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Panama Canal Receives Its 11th International Award For Expansion Program,
by Mike Godfrey, for LawAndTax-News.com, Washington
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
The Panama Canal Expansion Program received its 11th international award to
date at the 2009 International Logistics and Material Handling Exhibition (SIL
2009) in Barcelona, Spain on June 4.
Judges unanimously bestowed the "Best International Project" award
on the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) for its management of the Canal's expansion,
the "largest infrastructure initiative in Latin America."
Expansion will build a new lane of traffic along the Panama Canal through the
construction of a new set of locks, which will double capacity and allow more
traffic and longer, wider ships.
During the awards ceremony, judges of SIL 2009 recognized the original construction
of the Canal as "one of the engineering wonders of all time." Judges
also acknowledged the efforts of the more than 9,000 dedicated Panamanians employed
by the ACP who help facilitate the transit of ships through the Canal every
day.
Enrique Lacalle, president of the SIL 2009 organizing committee, presented
the award to ACP Vice President of Corporate Communications Fernán Molinos
Delaswsky, who accepted it on behalf of the country and the Canal's employees.
"We're honored to receive such a prestigious award," Mr Molinos explained,
adding:
"This recognition is well deserved by all those involved in the historic
expansion project, as well as the Canal's ongoing operations. Receiving this
honor further underscores Panama's commitment and the ACP's staunch dedication
to maximizing the waterway's resources to provide safe, reliable and efficient
service to its customers - which is the business of the Canal."
The Panamanian delegation included the Administrator of the Panama Maritime
Authority (AMP) Fernando Solórzano, Vice Minister of Foreign Trade Severo
Sousa, Colon Free Trade Zone Manager Nilda Quijano and Customs Director Vilma
de Luca.
Also in attendance were Federico Suárez, incoming minister of public
works; José Domingo, Arias, incoming vice minister of trade; Amauri Castillo,
secretary general of the Superintendency of Banks; Romano Feoli of the Panama-Pacific
Special Economic Area Agency; and, Jaime Álvarez, cargo director for
Copa Airlines.
The "Best International Project" award was one of six awards given
at the SIL 2009 ceremony, which convened logistics professionals and businesspeople
from several continents.
This is the 11th international honor received for the management of the Canal's
expansion. Other awards bestowed upon the ACP include the esteemed Samoter award
for "Best Construction Project in the World" and "Best Long Term
Performance Project" last year in Italy, and the "Strategic Project
of the Year" award presented to the ACP during the Sixth Latin American
Leadership Forum.
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