Panama's Design and Construction of a new set of Mega Canal locks- 2014

The Panama Canal Authority's design of a mega set of locks to accommodate the larger world ships. The Panama Canal also instituted a new advanced vessel communication and accounting system, purchased a fleet of larger tugboats to assist in handling the larger ships that would be passing through the new Panama Canal Mega Lock and reorganized the Panama Canal Pilot training and advancement system. The new Mega locks would limit operation mostly to daylight hours and would take an average of 12 ships a day through those new locks.