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The Panama Canal allows ships to pass through south America to Central America or vice versa.
The "mules" or locomotives are used to pull ships through the Panama Canal. Each "mule" weighs 50 tons and operates with two 290 horsepower units.
built for ships to pass through
specially-trained qualified Panama Canal pilots give the steering orders on ships going through the canal, supplanting the vessel"s captain or Officer of the Deck- the deck officer normally giving the Conning orders.
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Since the Panama Canal opened about 100 years ago in 1914, well over 800,000 ships have passed through it. Most of the ships are traveling from the east coast of the United States to the Far East.
Panama. It moves ships across Panama.
The locks
Panama Canal Locks which facilitates the crossing of the canal itself by ships .
The Panama Canal opened in 1914.
so ships and boats have an easier route to get through the Americas .
The Panama Canal is only 50 miles long. Passage runs through two lakes, one natural and the other artificial. There are three sets of locks that ships transit through.