Panama Canal Expansion - Third Set of Locks

巴拿马运河的扩建工程——第三套船闸系统

The Panama Canal Authority had to decide: modernize or risk becoming a tourist attraction. Their existing canals were too small to accommodate the ships that currently traversed the ocean. The solution? Build a third set of locks.

巴拿马运河管理局曾面临一个抉择：是进行现代化改造，抑或是放任不管，任由船轮堵塞，成为观光景点？原有运河已无法满足现代远洋巨轮的通行需求。何以破局？唯有建造第三套船闸系统。

We formed a diverse global team of engineers to design the world's largest lock system, and-using building information modeling (BIM) technology-the team was able to collaborate efficiently. The shared models helped resolve design conflicts prior to construction, saving time and money. The new locks are longer, deeper, and wider, with the ability to transport ships three times larger than the existing locks. There's a single lane of traffic that had to meet a 99.6 percent reliability, while also meeting a design requirement of 100 years. It also had to withstand seismic loads of 0.72g.

当地管理局组建了一个多元化的国际工程师团队，我们借助建筑信息模型（BIM）技术，高效合作、共同设计这套全球规模最大的船闸系统。共享模型帮助我们在施工前解决设计冲突，节省了大量时间与成本。而新建船闸在长度、深度和宽度上全面升级，通航能力达到原有船闸的三倍。

Lake Gatun is the primary fresh water source for the Panamanian community, so the project had to be sustainable and environmentally conscious. The new design incorporated the world's largest water saving basins resulting in 60 percent of the fresh water being reused per transit. And, the new gates used seven percent less water than the existing locks.

加通湖是巴拿马民众的主要淡水水源，因此，该工程必须符合可持续发展与环保要求。该工程的创新设计采用了全球最大规模的节水槽系统，使得每次船舶过闸可循环利用60%的淡水，且新闸门较旧系统节约了7%。

Now an estimated 95 percent of container ships can use the world's largest shortcut, revolutionizing world trade.

如今，全球95%的集装箱货轮都能通行这条"世界最大捷径"，彻底改写了国际贸易格局。

来源：Stantec

https://www.stantec.com/en/projects/united-states-projects/p/panama-canal-expansion?use_xbridge3=true&loader_name=forest&need_sec_link=1&sec_link_scene=im&theme=light

发表时间：2025年7月9日

检索：高欣

翻译：江文灿

一审：张迎美

二审：彭莉

三审：罗玲娟

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