The Panama Canal can't provide enough water to raise this ship higher so the width is narrower in deeper water. I think it is too tight a fit for these ships.
Lock dimensions of 427 m (1,401 ft) in length, 55 m (180 ft) in beam, and 18.3 m (60.0 ft) in depth.
New Panamex 366 m (1,200 ft) in length, 49 m (161 ft) wide and 15.2 m (50 ft) draft (waterline).
You have got to be joking. There is a ten foot clearance in depth. Ain't no way. The weight capacity will displace more than 60 feet. The buoyancy isn't there. What the heck were they thinking? The water displacement in 60 feet of water simply isn't there. There is a limit, but, human arrogance never admits it.
The expansion of the Panama Canal cost something like $6 billion. These ships need a lot of water to turn around, too. They need to go down around South America for now or the southern tip of Africa. These canals aren't able to handle them.
They are playing bumper cars in the Suez. It ain't going to work.
If there was more water under this ship it could rise and would not bring it's width to bear on the lock. But, the water displacement isn't enough to allow a higher buoyancy of the ship. Why do I have a feeling the Army Corp will chime in on this mess.
The cargo weight for those containers runs from 27.5 tons for the 20 footer and up to 26.48 ton for the 40 footer. That is about right when the trailer and truck are added to the over the road weight, it comes close the max of 80,000 (40 tons) for USA roads and bridges. That is a lot of displacement to ask 60 feet of water to handle.
Lock dimensions of 427 m (1,401 ft) in length, 55 m (180 ft) in beam, and 18.3 m (60.0 ft) in depth.
New Panamex 366 m (1,200 ft) in length, 49 m (161 ft) wide and 15.2 m (50 ft) draft (waterline).
You have got to be joking. There is a ten foot clearance in depth. Ain't no way. The weight capacity will displace more than 60 feet. The buoyancy isn't there. What the heck were they thinking? The water displacement in 60 feet of water simply isn't there. There is a limit, but, human arrogance never admits it.
The expansion of the Panama Canal cost something like $6 billion. These ships need a lot of water to turn around, too. They need to go down around South America for now or the southern tip of Africa. These canals aren't able to handle them.
They are playing bumper cars in the Suez. It ain't going to work.
If there was more water under this ship it could rise and would not bring it's width to bear on the lock. But, the water displacement isn't enough to allow a higher buoyancy of the ship. Why do I have a feeling the Army Corp will chime in on this mess.
The cargo weight for those containers runs from 27.5 tons for the 20 footer and up to 26.48 ton for the 40 footer. That is about right when the trailer and truck are added to the over the road weight, it comes close the max of 80,000 (40 tons) for USA roads and bridges. That is a lot of displacement to ask 60 feet of water to handle.
