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Panama Canal Opens Search for Partners in $2.6B Dual-Terminal Project
The ACP wants to develop new Pacific and Atlantic transshipment hubs to boost capacity and counter growing…
Panama Canal Says Tariffs, Trade Volatility to Keep Transits Below Pre-Drought Levels
The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) expects average daily transits to decline to 33 next year, below the…
Panama Canal’s Net-Zero Slot Reservation Set for October Launch
The move supports the canal authority's commitment to achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.
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Panama Canal Puts Port Rights Up for Sale in Bid to Foster Carrier Competition
The Panama Canal Authority plans to sell two yet-to-be-built ports as concerns grow of widening influence…
CK Hutchison Port Sale Will Not Close in 2025, but Delay ‘Not Troublesome’
Co-managing director Frank Sixt said he believes "there is a reasonable chance" of striking a deal "that is…
Panama Canal Authority Plans to Build Its Own Ports Amid US-China Tensions
The canal operator plans port terminals on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts, alongside a new gas pipeline as…
US Ambassador Calls Panama Ports Owner ‘A Bad Operator’ as Cosco Rumors Ramp Up
Washington again pressures Panama to cut Chinese ties near the canal, while Cosco's potential entry into the…
Panama Court Battle Threatens CK Hutchison’s Canal Port Deal
Comptroller's lawsuit could upend a $22.8 billion global port sale, opening the door for a public-private…
CMA CGM Watching Hutchison Port Sale ‘Very Closely’ As Potential Suitor
The ocean carrier giant has scooped up multiple port terminals in recent years, and could enter the…
CK Hutchison Seeks ‘Major’ Chinese Investor in $23 Billion Port Sale
Cosco Shipping's possible inclusion in the MSC/BlackRock consortium heightens geopolitical stakes, but the…
China Threatens to Block $23B Port Deal Without Cosco Stake: Report
Beijing wants the Chinese carrier included in the MSC-BlackRock acquisition of 45 Hutchison ports, raising…
China’s Cosco Eyes Stake in MSC-BlackRock Panama Ports Deal
The reported potential addition of Chinese investors emerged as the current $23 billion deal has hit…
Panama Canal Chief Warns $23B Port Deal Poses Risks to its Neutrality
ACP leader joins regulators and industry stakeholders in raising concerns over the MSC-BlackRock acquisition…
Panama Canal Sees Post-Drought Spike in Container Shipping Transits
In the first five months of 2025, crossings via the canal jumped 10 percent annually as geopolitical tensions…
Panama Ports Buyers Caught Between a Rock and a Hard Place
MSC, BlackRock and CK Hutchison have reportedly mulled alternatives to the current $23 billion deal in hope…