NEET BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Electric locomotives, called “mules, ” guide a ship through a Panama Canal lock. Ships pull through the locks under their own power, and the mules keep them centered by attaching cables to each side.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Panama Canal (PC) is the shortest operative route connecting maritime trade between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. It is also the shortest passage for gas cargoes from the Gulf of Mexico to Northern Asia (Rodrigue 2015).

Detailed explanation-3: -The Panama Canal, completed in 1914, considerably shortened the maritime distances between the American East and West coasts by 13, 000 km. Both the Suez Canal and the Panama Canal reduced maritime shipping distances and costs considerably.

Detailed explanation-4: -The majority of traffic on the Panama Canal, which accounts for 3% of global maritime trade, was made up of container ships and bulk carriers, according to BNamericas data, based on information from the Panama Canal authority ACP.