Photo of the Week
May 7, 2000



The floating crane "Titan" with a lifting capacity of 350 metric tons and 112 meters high, removes a miter gate in the west chamber of Miraflores Locks.

The Industrial Division gives maintenance to four miter gates per year at an approximate cost of two million dollars each.

These photos are from the 20th Anniversary issue, "Chronicle of The Panama Canal Commission", 1979 - 1999.  Published by the Public Relations Division.


 


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