CANAL REVENUES UP 3%.The Panama Canal's October-to-May toll income rose 3.05% over the year-ago period to US$402.1 million, reports Reuters (July 3, 2001). Ship transits rose by 0.9% percent to 8,465 during the period with vessels built to the maximum dimensions of the Canal's 1,000-foot (305-meter) by 110-foot (33.5-meter) locks making up 35.9% of traffic, the Panama Canal Authority The Panama Canal Authority (Spanish: Autoridad del Canal de Panamá, or ACP) is the agency of the government of Panama responsible for the operation and management of the Panama Canal. (ACP (Associate Computing Professional) The award for successful completion of an examination in computers offered by the ICCP. It is geared to newcomers in the computing field. For more information, visit www.iccp.org. ACP - Algebra of Communicating Processes ) said. Cargo tonnage TONNAGE, mar. law. The capacity of a ship or vessel. 2. The act of congress of March 2, 1799, s. 64, 1 Story's L. U. S. 630, directs that to ascertain the tonnage of any ship or vessel, the surveyor, &c. through the 50-mile (80-km) trade route grew 2.7% during the period to 132.1 million long tons, driven by an increase in oil products, containerized con·tain·er·ize v.tr. con·tain·er·ized, con·tain·er·iz·ing, con·tain·er·iz·es 1. To package (cargo) in large standardized containers for efficient shipping and handling. 2. cargo and grains. The Canal, which passed from U.S. to Panamanian control at the close of 1999, noted a 0.9% rise in revenues to US$574.2 million during fiscal year 2000. The waterway's financial year runs from October 1 to September 30. |
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