Panama Canal to Enter Port Business With Dual-Terminal Tender

By Michael McDonald (Bloomberg) — The Panama Canal is planning to enter the ports business with a tender for two terminals, a move that comes amid a high-profile clash between the US and China over the waterway. The Panama Canal Authority expects...

Panama Canal to enter ports business as Trump-China feud simmers

[NEW YORK] The Panama Canal is planning to enter the ports business with a tender for two terminals, a move that comes amid a high-profile clash between the US and China over the waterway. The Panama Canal Authority expects to open a tender to...

Panama Canal to Enter Ports Business as Trump-China Feud Stews

[Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] The Panama Canal is planning to enter the ports business with a tender for two terminals, a move that comes amid a high-profile clash between the U.S. and China over the waterway. The...

Greenland, Ukraine and All That

According to DR, Denmark’s public broadcaster, the goal of the operation is to infiltrate Greenland's society and promote the island’s secession from Denmark to the US. It’s straight out of the Russian playbook in 2014, when Vladimir Putin was...

Panama Canal Defense is Strengthened with a U.S. Army Panamax Alpha 2025 Military Exercise

According to information published by the U.S. Department of Defense in August 2025, Phase II of PANAMAX-Alpha 2025 advanced joint U.S.–Panamanian capabilities through a multi-day integrated response simulating complex threats to the Panama...

Shrimp has become Panama’s Main Export Product

Shrimp is Panama’s main export product, as highlighted by Eduardo Carrasquilla, administrator of the Aquatic Resources Authority of Panama (ARAP). The official indicated that last year Panama exported $84 million, and shrimp was the most popular...

Panama Canal Railroad Purchase Amount Revealed

The operation of the Panama Canal Railway will be in the hands of an independent division of the Danish shipping company Maersk. APM Terminals (APMT), an independent division of Danish shipping company Maersk, has invested $600 million to take...

Caribbean Airlines needs a turnaround flight plan

Business Newsday 3 Hrs Ago Caribbean Airlines fleet of planes on the tarmac at the Piarco International Airport. - FILE PHOTO On August 11, Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bissessar issued an ultimatum to the management of state-owned Caribbean...

Panama opens with 10-inning win vs. Wister, more softball, baseball season openers

Panama's softball team pulled out an extra-inning win during its first game on new turf on its home field on Monday as Hayven Hoffman hit a winning run-scoring single in the bottom of the 10th inning, scoring Kylee Gollihare, to beat Wister. Also,...

Panama July Bunker Sales Drop to 13-Month Low as Bunker Calls Shrink

HSFO bunker volumes in Panama fell to their lowest level since November 2023. Image Credit: Ship & Bunker / Data Credit: AMP Marine fuel demand in Panama in July fell to its lowest level since June 2024, as bunker calls declined for the second...

Panama firm usurped name of Red Cross to hide money

The law firm at the center of the Panama offshore accounts scandal routinely usurped the name of the Red Cross and other charities to help obscure the origin of millions of dollars in questionable funds, two newspapers involved in the...

4,000+ Marines are Being Deployed in Panama under the U.S. Southern Command

Quick Reads:  Sunday August 17th 2025 – VIP Pensions – Poverty – Electricity Service in Panama

Special Pensions Under Scrutiny: The Supreme Court of Justice (SCJ) has come under fire for an agreement granting special pensions to magistrates and judges, sparking a heated debate over the legality and transparency of the judiciary. Although...

Panama Is The World's 1St Registry To Implement Compulsory Traceability Of Ship-To-Ship Transfers -

(MENAFN- Newsroom Panama) Panamanian Registry is the first naval registry in the world which has implemented mandatory traceability for Ship-To-Ship operations of hydrocarbons conducted on the high seas. As per the new requirements, any...

Panama’s Geisha Coffee Sets A Record Price. Its Source Is Worth A Trip

Elida Estate in Boquete, Panama Courtesy of Lamastus Family Estates If there was any doubt that specialty coffee is a luxury good—one whose aficionados prize origin, process, story and excellence—that was extinguished last week. At the...

Cobre Panama: Where $300M in Equipment Waits – and Rusts

Over $300 million in copper and mining equipment sits idle at Cobre Panamá amid ongoing shutdown. Site maintenance costs estimated at $13 million per month, much of it to preserve stranded machinery. OEMs and suppliers exposed to asset...

Interesting Panama Logistical Interconnection in Puerto Armuelles Anticipated by President Mulino

The new multipurpose dock in Puerto Armuelles will expand Panama’s logistics interconnection with Central America, which, according to President José Raúl Mulino, will allow for the movement of more cargo in that region and create an economic...

Biggest sources of immigrants to New Orleans

Biggest sources of immigrants to New Orleans Over 15% of the United States population is composed of immigrants. But in reality, the vast majority of Americans today are here because of relatives who immigrated from other countries some time in...

Panama flag toughens rules on STS transfers

Remembering the Victims of Las Garzas in Eastern Panama from 16 Years Ago

In a moving commemorative event, the Land Transit and Transportation Authority (ATTT), along with the victims’ families, repainted 24 blue hearts in Las Garzas de Pacora, in tribute to the people who lost their lives in the tragic traffic accident...