Ships waiting to enter the Panama Canal in August 2023 Bienvenido Velasco/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock The Panama Canal was among the defining engineering achievements of the 20th century. Since its completion in 1914, it has served as one of the world’s most important shipping routes, providing the fastest way to sail between the […]
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Global trade is facing even more turmoil with a severe drought that began last year forcing authorities to slash ship transits by 36% in the Panama Canal, one of the world’s most important trade routes. The new cuts announced on Wednesday by authorities in Panama are set to deal an […]
A mangrove forest thrived on an island in the Panama Canal until a violent volcanic eruption buried it in ash and rock 22 million years ago – wiping it from the planet. Now, scientists at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute have found the fossilized remains of the trees that once straddled […]
From his office perched on the edge of the Pacific Ocean, Steven Paton looks over the entrance to the Panama Canal; the high rises of the country’s capital resting upon the horizon behind him, and an increasingly long queue of tankers lining up in the bay. For 33 years his […]
As global shipping lines grapple with increased instability and security threats in key maritime regions, fears are rising once again for world trade. Recent attacks on ships in the Red Sea have prompted major international shipping lines and oil companies to divert their routes away from the Suez Canal, a […]
[1/2]Anti-mining activists gather outside Panama’s top court where deliberations started to rule on several constitutional challenges to First Quantum Minerals’ FM.TO contract for the Cobre Panama mine, in Panama City, Panama November 25, 2023. REUTERS/Aris Martinez/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights PANAMA CITY, Nov 28 (Reuters) – Canadian miner First Quantum’s […]
This is the shocking moment a motorist shot dead two environmental demonstrators at near point blank range after becoming enraged over their road blockade in Panama. Harrowing images captured the shooter, a frustrated elderly man, climbing out of his car to argue with the eco-protesters who had stopped traffic on […]
Costa Rica President Rodrigo Chaves Robles speaks during his joint statement with French President Emmanuel Macron (not pictured) at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, 24 March 2023. Yoan Valat/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights PANAMA CITY, Sept 23 (Reuters) – Costa Rica’s President Rodrigo Chaves will visit Panama’s […]