How climate change is increasing water conflicts at the Panama Canal
When the region experiences droughts, as it did in 2023–2024, the resulting water shortages can lead to increasing water ...
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APM Terminals buys Panama Canal Railway from CPKC and Lanco Group
APM Terminals has purchased the Panama Canal Railway Company (PCRC) from Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) and the Lanco Group/Mi-Jack.
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The Panama ports deal is delayed, as China signals dissent
But the deal hailed by Donald Trump as a way to regain American control of the Panama Canal seems to get more complicated by ...
The Panama Canal Is More Important Than Ever. The U.S. Can’t Do Without It.
Trump wants control over the canal, which is key for transporting U.S. petroleum products to growing Asia markets.
Could constitutional challenges further delay or even block Hutchison’s Panama deal?
No agreement has been signed so far, with Hutchison, BlackRock still negotiating amid Beijing's antitrust probe and legal ...
Denmark’s Maersk Buys Panama Canal Railway Despite Trump Threat
Danish shipping powerhouse A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S purchased a railway linking ports at both ends of the Panama Canal, ...
Canadian Pacific, Lanco Sell Panama Canal Railway
Canadian Pacific and the Illinois-based conglomerate have equally owned Panama Canal Railway Co. since it was formed in 1998. The Panama company last year generated revenue of $77 million and earnings ...
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China Launches Antitrust Probe Into $22.8 Billion Panama Ports Deal
China’s antitrust regulator announced it will review Hong Kong conglomerate CK Hutchison’s planned sale of strategic Panama Canal ports to a BlackRock-led consortium, throwing the ...
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Port Deal Aimed at Tamping Down Trump Panama Canal Rhetoric Hits Turbulence After Beijing Backlash
President Trump has championed the deal, calling it a significant step in bolstering hemispheric defense and reducing China’s ...
The Panama Canal’s other conflict: Water security for the population and the global economy
The U.S. acquired the rights to build and operate the Panama Canal in exchange for US$10 million and annual payments of $250,000. Later, the Torrijos-Carter Treaty in 1977 committed the U.S. to ...
Chinese anger at sale of Panama Canal ports to US investor highlights tensions between the two superpowers
When Hong Kong-listed conglomerate CK Hutchison announced it was selling its two port concessions on the Panama Canal to a US ...