Panama Canal Expansion May Clog Savannah Port The expanded Panama Canal opened this week, giving bigger ships a shortcut through the Americas, but the deepening of the Savannah Port is still

ongoing and more federal dollars are needed to finish it. The upgraded Panama Canal can now handle ships that carry nearly three times the cargo, but the bigger ships coming through the

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