Georgia
Governor
To Visit Panama To Discuss Canal Expansion
Atlanta (AP) - Georgia governor Sonny Perdue plans to
lead a state delegation to Panama to discuss
Panama Canal expansion and the proposed
Savannah Harbor expansion project.
Senior leaders from the Georgia Port
Authority and the Georgia Department of
Economic Development will accompany Perdue
on the Sept. 23-26 trip. The trip is set to
include a meeting with the Panama Canal
Authority and with Maersk, the Georgia Port
Authority's biggest customer.
A new set of locks in the Panama Canal set
to open in 2014 will double capacity and
allow bigger ships to pass through.
The Georgia Port Authority is trying to get
approval to deepen the Savannah River to
handle the larger ships that will be going
through the canal. |
