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Re: Re: Nicaragua and China team up to build canal.
« Reply #25 on: June 10, 2013, 04:21:03 PM »
The new locks are different.  Use a tank/reservoir in order to
 use same water rather than depleting lake.curse you discovery channel
 

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Re: Nicaragua and China team up to build canal.
« Reply #26 on: June 10, 2013, 05:52:43 PM »
Quote from: makattak on June 10, 2013, 02:48:33 PM
Yep, river artificially dammed to include a lake as well.

I'd be interested to know just how much salinity the lake has now due to the ocean traffic.

In fact, a majority of the transit is accomplished on said Gatun Lake.
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Re: Nicaragua and China team up to build canal.
« Reply #27 on: June 10, 2013, 06:54:42 PM »
Quote from: CNYCacher on June 10, 2013, 03:44:12 PM
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Re: Re: Nicaragua and China team up to build canal.
« Reply #28 on: June 10, 2013, 07:37:14 PM »
Quote from: cassandra and sara's daddy on June 10, 2013, 04:21:03 PM
The new locks are different.  Use a tank/reservoir in order to
 use same water rather than depleting lake.curse you discovery channel
 

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In addition, they are raising the lake level 1.5 feet. That's a lot of water!
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Re: Nicaragua and China team up to build canal.
« Reply #29 on: June 10, 2013, 07:37:45 PM »
Lake Nicaragua is 107ft above sea level, so highly doubtful they'll have a lock free canal.

But they solved the piracy problem.  ;)
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Re: Nicaragua and China team up to build canal.
« Reply #30 on: June 11, 2013, 08:02:33 AM »
Quote from: AZRedhawk44 on June 10, 2013, 08:50:42 AM
Destroying a transportation monopoly.  Hmm.  Interesting.

Might we see moar wars, police actions and international incidents down that way as a result of this?

I hope the hell not. I've aquired a taste for Nicarauguan handmade cigars and any threats to my supply is going to irritate me.
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« Reply #31 on: June 11, 2013, 11:41:56 AM »
Actually it may drive down the cost of shipping.  Competition is always a good thing.
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Re: Nicaragua and China team up to build canal.
« Reply #32 on: June 11, 2013, 03:02:50 PM »
Quote from: scout26 on June 11, 2013, 11:41:56 AM
Actually it may drive down the cost of shipping.  Competition is always a good thing.

Leave it to an APS'er to look at the financial benefits! =D
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Re: Nicaragua and China team up to build canal.
« Reply #33 on: June 11, 2013, 03:07:21 PM »
Quote from: scout26 on June 11, 2013, 11:41:56 AM
Actually it may drive down the cost of shipping.  Competition is always a good thing.

Of course, us consumers think that.

The canal is currently at 100% capacity to my understanding, but Panama probably greatly enjoys that 100% capacity and the fact that there's no competition to drive down the X cost per ship-ton they charge to send a ship through the canal.

Panama would still remain the preferred canal since it's shorter and would have fewer locks, but if it costs half as much to go through Nicaragua and takes another 12-18 hours above whatever it takes to go through Panama... I can't help but think it would suck away at least some of the Panama traffic and also drive down rates for traversing. 

And if they somehow increase the size of ships able to traverse (i.e. "Panamax" is smaller than "Nicamax") then Nicaragua would become the dominant choice as new ships are produced to fit the new locks.
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Re: Nicaragua and China team up to build canal.
« Reply #34 on: June 11, 2013, 09:43:27 PM »
Quote from: AZRedhawk44 on June 11, 2013, 03:07:21 PM
And if they somehow increase the size of ships able to traverse (i.e. "Panamax" is smaller than "Nicamax") then Nicaragua would become the dominant choice as new ships are produced to fit the new locks.

The new locks on the Panama canal will handle larger than "Panamax" ships.
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Re: Nicaragua and China team up to build canal.
« Reply #35 on: June 11, 2013, 10:04:07 PM »
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Re: Nicaragua and China team up to build canal.
« Reply #36 on: June 12, 2013, 11:45:50 AM »
Panamax and Nicamax sound like low budget cable pron channels.
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Re: Nicaragua and China team up to build canal.
« Reply #37 on: June 12, 2013, 11:02:20 PM »
Quote from: CNYCacher on June 10, 2013, 03:44:12 PM
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