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Jorge Quijano usually hangs out at the Panama Canal, but this week he was in Norfolk.
The CEO of one of the shipping world’s most important spots said his board typically chooses a U.S. city of “importance within the global maritime industry” for an annual meeting.

“Norfolk is really like a sister port to the Panama Canal,” Quijano said. Following visits to the USS Wisconsin and the Botanical Garden, Quijano – who plans to retire in September 2019 after 44 years working for the historic passageway – sat down with The Pilot. Here’s what he said about big ships, an expansion of the Panama Canal and the booming business of liquefied natural gas.