It is probable that the suggestions that have been made to increase the size of the canal to enable it to be used by ships of more than 25,000 deadweight tons will not proceed beyond the proposal stage, since the maximum savings that can be achieved in the length of a voyage by using it are only about 420 miles.
Kufanele ukuba iingcebiso ebezenziwe ukukanyisa ubungakakanani kwijelo, ukuvumela ukuba lisetyenziswe zinqanawa ezingaphezulu kwamawaka angamakhulu angamashumi amabini anesihlanu obunzima obufihlakeleyo beetoni, abunakudlula ngezantsi kweqondo lesicelo sohambo ngokusebenzisa yona bumalunga neemayile ezingamakhulu amane anamashumi mabini.