Panama terminal row

Increased vessels deployment in transpacific trades is stressing US port infrastructure even more; this is also reflected in Panamanian concerns

Neftalí Jaén Melamed, a former Panamanian prosecutor, called on Panama Maritime Authority (AMP) to cancel the concession contract it signed with PSA Panama International Terminal, located at the former Rodman naval base on the Pacific side of the canal

The Panamanian Association of Business Executives (Apede) has requested greater transparency and more analysis to be made public regarding the decision to automatically extend the concession held by the Panama Ports Company (PPC).

Robust trading performances for Panama’s ports

The investigation published yesterday (25 June) into the container loss by the MSC ZOE off the Dutch coast in January 2019 has brought about a number of recommendations regarding the technical side of container stowage and lashing and the routing of large container ships in the area concerned

Container volume through the busiest harbour in the US will exceed 16M TEU in 2017.