Where Does The Money Go?

摘要

The Panama Canal expansion is being called a game-changer by commercial maritime experts because it will be able to accommodate larger ships carrying more cargo. But tight budgets leave most U.S. ports ill prepared to handle the anticipated increase in traffic.The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), which is responsible for selecting and executing port projects each year as part of its annual workload, estimates that full channel dimensions at the nation's busiest 59 ports, based on traffic flow, are available less than 35 percent of the time.