The Panama Canal, retrieved December 5, 2019 at

 The Panama Canal, Encyclopedia Britannica, retrieved July 14, 2019 at
https://www.britannica.com/video/179497/Overview-Panama-Canal
5. Please watch the following videos; Focus on the impact resulting from the expansion of the
Panama Canal:
 Building a Better Future: Deepening the St. Johns River, Published January 29, 2015,
Jacksonville, FL: Jacksonville Port Authority, retrieved April 30, 2017 at
https://www.jaxport.com/corporate/major-growth-projects
 Transportation by the Numbers: Two Ports Five Terminals, Published June 30, 2016,
Savannah, GA: Georgia Ports Authority, retrieved April 30, 2017 at

6. Please research about the impact of the expansion of the Panama Canal with focus on the
following areas:
a. Economic impact in the US. Examples of topics to discuss: Deepening and widening of
navigation channels of maritime ports on the US east coast, construction of Walmart
distribution centers near maritime ports on the east coast of the US, barge
transportation of steel and ISO containers on the Mississippi and Ohio rivers, economic
impact on the major maritime ports located on the west coast of the US, etc.
b. Economic impact in Panama, Central America, and the Caribbean. Examples of topics to
discuss: Construction of container terminals in Panama, construction of container
terminals in the Caribbean, etc.
c. Economic impact in global supply chains. Examples of topics to discuss: redesign of
global logistics networks, redesign of maritime routes, etc.

7. Write a detailed report, which should include a summary of:
i. The construction of the Panama Canal.
ii. The Panama Canal expansion project.
iii. The economic impact of the expansion of the Panama in Panama.
iv. The economic impact of the expansion of the Panama Canal in the US.
v. The economic impact of the expansion of the Panama Canal in Panama, Central
America, and the Caribbean.
vi. The impact of the expansion of the Panama Canal in global supply chains.