Expanded Panama Canal now open

Top Priority Sector: maritime_port_securityPANAMA CITY, June 26, 2016 The Expanded Panama Canal is now officially open for business.During today's official inauguration ceremony, Panamanian President Juan Carlos Varela and Panama Canal Administrator and CEO Jorge L. Quijano spoke to a crowd of more than 25,000 jubilant Panamanians, Canal employees, heads of state and dignitaries from around the world, Canal customers, shipping and trade executives, and nearly 1,000 journalists. This is the