This video shows the process of removing the barrier separating the waters of the Pacific Ocean from the new Cocoli locks on the Pacific side of the Panama Canal, marking another milestone in the construction of the ‘Third Set of Locks’.
Photos courtesy micanaldepanama.com
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Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison has escalated a legal fight over its Panama Canal port concessions, triggering treaty arbitration and raising uncertainty over operations at the Balboa and Cristobal terminals as Panama advances plans for a forced transition.
Panama’s top court has ruled that the contract granted to Li Ka-shing’s CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd. to operate two ports near the Panama canal is unconstitutional, delivering a win for Donald Trump’s drive to rein in China’s control of strategic infrastructure in Latin America.
The Panama Canal Authority has launched the formal prequalification process for two major infrastructure projects that could reshape energy and container flows across the Americas, even as mounting legal uncertainty...
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