{"id":71704,"date":"2026-06-18T11:35:53","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T14:35:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/todologisticanews.com\/site\/?p=71704"},"modified":"2026-06-18T19:33:52","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T22:33:52","slug":"canal-de-panama-moderniza-esclusas-con-inversiones-superiores-a-us500-millones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/todologisticanews.com\/site\/canal-de-panama-moderniza-esclusas-con-inversiones-superiores-a-us500-millones\/","title":{"rendered":"Canal de Panam\u00e1 moderniza esclusas con inversiones superiores a US$500 millones"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>El Canal de Panam\u00e1 inici\u00f3 nuevos trabajos de reacondicionamiento en las esclusas de Gat\u00fan como parte de su programa anual de mantenimiento, que contempla inversiones superiores a <strong>US$500 millones<\/strong> para garantizar la confiabilidad y eficiencia de la v\u00eda interoce\u00e1nica.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Las labores se ejecutan en una c\u00e1mara seca, un procedimiento que consiste en vaciar temporalmente una de las c\u00e1maras de la esclusa para permitir el acceso seguro a estructuras que normalmente permanecen bajo el agua. Seg\u00fan la Autoridad del Canal de Panam\u00e1 (ACP), este tipo de intervenciones se programa cada a\u00f1o sin afectar el tr\u00e1nsito regular de los buques.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>Mantenimiento para mejorar la eficiencia<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>El proyecto incluye el reemplazo de <strong>seis v\u00e1lvulas<\/strong> ubicadas en las compuertas 33 y 34 de las esclusas de Gat\u00fan. De acuerdo con la ACP, cuatro de ellas presentaban da\u00f1os que pod\u00edan provocar fugas de agua, por lo que su sustituci\u00f3n contribuir\u00e1 a optimizar el uso del recurso h\u00eddrico y mantener la eficiencia operativa del canal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>La infraestructura del Canal de Panam\u00e1 est\u00e1 conformada por cinco esclusas: tres pertenecen al sistema original inaugurado en 1914 y dos corresponden a la ampliaci\u00f3n puesta en funcionamiento en 2016. En total, existen <strong>14 c\u00e1maras<\/strong>, de las cuales 12 forman parte del sistema Panamax.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cada c\u00e1mara Panamax mide <strong>304,8 metros de largo<\/strong> y <strong>33,5 metros de ancho<\/strong>, y requiere aproximadamente <strong>101.000 metros c\u00fabicos de agua<\/strong> para completar cada ciclo de llenado. 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