Nukesailor Posted December 17, 2013 #1 Share Posted December 17, 2013 (edited) These are NOT new buildings at the Canal, these are lock doors. Taken on a recent half-Panama Canal cruise, this photo shows how massive the doors to the new locks are. Art Better quality image here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/artdodd52/11339521303/sizes/c/in/set-72157638608959773/ Edited December 17, 2013 by Nukesailor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Keith1010 Posted December 18, 2013 #2 Share Posted December 18, 2013 Thanks for sharing. Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillB48 Posted December 18, 2013 #3 Share Posted December 18, 2013 Nice pic... they are on the big side, they weigh over 3000 tons. That is the first 4 of what will a total of 16. By comparison, one leaf of the largest of the present miter gates weighs a little over 700 tons. On a related topic I read on another forum where the company delivering the new gates has gone bankrupt. I have scoured every news source I can think of to find out if there is anything to that or not, but I have not seen a thing on the subject. I was able to track the ship that carried the new gates and it was sailing to Turkey from Trieste, so I guess we'll just wait and see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PCWalton1 Posted December 20, 2013 #4 Share Posted December 20, 2013 A couple more shots from last month. I agree, they are big. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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