The CEO of the Panama Canal, Administrator/CEO Alberto Aleman Zubieta, announced today that the Panama Canal Authority will host its first-ever best practices Engineering and Infrastructure Congress.
Convening this Congress is an effort to share best practices and detailed, practical, hands-on experience related to managing a significant infrastructure project. Occurring April 18-20, 2012 in Panama City, Panama, the congress will convene world-renowned experts in the fields of geotechnical, electrical, structural and civil engineering.In addition, it will showcase infrastructure projects from around the world and update attendees on the progress of the Canal Expansion Program.
Edgar Blanco, research director at the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics, told SCMR that Panama aspires to be a “logistical hub.” “The entire Caribbean Basin will be transformed once the Canal is expanded,” he said.