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7,800 CUBIC YARDS OF MATERIAL EXCAVATED;<\/strong><\/em>
\nWORLD\u2019S LARGEST DIPPER DREDGE SURPASSES MARK SET IN 1916<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

PANAMA CITY, Panama, March 30, 2004\u00a0<\/strong>–\u00a0On February 19, 2004, the dipper dredge \u201cRialto M. Christensen\u201d excavated a record 7,800 cubic yards of material in a single eight-hour watch from the bottom of the Panama Canal, working on the Gatun Lake deepening project. The original record was set nearly a century ago, when, in February of 1916, the dipper dredge \u201cCascadas\u201d excavated 7,770 cubic yards of material. Steam-powered, the Cascadas arrived to Panama in 1915 from Camden, New Jersey, beginning dredging operations that year on October 31, including removal of material in the Gaillard Cut. The record set by the Cascadas had not been broken or matched for 88 years \u2013 until this February.<\/p>\n

The Christensen arrived in Panama from Hokodate, Japan, in September of 1977. At 15 cubic-yards, the diesel electric dipper dredge is the largest of its kind in the world. An essential component to widening the Gaillard Cut, the Christensen has several other important functions, including: maintaining the navigable design depths of the channel and removing shoals and landslides that present hazards to the safe navigation of transiting vessels.<\/p>\n

Dipper dredges, equipped with a power-driven ladder structure and operated from a barge-type hull, aided in the original construction of the Canal across the Isthmus of Panama. From removing silt and debris to widening the Canal and to ensuring the safe transit of vessels, dredges have been instrumental to constructing the Canal.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur Dredging Division is world-class. Everyday I am impressed with their tenacity, skill and motivation,\u201d said Dredge Captain Peter Marotta. \u201cThey are largely the reason why the Canal is operating at its safest, fastest and most efficient levels. Our employees are truly the Canal\u2019s most valuable resource,\u201d added Marotta.<\/p>\n

The accomplishment of the Christensen and other recent improvements at the Canal are results of the ACP\u2019s permanent modernization program, enhancing the efficiency and reliability of the Canal, while ensuring the safety of transiting ships.<\/p>\n

About the Panama Canal<\/strong>
\nThe Panama Canal Authority is the autonomous agency of the Government of Panama in charge of managing, operating, and maintaining the Panama Canal. The operation of the Panama Canal Authority is based on its organic law and the regulations approved by its Board of Directors. For more information, please refer to the website: www.pancanal.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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