A Visit to Panama

摘要

Given the expected opening of the expanded Panama Canal in 2015, I am planning a travel study to Panama in June for my global logistics and transportation students. In anticipation of that trip, I made a quick visit there in early December to get a sense of the place and came away with a whole new appreciation for the canal's impact on Panama and global trade. Indeed, we hear a great deal about the importance of the expansion to Charleston and US ports in general, but to actually see ships moving through the locks really brought home the strategic importance of that narrow body of water.