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Panama Canal Widening & Deepening Studies
Owner: Panama Canal Authority
Location
Panama
The Panama Canal Authority conducted canal widening and deepening studies since 1999, with the goal of doubling
the canal’s throughput capacity and allowing the passage of very large container and bulk carrier vessels. Moffatt &
Nichol has undertaken a number of studies related to the overall canal expansion program, including assessment of
water savings alternatives to support the new locks, preparation of terms of reference for specialized consulting assignments,
commercial evaluations of maritime trade opportunities, and the identification and evaluation of disposal sites.
Deepening Works of the Access Channel to Port of Barranquilla
Owner: Instituto Nacional de Vias
(INVIAS), Colombia
Location
Colombia
The Deepening Works for the Access Channel Project at the Port of Barranquilla, Columbia sought to create a 40-feetdeep
channel allowing Handymax Vessels access to the Port of Barranquilla. Moffatt & Nichol developed a hydrodynamic,
sediment transport and morphological model of the area using the Delft3D system and performed navigation
simulations of vessel traffic to and from the port, to assure safe navigation under new conditions.
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