News Panama: Panama Canal Traffic Spurs $4.6 Million Payment for a Crossing
An empty gas supertanker will cut the line at the Panama Canal next week after a bumper payment of $4.6 million, as the Iran war upends global energy flows and redraws established trade routes.
News Panama: Panama Canal restricts traffic amid Hormuz crisis: Why this matters
At the end of June, Panama Canal administrator Ricaurte Vasquez Morales said more than 10,000 vessels had transited the canal over the previous nine months, up 5.2 percent from the same period a year ...
News Panama: Panama Spent 7% of GDP on Security: Does it Add Up?
Panama, one of the most peaceful countries in Central America, reportedly spent about 7 percent of its GDP on preventing and dealing with violence last year, far less than its neighbors. However, ...
News Panama: Panama Open for Business as Location for International Co-Productions, Boasting Diverse Cultural History That Bridges Continents
Panama is eagerly positioning itself as an ideal international co-production hub for filmmakers looking to shoot in Latin America, with new incentives in the works. The country is being feted this ...
News Panama: Panama says it could take over ports as it threatens to upend $20B deal with BlackRock, MSC
Panama’s President Jose Raul Mulino said Thursday the Central American nation could potentially take over two key ports along the canal — a move that would scupper US asset manager BlackRock’s bid to ...
News Panama: Panama Ports says it will discuss ports sale with Panama government
BEIJING (Reuters) -Panama Ports Company (PPC) said on Friday that it will communicate with the Panama government at an appropriate time in the sale process of two key ports that it operates near the Panama Canal. "We affirm that we believe engagement with the Government of Panama is vital to discuss the way forward for PPC," it said in a statement. Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison holds a 90% stake in PPC, which had a 25-year concession to operate the Balboa and Cristobal ports at both ends of the canal, renewed in 2021.
News Panama: $5.3 million a new record for Panama Canal transit
A South Korean gas shipper sets a new auction record – but the total bill will be even higher. The post $5.3 million a new record for Panama Canal transit appeared first on FreightWaves.
News Panama: Panama, El Salvador declare emergencies over El Niño impacts
El Salvador and Panama have declared their highest-level alerts nationwide as the effects of El Niño threaten economies and residents' safety.
News Panama: Panama Canal to limit shipping ahead of extreme weather during El Nino
The El Nino weather phenomenon is expected to increase the likelihood of drought and excess heat across the region.
News Panama: Panama commemorates canal handover despite Trump’s call for US control
Top political leaders in Panama have held a ceremony to mark the 25th anniversary of the return of the Panama Canal after decades of United States control. But the celebration took place under a pall, ...
News Panama: Displaced by El Niño, South American seabirds flock to Panama
By Enea Lebrun and Stefanie Eschenbacher PANAMA BAY, Panama, Aug 14 (Reuters) - Flocks of seabirds native to the cold, nutrient-rich waters off Peru and Chile are appearing far outside their usual range in Panama Bay as a powerful El Niño warms the eastern Pacific and disrupts marine food supplies. The birds are arriving in unusually high numbers after warming waters drove fish such as anchovies
News Panama: Panama pledges to end key canal deal with China, work with US after Rubio visit
Panama's José Raúl Mulino announced that his country would not renew its agreement with China's Belt and Road Initiative following a visit from Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
News Panama: El Niño hits the Panama Canal
The canal is the third waterway to be subjected to conditions that are curtailing global shipping.
News Panama: Panama denies State Dept claim that it is eliminating fees for US gov vessels using canal
Panama has denied the U.S. State Department's claim that the country will eliminate fees for U.S. government vessels transiting the Panama Canal, just one day after the State Department initially ...
News Panama: Trump’s ambition to retake the Panama Canal could have a heavy cost
In recent weeks, when he was President-elect Donald Trump publicly said that Panama should return the Panama Canal to the United States, and he would not rule out using military force to reclaim it. At his presidential Inauguration on Monday Trump doubled down on saying that his new administration was going to take back the canal.
News Panama: Panama 0-2 England: Bellingham inspires Three Lions to win Group L
England beat Panama 2-0 on Saturday at MetLife Stadium to win Group L, with Jude Bellingham stepping up in the second half to secure a stuttering victory. MORE — Full group stage table, standings ...
News Panama: Croatia stays alive for World Cup knockout round and eliminates Panama with 1-0 win
Croatia remains in contention for the knockout round ahead of its third and final group-stage match against Ghana on Saturday. Panama was eliminated and is still seeking its first World Cup point in ...
News Panama: Where to watch Panama today? Live soccer streams and TV channels for upcoming games
Fubo and DirecTV both offer five day free trials and offer access to channels like ESPN, FOX Sports, CBS Sports Network, ViX and Fubo Sports Network, all of which regularly show live international ...
