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Day 3

Wednesday, July 10th – Maersk and APM Terminals

Daan Jumelet – PIANC YPCom Delegate NL – DEME

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Shipping and Container Operations

in the Canal

Presentation 1: Mr. Buitrago, Business Performance and Communication

Presentation 2: Mr. Cumberbatch, Panama Canal & Husbandry Manager

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Transit Facts

•1,040,000 transitions since august 15, 1914

•Maersk holds the highest ranking in the TRS

•The fastest transit: 2 hours and 41 minutes in June 1979

•The highest toll is paid by M.V. Maersk Danbury on

September 17, 2012: $470,720 USD

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Comparison between sailing around or

using Panama Locks

Using

Panama locks Around

South America

Costs toll $470,720.- $0,-

Fuel costs for sailing

$1,900,000,- $4,550,000,-

Total costs $2,370,720,- $4,550,000

Days of travel 16 days 37 days

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Toll vs Investment

Toll statistics existing locks

Year 2010-2012

Number of

transits 38,441

Tolls

(billions) $4.9

Toll new Panama locks

Year 2015 -

Extra transits

>6,000

Extra toll

(billions) +/-$0.85

Total budget for the Third Set of Locks Project is 5,25 million USD The investment will be payed back in 2020!!

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Panama Canal – engine of the economy

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Day 4

Thursday, July 11th – Design and Construction of new

Atlantic Locks

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Train trip from Panama city to Colón

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Design and Construction of new

Atlantic Locks

Presentation 1: Mr. Martin, Electro Mechanical Planning (GUPC/Sacyr)

Presentation 2: Mr. Serneels, Plant and Equipment Department (GUPC/JDN)

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Crushing plant

Critical processes:

• Logistics

• Temperature

• Rain fall (>200 mm per month in rainy season)

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Construction of new Atlantic Locks

Concrete distribution at 180 m³/hr in 80m radius

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Dredging works

Dredging volumes

Canal maintainance 1915- present 480 Mm3

Total dredging volume for building the 3th locks 150 Mm3

Future dredging works 70 Mm3

Total 600 Mm3

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Dredging Pacific entrance canal

Total of 9.1 Mm³, with 1.5 Mm3 of very hard

rock is drilled and blasted

Special Equipment:

CSD D’Artagnan

BHD Samsom

Drilling vessel Yuang Dong 007

TSHD Breydel

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Dry excavation for the new locks

Total of 37.3 Mm3 dry excavation

Special Equipment

• Excavators Hit EX1900 with a 11m3 bucket

• Dumpers with capacity of 50m3

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