Water transport infrastructure

SS Kroonland is seen on 2 February 1915 at the Culebra Cut while transiting the Panama Canal. Kroonland was the largest passenger ship to that time to transit the canal.

The Big Canal

January 10, 2014Business, Economics and Jobs

A century ago, American engineers embarked on what was then the greatest building project in history. It took 10 years and 75,000 men to construct.

Excavator at work, in Bas Obispo, Panama Canal (1886).

Panama: A historical perspective

January 10, 2014Business, Economics and Jobs

New York just one of several cities facing increased risk of coastal flooding

August 15, 2013Environment

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Cities and Rising Waters

August 15, 2013Environment

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Swimming in Amsterdam’s Canals for a Good Cause

August 15, 2013Geo Quiz

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Busy waterway

August 14, 2013Global Politics

We’re looking for one of the world’s busiest shipping corridors for the Geo Quiz. The canal we’re looking for is in the Western hemisphere.