The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) informs it will charter a Post-Panamax vessel before the opening of the expanded Canal to be used for training pilots and tugboat captains in the Third Set of Locks.
The Executive Vice President of Operations Esteban Saenz said the vessel will be used several months before the opening of the expanded Canal to test the new locks.
Panama Canal Updates Simulator for Expanded Canal ACP says that since 2012, a total of 186 of the approximately 280 Canal pilots have been trained at the Panama Canal’s Center for Simulation, Research and Maritime Development (SIDMAR) using Post-Panamax model ships.