Panama

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The move escalates a dispute that began in January, when a Panamanian court voided CK Hutchison’s contracts to run two terminals at either end of the Panama Canal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

The arbitration is separate from Hutchison’s case against Panama and will be heard in London.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Many tankers currently carry the flags of countries such as Panama and the Marshall Islands, which have not secured assurances of safe passage, Maniatis said.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

The war in the Middle East has prompted a surge in ships utilising the Panama Canal, an executive for the waterway said Monday.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

‘For the last ten years we have been getting reports from nearly every country in the world about people disappearing mysteriously in the night. We had one only the other day from Panama...’

From "The BFG" by Roald Dahl