Tens of thousands of people from all AROUND the world had come to see the miracle happen. A giant Chinese ship carrying an astonishing 9,000 containers approached the locks. And then it happened. SEVEN years after the works were first started, and 102 years after the opening of the first canal, the new, expanded Panama Canal quite literally opened its doors. The crowd cheered, the ship passed through. The canal was open for business.The opening of the expanded canal last month wasn’t historic just because it happened a century after the opening of the first. There are plenty of other similarities. As was the case back then, the building of the canal had many difficulties along the WAY. But both then and now, it opened up a world of new possibilities, including a new era of globalization and TRADE, just as the world around it seems to be turning its back on this.These are the four things you need to know about the new and old Panama Canals.Thanks for the question. Hope it HELPS you.