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Businesses have doled out up as much as $4 million to move boats through the Panama Canal with the Strait of Hormuz effectively closed, according to the Panama Canal Authority, in a move that has created a seismic shift...

An explosion set multiple fuel trucks on fire near a major bridge at the Pacific entrance to the Panama Canal, injuring four people and leaving another person missing, according to fire officials. Video from the scene sh...

The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission said it is monitoring possible retaliation by China against Panama-flagged vessels for its effect on global shipping.

LOS ANGELES, March 26 (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) said on Thursday it is closely monitoring a surge in detentions of Panama-flagged vessels in China that appears tied to a Panama court ruling a...

Costa Rica and Panama took a new step toward transportation integration by signing a memorandum of understanding to cooperate on the development of their railway projects.

PANAMA CITY, March 20 (Reuters) - The Panama Canal ​Authority said on Friday ‌it will grant uninterrupted vessel passage ​during its 2026 ​planned maintenance program, which ⁠will take place ​between March and ​September...

The Panama Canal Authority said Monday it is tracking changes in global shipping patterns after U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran triggered retaliation and broader instability in the region. The authority called it too ea...

The Panamanian government said Tuesday that trade has not been affected after it took control of two ports operated by Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison Holdings at the Panama Canal. Authorities moved in Monday to take over t...

Hong Kong-based conglomerate CK Hutchison Holdings issued a warning on Thursday, stating it would pursue legal action against Danish shipping firm Maersk if the company proceeds to manage two Panama Canal ports without i...

The capture of Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro and ominous threats over Greenland’s sovereignty grab the world’s attention, but the squeeze that Mr Trump has put on Panama is more relevant for the rest of the Americas...

Panama’s President Jose Raul Mulino has rejected China’s threat to make the Central American country pay a “heavy price” after a Hong Kong company was evicted from two ports on the strategic Panama Canal amid pressure fr...

China warned Panama on Tuesday there would be "heavy prices" to pay after a court ruling there annulled Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison's, contract to operate two ports at the Panama Canal.

Panama's Supreme Court has annulled key port contracts held by a subsidiary of Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison, leaving the future ownership of some Panama Canal operations unclear and possibly upsetting its plans to sell s...

Panama's Supreme Court has annulled key port contracts held by a subsidiary of Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison, leaving the future ownership of some Panama Canal operations unclear and possibly upsetting its plans to sell s...

Panama’s President José Raúl Mulino on Tuesday criticized port concession companies in the Caribbean region of the country for the surge in drug trafficking, mainly cocaine, bound for Europe. According to official data,...

“The ports are ours,” declared Anel Flores, Panama’s comptroller-general, on July 30th. His office, which manages public funds, had just filed two cases with Panama’s Supreme Court, asking it to revoke the contract held...

Communities in Panama that would have to relocate under the Panama Canal's plan to build a $1.6 billion reservoir filed a Supreme Court challenge on Thursday, saying the project intended to enable more vessel transits is...

In February the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) approved a $1.6bn project that will see the Indio river dammed, flooding the lands of 630 families who live in the basin. In May, dozens of farmers waving Panamanian flags too...

Panama remains on the EU’s tax haven list. According to Olga de Obaldía, executive director of the local chapter of the NGO Transparency International, the country “still faces major structural challenges” to prevent “mo...

Panama’s government has regained control of Bocas del Toro province after months of violent anti-government protests sparked by pension reforms, officials announced. The unrest, centered in the banana-producing region, l...