4. Research about the impact of the expansion of the Panama Canal with focus on the following areas:

a. Economic impact in the US. Examples of topics to discuss: Deepening and widening of navigation channels of maritime ports on the US east coast, construction of Walmart distribution centers near maritime ports on the east coast of the US, barge transportation of steel and ISO containers on the Mississippi and Ohio rivers, economic impact on the major maritime ports located on the west coast of the US, etc.

b. Economic impact in global supply chains. Examples of topics to discuss: redesign of global logistics networks, redesign of maritime routes, construction of container terminals in the Caribbean, etc