• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Navigation and Port Research Conference
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• v.1
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• pp.269-274
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• 2006

It was decided by national vote in Panama to expand the Panama canal. Therefore 12,000TEU sized vessel can pass the canal from 2014. The Far East-North America shipping route, over than post panamax size vessels have to use other routes such as Miniland bridge instead of using the panama canal due to limitation of canal size. Therefore, some changes in the transport route in Far East-North America are expected due to expansion of Panama canal. The objective of this paper is to analyze the transport cost between Far East and North America then compare the competition between Panama canal route and land bridge route.

• Journal of Navigation and Port Research
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• v.31 no.1 s.117
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• pp.81-87
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• 2007

It was decided by national vote in Panama to expand the Panama canal. Therefore 12,000TEU sized vessel can pass the canal from 2014. The Far East-North America shipping route, over than post panamax size vessels have to use other routes such as Mini land bridge instead of using the panama canal due to limitation of canal size. Therefore, some changes in the transport route in Far East-North America are expected duo to expansion of Panama canal. The objective of this paper is to analyze the transport cost between Far East and North America then compare the competition between panama canal route and land bridge route.