...don't pass that, we're going to lose jobs to the states around us," Cummiskey said.When a widening project to the Panama Canal concludes next year, Harbin said the Savannah port, the second largest on the East Coast, needs to be ready. That...
...don't pass that, we're going to lose jobs to the states around us," Cummiskey said.When a widening project to the Panama Canal concludes next year, Harbin said the Savannah port, the second largest on the East Coast, needs to be ready. That...
...to oppose plans to deepen the harbor in Savannah, a project that will allow larger ships coming through the expanded Panama Canal to bring more cargo.Once that cargo arrives, Georgia will need the transportation infrastructure to distribute it...
...state Department of Transportation malfeasance. Those pent-up needs will become an even more critical issue once the Panama Canal widening is complete, the port of Savannah is deepened, and all that additional freight will need to move to and...
Friends and employees of the Joseph M. Still Burn Center recently returned from an 11-night cruise, which included a visit to the Panama Canal.
...Transportation Commissioner Vance Smith. Smith said he wants to position the state to take full advantage of the widening of the Panama Canal to accommodate larger cargo ships. He believes work on the canal will conclude by 2014 or 2015. The state needs to...
...transportation projects. Officials expect business opportunities to dramatically increase at the Port of Savannah once the Panama Canal reopens in 2014, and the state needs to be ready for the added road traffic. Also, Harbin said, traffic congestion...
...his name. Specifically, he is Brig. Gen. Robert E. Wood, a Kansas native who served in the U.S. Army in the Panama Canal Zone and during World War I. Though a decorated military officer, Wood made his real mark in the civilian business...
Jin and Russell Brown, of Grovetown, are a safe distance from Mount Arenal, an active volcano in the Costa Rica highlands. The Browns also cruised through the Panama Canal and along the Pacific coast of Central America.
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