Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino urged member nations at the Mercosur Summit in Buenos Aires, to back the Río Indio ...

Panama Canal boss says MSC ports deal threatens neutrality, FT reports By Reuters June 9, 202510:28 PM PDTUpdated June 9, 2025 ...

Depending on the size, weight, and type of vessel, ship owners often pay anywhere between $15,000 and $300,000 in basic fees ...

Panama Canal Authority administrator Ricaurte Vasquez said in an interview published on Tuesday that CK Hutchison Holdings’ US$23 billion deal to sell its overseas ports to a consortium led by ...

MSC and the Panama Canal Authority did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment. CK Hutchison confirmed last month that MSC, run by the family of Italian billionaire Gianluigi Aponte, ...

Ricaurte Vásquez, Panama Canal Authority administrator, said the concentration of ownership could disadvantage some shipping companies and upset the canal’s principle of neutrality between nations.

Reuters FILE PHOTO: A cargo ship boat model is pictured in front of the Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) logo in this illustration taken March 3, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo ...

(Reuters) -The sale of two ports near the Panama Canal to a global consortium led by Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) threatens the canal's principle of neutrality, the canal's head Ricaurte ...

In 2023, the Panama Canal Authority reduced daily vessel transits from 36 to 32 ships per day due to drought-driven water shortages, with further restrictions likely if conditions persist.

China on Wednesday voiced support for Panama’s sovereignty following concerns that a planned port sale of 43 ports to a single consortium could undermine the neutrality of the Panama Canal.

Panama Canal Reports Record FY 2019 Tonnage The Panama Canal has closed the 2019 fiscal year (FY19) with a record tonnage of 469 million Panama Canal tons (PC/UMS), a 6.2 percent increase compared ...