Panama Ports Company, S.A. (PPC) has initiated arbitration proceedings against Maersk, alleging that the shipping company had taken control of its terminals near the Panama Canal and breached a long-term contract. The Port of Balboa 🏗️, formerly part of the… Read More »Panama Ports Company Starts Arbitration Against MAERSK
Panama may extend the temporary operating contracts for Balboa & Cristobal ports, which would mean continuity for APM Terminals Panama (Maersk) and Terminal Investment Limited (MSC). While the agreements, signed and endorsed on 23 February 2026, were structured with an… Read More »Possible Extension of Temporary Balboa & Cristobal Port Contracts
Cosco Shipping has suspended its use of the Port of Balboa, halting all arrivals and departures at the terminal. The decision was communicated to clients in a notice issued on March 10. Cosco also clarified that it is not considering… Read More »Cosco Suspends Balboa Port Operations; Remains in Panama
APM Terminals and Terminal Investment Limited (TiL) took over operations at Balboa and Cristóbal ports 🏗️ this Monday, the 2nd and 5th largest container ports on the Panama Canal. This to provide continuity of operations following the annuled concession contract of Panama… Read More »APM Terminals & TiL (MSC) Take Over Operations at Key Canal Ports
APM Terminals to Operate Ports During Transition Thursday last week, Panama’s Supreme Court of Justice declared the contract between CK Hutchison’s Panama Ports Company S.A. (PPC) and the State of Panama unconstitutional, annulling the decades long concession. PPC, a subsidiary… Read More »Panama Ports Concession Declared Unconstitutional
London & Regional Panama has announced a new warehouse 📦 investment of over $40 million in Panama Pacifico, reinforcing its role as one of Latin America’s leading logistics, commercial, and industrial hubs. This is among the most significant private investments… Read More »$40 Million Investment in New Warehouse Infrastructure in Panama Pacifico
Last week Vincent Clerk, CEO of A.P. Moller – Maersk confirmed the group’s interest in investing in new ports in Panama 🇵🇦. He did that at the business meeting: Logistics in Transformation: Panama’s Bet on Growth and Innovation, organized by… Read More »MAERSK CEO Confirms Interest in New Port Development in Panama
Earlier this month A.P. Moller – Maersk has launched a new logistics 📦center in Panama Pacifico as a gateway to Latin America markets 🌎. Situated in a Special Economic Zone on the country’s Pacific side, the 20,000-square-meter facility is built to function as a… Read More »Maersk Opens New Logistics Center in Panama Pacifico
APM Terminals has bought the Panama Canal Railway Company (PCRC) from Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited and Lanco Group/Mi-Jack. This announcement was made from The Hague (NL) today by APM Terminals, a subsidiary of Danish shipping company A.P. Moller –… Read More »APM Terminals Acquires Panama Canal Railway Company