The Nation: Getting Through the Canal for 36&

HIGHEST TOLL PAID $68,499.46 1977 Queen Elizabeth II

LOWEST TOLL PAID 36¢ 1928 Swimmer Richard Haliburton

AVERAGE TOLL $11,029 (approx. 1/10 the cost of sailing around Cape Horn)

LONGEST SHIP 973ft. 1973 San Juan Prospector

MOST CARGO 61,078 long tons of coal 1973 Bulk carrier Melodic.

AVERAGE TIME FOR A SHIP TO SPEND IN THE CANAL WATER 16-20 hrs.

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