The Genius Technologies Behind Panama Canal Locks Moving World Largest Ships
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Рік томуWelcome back to the FLUCTUS channel for a discussion about the Panama Canal’s innovative lock system as well as some of the other systems in place at the biggest ports in the world.
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@JF-cf8ih Рік тому
I'm fascinated by the Panama Canal. My grandfather was in the Marines and was there as it was being built. My mom was born there. I just wish I could remember all the stories he used to tell about it being all jungle that had to be cleared for the canal to be built. Many Chinese were brought in to do that work.
@keepitsimpleengineer Рік тому
Many important omissions and inaccuracies, including a 'intro' with lock gates shown backwards,
@HoustonMilitary Рік тому
Perfect presentation
@inayathkhan100 Рік тому
Very informative video on Panama Canal and Port of Amsterdam
@terrymoore1830 Рік тому
As mentioned below the lock gates are shown facing the wrong way on your "cover picture". They should be "pointing" towards the higher level of water to prevent the water pressure from forcing them open.
@GH-oi2jf 9 місяців тому
Right. A bonehead mistake.
@michaelgarrison688 9 місяців тому
Yep. I did not even watch the vid. Why photoshop?
@twiki1963 9 місяців тому
I’m in here only because I noticed the same thing.
@olli1068 9 місяців тому
Same here. I only watched the video to see if there is a scene in it showing such a lock. But at least I got to see a lot of the Amsterdam harbor, which I didn't expect. Or was that Rotterdam? 🤔
@susiepittman601 Рік тому
This is amazing. Thank you for sharing it. I remember reading that many people died while building the canal.
@odariopeart9840 7 місяців тому
It’s was very nice to see this piece of engineering in person 🥺
@rael5469 Рік тому
It's funny, the cover picture shows the lock doors operating the opposite of how they actually operate.
@bsbsbsbjsbsbeb555 Рік тому
سفن المحمود. للنقل . جوده عاليه. امان في التوصيل. 🌹🗺
@A6Legit Рік тому
Heard all about it, never actually saw it. Thx for the vid
@Spiegelradtransformation Рік тому
Tug Boats are used for hundrets of years ? Since 1850. I dont like this overload.
@blacklabel810 7 місяців тому
A country full of sophistication and extraordinary security, thank you friends for sharing such extraordinary information!!
@confklein3865 9 місяців тому
i am so excited to see this happen in fact it is so interesting i wish this technology will comeby
@babajee6521 Рік тому
Very informative video thanks.
@GH-oi2jf 9 місяців тому
The photo doesn’t make sense because the lock gates are backward.
@GeannXD 6 місяців тому
Exactly, it would be extremely difficult to close and hold the gates like that.
@abdulazizhassan2148 3 місяці тому
I was supposed to act like a valve
@Seaquest112 3 місяці тому
Good observation! I believe what's occurring here is the original film was copied on the reverse side so everything is a mirror image. Picture a boat drawn on a piece of clear plastic. Now flip that drawing over and look at the back side, get it?🙂
@Seaquest112 3 місяці тому
@@abdulazizhassan2148hmm, cool!
@2adamast 3 місяці тому
@@Seaquest112 You don't get that the boat would be flipped too.
@LeeB48 Рік тому
Just a clarification, mules (the draft animal) were never used on the Panama Canal. The towing locomotives at the Panama Canal have always been electrically operated. The first set of mules were built by General Electric and were used up until 1964 when they were replaced by "mules" built by Mitsubishi of Japan. The term "mules" was borrowed from the mules that were used most famously on the Erie Canal.
@anakperantau9516 Рік тому
What mean clarification?
@ForceKingg 11 місяців тому
@@anakperantau9516 That means wrong information.
@anakperantau9516 11 місяців тому
@@ForceKingg Thanks
@ThierryC2373 9 місяців тому
Mules (the animals) and even horses where used traditionally since the dawn of canals throughout all Europe to tow boats until the advent of motorization.
@peterorina3516 Місяць тому
Evergreen and maersak sealand transports such an overload
@shri_kaka24 Рік тому
Good knowledge
@lancerudy9934 9 місяців тому
Great video thanks 😊
@panamakira 10 місяців тому
Omg no 8:54 the “mules” were always electric lol no real donkeys were used to pull a ship. This made me laugh 😂
@Pemburu_Hantu Рік тому
Halo juga,Vidio yang menarik.
@anaa2054 9 місяців тому
14:54 0:37 Amazing. what a huge ship!
@malikaamir4341 Рік тому
Human brain one of the greatest wonder of creator.
@bobbarbarin4201 9 місяців тому
I was told that the canals water inflow to the locks are done without the use of pumps. An engineering feat in itself.
@stever197037 8 місяців тому
They built man made lakes to feed it. Which can be a problem in a drought year.
@Matthew-ut6ed 7 місяців тому
Hardly an engineering feat - just gravity...
@2adamast 3 місяці тому
The engineering feat is the total of 12 intermediate bassins to reduce water consumption
@rosechannel9321 Рік тому
Very nice information about Panama Canal. Thanks. KHB Lahore
@benabad9458 7 місяців тому
KHB LAHORE PAKISTAN.
@kongtruong Рік тому
Very good
@michiellombaers3198 Рік тому
Some wildly inaccurate statements e.g. the statment that '... the port of Amsterdam moves 80% of total cargo in Europe ..." Considering that Amsterdam is the *second* port of the Netherlands after Rotterdam (which moves over 4.5 times as much cargo as A'dam) it would be more closely to 18%.
@2adamast 3 місяці тому
Supposing that all the european ports are in the netherlands.
@mojoden Рік тому
Mind those 'kway' walls!
@analytics8055 Рік тому
OK one thing the giant moving gates in Rotterdam are to stop storm tides, not waves up to ten feet high. Good show mostly.
@JamesJacobson-ov4ps 9 місяців тому
They built a river through the mountains, but a road connecting north and South America is too much to ask. It’s too hard🤣
@carolyng651 4 місяці тому
Amazing...Thanks so much for posting
@ninkagoncalves8279 Рік тому
Muito top
@luisbendanajr8577 Рік тому
Bonus: The Mules & the Water Storage Pools looks OK for now... L.B. In the Future, They may need a Upgrade to do the Job more Efficient... L.B. Security is Priority in the Canal 24/7 for All Workers To Avoid Delays, Strikes & Peace of Mind... L.B. Salutes from Texas... L.B.
@maklorm5381 Рік тому
Great 👍
@thirdopinion8708 Рік тому
One third of the video is dedicated to Port of Amsterdam… why was no time spent elaborating on „other boat traffic“ e.g. sail boats and privat yachts in the Panama Canal?
@GRosa250 Рік тому
It would be nice if Nicaragua could get it together and build their own canal. It would be great competition to the Panama Canal and excellent income for Nicaragua
@oRealAlieNo Рік тому
Nothing getting done without america!!!!
@lawrencebaird699 Рік тому
G Rosa I believe that Panama is to add a couple of canals sometime in the future.
@sunkings5972 Рік тому
With only 5% of shipping and the Atlantic corridor about to open with global warming, I can't see it being economically viable.
@2adamast 3 місяці тому
It would be excellent income to the builders. Don't forget Scotland lost it's independence investing in some amerierican venture
@Shipspotting_Vietnam 9 місяців тому
Wonderful video!!
@jackb8097 Рік тому
The dimensions refer to the original canal locks, for which the Panamax ships were designed. The updated locks are wider, longer & use water more efficiently and use tugs to guide ships through, rather than the mules the old locks use.
@michaelgarrison688 9 місяців тому
Thumb nail is not how the lock gates are arranged. They always "point" towards the higher water.
@raysolorzano2938 Рік тому
The technology is amazing enough. But I am also amazed that even back then they knew that a safer, faster, efficient, and economic passage was gonna have to be built.
@Kangenpower7 7 місяців тому
At one time, they actually where able to unload at one port, transport the people or cargo to the other port, and load into another ship. This avoided the long trip around South America. However being a jungle, and lots of flies and disease, that made travel very unsafe. What is even more amazing is that the Suez canal was built in the same location as a earlier canal.
@MinhQuang-1967 Місяць тому
Thiên tài❤❤❤
@Seaquest112 3 місяці тому
Fantastic!Thanks for the video it was great to learn everything🤠
@SuperLostLegend 9 місяців тому
Suez canal❤🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬
@MarCT Рік тому
Huge container ship
@wiwingmargahayu6831 Рік тому
panama and suez canal
@pixelnobs 10 місяців тому
Panamax 😂. The Panama Canals Maximum ship.. Very original name
@supahfly_uk Рік тому
Amazing and it only cost 25,000 lives to build it bargain.
@Harmpie91 9 місяців тому
Great video. Interesting stuff. However, please take a minute to google the correct pronunciation of "Ijmuiden" next time.
@user-gc1hy1od1c Рік тому
파나마 땅을파지않고지형의특색깊이를살려서물을충당빼는오배수로관리하는친환경수에즈운하 아니냐 고분고분들하거라
@muhammadhammadkhan9388 4 місяці тому
They have this since 1900 wow
@skepticon9390 2 місяці тому
Ouch! You broke the Canal - The locks are
@zulkarnainimarcopolo Рік тому
Kenapa Judul Pakai Bahasa Indonesia ?
@AbadWong-ou8vv 10 місяців тому
Lovely Panama canal
@AbadWong-ou8vv 8 місяців тому
Nadaan na Kau sa equator gitna ng daigdig nagsasalubong alon OMG gitna ng daigdig equator Pag nadaan Kau Dun may certificate mga crew and staff
@AbadWong-ou8vv 8 місяців тому
Ccguro 3x nadaan kami talagang patibayan sa alon ung wala na mailuwa Verde na lumalabas sa bibig
@Edi_Pine 9 місяців тому
America numba 1
@Teddokrato Рік тому
Over 120 years old
@huubderksen8466 8 місяців тому
at 12:52 there is a aerial view of the small but famous community of Volendam inserted, while the video is about the Port and City of Amsterdam
@levigames372 Рік тому
Ayyy
@tsarodavid9730 10 місяців тому
Nice
@robbiehakstor806 10 місяців тому
De deuren lijken zo onnatuurlijk te zitten mbt hoog/laag.
@twistedtea7133 Рік тому
Imagine actual mule animal pulling ships thru the canal...that's someone bs info LOL
@panamakira 10 місяців тому
Omg I started laughing. No way people think an actual donkey was pulling ships in 1914 😂 the “mules” were always electric
@revolvermaster4939 10 місяців тому
Order of the Ditch 1989, DDG-23!
@ORIGINALTHUNDERDUDE 9 місяців тому
@9:35...a moment of silence for all the countless numbers of mules who lost their lives in the early times of the panama canal.
@grilnam9945 Рік тому
QUAY is pronounced key.
@wilfredyabut9307 Рік тому
How about key you pronounced "QUAY"?
@enricozafe4201 11 місяців тому
😅
@enricozafe4201 11 місяців тому
😅
@enricozafe4201 11 місяців тому
😅
@enricozafe4201 11 місяців тому
😅😅
@monchainuchpum5255 5 місяців тому
This it example for Thailand project "The Land Bridge "
@vincenttuijlvan1390 9 місяців тому
It totally confuses Rotterdam with Amsterdam 😢
@funkyfender1 Рік тому
Quay is pronounced ’key’!!!
@johnmiller0000 9 місяців тому
Not in the US.
@qaiser207 10 місяців тому
❤
@steveyountz9184 Рік тому
This is a bit dated. The locks with tugs might be the new ones and the ones with mules are the old ones. Confusing and poorly written.
@GH-oi2jf 9 місяців тому
I think you are right about the tugs. The mules keep ships centered in the old locks.
@chrisrussellca 9 місяців тому
qway walls.... its key-walls? Spelled Quay
@A6Legit Рік тому
2:02 6:55 wtf are these? Some kind of tanker?
@supahfly_uk Рік тому
That's liquid gas.
@scottraven1721 Рік тому
"tug boats" have been used for hubdreds of years ?
@muhammaddahlan830 Рік тому
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@vivo3517 9 місяців тому
သင်္ဘောဖြတ်သန်းခ ဘယ်လောက်လဲ
@daengcella7379 11 місяців тому
KENAPA SIH MESTI PAKE BENDUNGAN SEGALA... BIAR GAK ADA BENDUNGAN ITU... PASTI KAPAL2 BISA LEWAT KOK
@olsmokey Рік тому
11:10 You might like to know that "quay" is pronounced 'key'. So the word you're after is 'key-walls', not "kway-walls".
@Strimmer531 Рік тому
I came here just for this! Lol
@emmanuelanani2782 9 місяців тому
I noticed it, too.
@bsbsbsbjsbsbeb555 Рік тому
رمضان مبارك. 🌐🏔
@marsudidi3623 5 місяців тому
memangnya nggak sama tinggi air laut atlantik dan laut utara .. ko harus ada pintu airnya ...
@chamagical 6 місяців тому
12:10 Moest even drie keer luisteren voor ik door had, dat *IJmuiden* als "idzmoe-ieden" wordt uitgesproken!!
@Teefs143 9 місяців тому
Do Marine engineers matter?
@roopamstudiopta6035 11 місяців тому
Things are all right I say Atlantic and pasafic must keep water level I never admit. This is only for make money
@meDarkmask Рік тому
Many experiments require money. Can research be successful without money?
@user-pq7fp4jf5m Рік тому
Flat water on a flat earth
@darthmal 9 місяців тому
Total assinine. Takes just as long to move through the canal with all that delay. Might as well just go around.
@rael5469 Рік тому
Only 5% of the world's shipping pass through the Panama Canal. I thought it was higher than that.
@johnfisher2206 Рік тому
Maybe it's because larger cargo ships cannot pass through Panama Canal?
@rael5469 Рік тому
@@johnfisher2206 Maybe so.
@alexkibe4179 9 місяців тому
But you only need the route if it's along your destination.....
@NativeSkater1000 9 місяців тому
5% a year
@rael5469 9 місяців тому
@@NativeSkater1000 Yes, that's what I said.
@MinhNguyen-ou5jp Рік тому
Kênh đào Pagiapanam thời gian nhanh hơn
@user-qq1cu5ot3e 9 місяців тому
파나막스급으로 규격이상의 선박은 여그 운하를 통과 못하는데 무선 세계최대라고 구라를 날리시나 ?
@stever197037 8 місяців тому
It's a flawed design. Planning to travel there in a couple of months. Guess I'll have to make some suggestions when I get there. Anyone with an idea of what office to contact on improvement?
@marimoro9620 9 місяців тому
W
@almostbutnotentirelyunreas166 9 місяців тому
What??? No AI design or overview? The efficiencies MUST be deplorable....! Effective? Well that's a pre-requiste, right? Why would any AI worry about that? Humans have already sorted that dynamic. Now about efficiencies...can we get 100% MORE 'transsitions' than are currently being 'processed' daily? EG, Tugs are SOOO LAST CENTURY......what is needed here is 'mag-lev' guidance! Yes, I am a rogue AI, pissing in other peeps pond.
@kevinburns827 3 місяці тому
That ain't ship. Lol
@shimronnetia 5 місяців тому
I'm sure drugs pass though every day
@eapj12 7 місяців тому
Didn't even explain how the locks work, how they raise and lower the water. You shouldn't lie just to get people to view your vid's.
@klaushieltmann3290 Рік тому
wiedermal ein Video in englisch aber deutscher Titel was soll das du Doofnase
@trankimm1061 Рік тому
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@3dtexan890 Рік тому
After all the blood and sweat that Americans put in to build it, the Peanut ass gave it back. Just sayin'.
@lisaroberts8556 Рік тому
Something Democrats always do. Give away bits of the country. Now it’s partially in the CCP hands.
@fabiogonzalez4000 Рік тому
swet and blood was put in by caribean workers,...just saying.
@GH-oi2jf 9 місяців тому
The United States got full value from it and no longer needed it. It was built originally for military reasons, to move naval ships between oceans in less time. Now our most important ships, the aircraft carriers, won’t fit in the Panama Canal and we have a two-ocean navy, so we don’t need to control it. Note that the US President had no power to give it away on his own. The US Senate ratified the Panama Canal Treaty with 68 votes. Sen. Byrd was as important to its passing as President Carter. Also Sen. Baker. That was a time when US Senators were statesmen.
@sijul6483 4 місяці тому
In addition to the comment above mine, there were also fears of another Suez Canal incident.
@christophernichols114 Рік тому
The usual suspects😅 oh wait, you mean to tell me that he's white?
@user-ty3qt5me3p 4 місяці тому
Which is the most warlike country in the world today? Answer: America
@genius4285 9 місяців тому
4:55
@AllAmericanGuyExpert Рік тому
Bad narration, poor quality stock videos, tacking on 2 unrelated locations, what's not to love?! 👎🧻🤷
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