Ana Fernandez
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/ 22 October 2006

Voters to decide on Panama Canal expansion

Voters headed to the polls on Sunday for a referendum on a ,25-billion plan to widen the Panama Canal, a strategic waterway whose main users are the United States, China and Japan. Proponents say the canal, through which roughly 4% of world trade flows, badly needs an overhaul to remain competitive against other maritime routes.