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BigBear.ai Launches AI-Powered Cargo Security In Panama Canal Region: Retail Pins Hope On ‘Worldwide’ Expansion
Asianet Newsable
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August 15, 2025
BigBear.ai (BBAI) on Friday launched a cargo security system in partnership with Narval Holding Corp., with an aim to enhance cargo transparency and counter illegal trade across global shipping routes. The rollout will begin in Panama, a strategic...
Panama Continues Shadow Fleet Crackdown with World-First Mandatory Traceability for Ship-to-Ship Transfers
gCaptain
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August 8, 2025
The Panama Ship Registry has become the first naval registry globally to implement mandatory traceability for ship-to-ship (STS) operations of hydrocarbons conducted on the high seas. Under the new requirements, any Panamanian-flagged oil vessel...
HHS, USDA confirm human, traveler-associated New World Screwworm case; precautionary, proactive surveillance ongoing
Lassen County Times - California
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August 27, 2025
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently identified an instance of a traveler-associated human case of New World screwworm in the United States. The New World Screwworm.The U.S....
Mexico reports 53% surge in screwworm cases
AGDAILY - Michigan
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August 28, 2025
Cases of New World screwworm, a flesh-eating parasite that infests livestock and sometimes humans, have risen sharply in Mexico. According to Mexican government data cited by Reuters, as of August 17 there were 5,086 recorded infestations in...
On This Day: U.S. ship opens Panama Canal
United Press International (UPI)
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1 of 3 | The SS Ancon became the first ship to transit the newly built Panama Canal on August 15, 1914. File Photo courtesy of the U.S. National Archives Aug. 15 (UPI) -- On this date in history: In 1914, a U.S. ship sailed from the Atlantic to...
Container ship traffic: Trump's tariffs have not reduced Panama Canal traffic -- yet
RTL Today
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August 14, 2025
Tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump on dozens of countries have so far not affected container ship traffic through the Panama Canal, its administrator said Thursday. Allies and adversaries alike are facing higher levies on exports to the...
Ordovician Beach Resort Makes Its Grand Debut in Panama, Ushering in a New Era of Purpose-Driven Luxury
Hospitality Net
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August 15, 2025
A bold new chapter in Caribbean hospitality begins with the opening of Ordovician Beach Resort, a 47-room luxury retreat located on Isla Grande within Portobelo National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage site. Overlooking Panama's northern Caribbean...
CK Hutchison says Panama Canal asset sale requires multi-nation regulatory approval
AzerNews
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August 15, 2025
CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd. announced on Thursday that its proposed sale of Panama Canal assets will hinge on securing regulatory clearance from multiple global authorities, including those in China, the United States, the United Kingdom, and the...
Aruba ready for first game against Panama
24ora
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August 14, 2025
0 The Aruba U12 baseball team has arrived in Williamsport and is fully prepared for its opening game against Panama on Friday. Coach Michael Trappenberg shared insights on how the team has been getting ready for the big match. “This is a...
Panama cracks down on STS transfers in bid to clean up fleet
Splash 247
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August 8, 2025
Uncategorized Panama Maritime Authority The Panama Ship Registry has become the first flag in the world to implement stricter controls and mandatory traceability for offshore ship-to-ship (STS) transfers of hydrocarbons. Non-compliance—depending...
US seeks UN authorization for new ‘Gang Suppression Force’ to tackle escalating violence in Haiti
Associated Press
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August 28, 2025
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States announced Thursday that it is seeking U.N. authorization for a new “Gang Suppression Force” to help tackle the escalating violence in Haiti, where armed groups are expanding their brutal activities from the...
Trump's tariffs have not reduced Panama Canal traffic -- yet
The Griffon News - Missouri
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Tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump on dozens of countries have so far not affected container ship traffic through the Panama Canal, its administrator said Thursday. Allies and adversaries alike are facing higher levies on exports to the...
FIBA AmeriCup 2025 – Team profile: Panama
FIBA Basketball
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MIAMI (United States) – The Central American team ranks 57th in the FIBA World Ranking and 12th in the Americas. Panama had a strong finish at the FIBA AmeriCup Qualifiers by winning three of their last four games, including an impressive home...
Panama is First Registry to Enforce Rules to Crack Down on STS Actions
The Maritime Executive
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The Panama Ship Registry started its new rules as of August 6, requiring reporting of planned ship-to-ship (STS) offshore oil transfers as the latest step in a series of crackdowns targeting the shadow tanker fleet. Panama had announced plans for...
CK Hutchison executive defends delay in Panama ports deal
Channel News Asia
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August 14, 2025
HONG KONG: A top executive at CK Hutchison on Thursday (Aug 14) brushed off the delay in offloading its Panama Canal ports as "not particularly troublesome", as the Hong Kong conglomerate reported its half-year earnings. The firm in March proposed...
Parents Gave Care to a Healer in Panama – Investigation Now Into the Death of this Girl
Newsroom Panama
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August 15, 2025
The Panamanian Ombudsman’s Office on Thursday called on the Attorney General’s Office to thoroughly investigate and pursue legal action in the death of a girl whose parents refused to hospitalize her and instead turned her over to a traditional...
Ecuador’s Listing of Tax Havens will now remove Panama
Newsroom Panama
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August 14, 2025
The tax agencies of Panama and Ecuador signed an agreement this Thursday that will allow the Central American country to be removed from Ecuador’s list of tax havens, announced Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino. “Today at noon, a tax...
No Panama Port Deal For CK Hutchison And BlackRock This Year
Zero Hedge
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The $19 billion sale of CK Hutchison's 43 global ports, including two strategically vital ports on the Panama Canal (Balboa and Cristóbal terminals), to a BlackRock-led consortium is far from completion, mired in the crossfire of US-China trade...
Parents left out of pocket as dentist moves to Panama
The New Zealand Herald
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August 14, 2025
Melissa Ferguson said her son, now 13, was about halfway through his treatment and “taking a break” while they waited for the last of his baby teeth to fall out, when the clinic suddenly closed. “It would have been nice to get at least a refund.”...
PANAMA hopes to be more than silent supporter in battle of “MICRO PLASTICS”
Panama Now Online
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August 7, 2025
Nations gather in Geneva Tuesday to try to complete a landmark treaty aimed at ending the plastic pollution crisis that affects every ecosystem and person on the planet. It’s the sixth time negotiators are meeting and they hope the last. A key...