The Panama Canal Authority announced a deadline extension for submitting the prequalifcation documents for the Corozal & Telfers Container Port Terminals as well as the energy corridor gas pipeline project. This according to amendment No. 3, published earlier this month.… Read More »Panal Canal Extends RFQ Deadlines for Port Terminals and Pipeline Megaprojects
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
PSA Panama 🏗️ container terminal will increase its yard capacity by approximately 15% before year-end, as part of a multi-year investment program averaging nearly US$30 million annually over the past three years. The move is designed to optimize existing infrastructure… Read More »PSA Panama to Boost Yard Capacity with 15%, Strengthens Security
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
The Panama Canal Authority has published the prequalification tenders (RFQs) for two container port terminals ($2.6 B. combined) and the development of a 76 km. interoceanic gas pipeline ($2 B). A key milestone in the selection procedure of future concessionaires.… Read More »Panama Canal Launches Prequalification Tenders for Port Terminals & Gas Pipeline
In 2025 Panamanian ports moved a record breaking volume of containers, up 3.6.% compared to 2024. This according to data from the Autoridad Marítima de Panamá(AMP). A total of 9.9 million TEU (20-foot containers) were moved, 345,586 units more than the year before, despite the uncertainty in… Read More »Container Traffic in Panamanian Ports Grew 3.6% in 2025, reaching Record of 9.9 million TEU
The reported sale of CK Hutchison’s global port portfolio to a consortium led by BlackRock and MSC has stalled amid rising geopolitical and legal complexity, according to The Wall Street Journal. The sale includes the ports of Balboa and Cristóbal… Read More »Panama Ports Deal Gridlocked as China Makes New Demands for its Approval
Panama’s logistics sector is on the verge of a major expansion. Large-scale infrastructure investments — including new port terminals, a railway to Costa Rica and ongoing Canal upgrades — are expected to push the sector from roughly 35% of GDP… Read More »Panama’s Logistics Infrastructure Boom: Sector Could Grow from 35 to 50% of GDP
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
Container movements in Panamanian ports were up by 1.7% in the first half of 2025, according to data from Panama’s Maritime Authority (AMP). A total of 4.83 million TEU (20-foot containers) were moved, 78,686 thousand units more compared to the same period last year. Five of the… Read More »Container Movements in Panama’s Ports Up 1.7% First Half of 2025
Hong Kong’s CK Hutchison says its $23 billion ports sale, including two key Panamanian ports, will not close this year as it awaits Beijing’s approval for the transaction with a BlackRock-led consortium. The deal, announced in March, would transfer 43… Read More »CK Hutchison: No Panama Ports Deal This Year