# Expanded Panama Canal opened with first Neo-Panamax transit in June 2016

Date: 2016

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## Drivers

- Reliability of Shipping through Strategic Canals: https://factrail.ai/drivers/reliability-of-shipping-through-strategic-canals

## Sources

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## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/panama-canal-expansion-inaugural-neopanamax-transit-june-2016