A dredging contract ws awarded to make the port’s channels deep enough for the ships that will traverse an expanded Panama Canal

PANAMA CITY (AP) — The Panama Canal Authority said Wednesday it has adopted several water-saving measures to help save energy as the Central American country faces a power shortage because of a lack of rain.    

PANAMA CITY (AP) — The Panama Canal Authority says it has adopted several water-saving measures to help save energy as the Central American country faces a power shortage because of a lack of rain.    

The port is one of only two on the East Coast that can handle the large cargo ships that can pass through the Panama Canal's locks when the project to widen the canal is completed in 2015. It could mean an economic windfall for Baltimore, but it faces competition from other ports.