Last Friday, the Panama Canal commemorated its one hundredth anniversary in which homage was paid to the 10,000 workers and the sacrifices they made during the construction of these works to connect the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, This commemorative act took place at the Miraflores sluice gates in the pacific sector and were lead by the Panama Canal Administrator, Jorge Luis Quijano, the Minister for Canal Affairs and the President of its Board of Directors, Roberto Roy. "One hundred years of innovation have passed (...) but, today, we are celebrating the human race, because of the numerous losses of those who made the maximum sacrifice in order to convert these works into a reality" said Quijano during the act.

The Panama Canal was officially opened on the 15th of August 1914, when the first vessel crossed the 78 miles, which connect the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, for the first time. During this past century, over one million vessels have crossed this Central-American country.

During its presence in Panama, FCC has executed various works along the Canal; the straightening of the Corta Gaillard for 14 million Euros and the dry excavation stage for the new Cartagena mooring station for 2.6 million Euros, both projects in 2006.

Today, FCC forms part of the consortium that is constructing the PAC-4 mega-project, which us currently 78% complete and is considered one of the largest works in the world.

This consists of expanding the Panama Canal by excavating a segment of the new Canal access course on the Pacific coast to allow the so-called Post-Panamax vessels to enter, which was previously impossible because of their size.

During this project, FCC was able to break a record after excavating 1.3 million cubic metres a month, mainly of rock, for a total of 25 million cubic metres.