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AMP investigates sinking of cargo vessel off Panama Canal
The Panama Maritime Authority (AMP) on Monday began an investigation into the sinking of a general cargo ship that was…
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Panama Canal Authority announces water cooling measures for certain cargoes
The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) announced on Wednesday that it will be requiring vessels with certain types of cargo to…
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Panama’s president expects May completion of Canal expansion
Panama’s national president Juan Carlos Varela said in an address to the nation that the expansion of the Panama Canal…
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Panama Canal expansion deadline pushed back
The head of the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has said for the first time that the planned opening of the…
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Contractor says new Panama Canal locks will be repaired in January
The problematic third locks of the Panama Canal will be repaired in January 2016 according to the Panama Canal Authority…
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Panama Canal wait times reduced but still at four days
The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) said on Thursday that it has made big inroads into the wait times for ships,…
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Panama Canal Authority takes steps to alleviate traffic backlogs
The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) announced on Wednesday measures to counteract a backlog of vessels that has been building up…
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Global supply chains hit by delays of up to 10 days at the Panama Canal
Vessels using the Panama Canal are experiencing week-long delays, some even as long as 10 days, according to shippers and…
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Opening of expanded Panama Canal confirmed for April next year
Despite plenty of exasperating delays from contractors – the latest being leaking locks – the expanded Panama Canal will open…
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No plans for further expansion of the Panama Canal
Panama Canal Authority administrator Jorge Quijano has no intention just yet of expanding the waterway further to handle the latest…
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Opening date of expanded Panama Canal thrown into doubt again
When the Panama Canal’s expansion will be complete remains unclear as authorities have finally admitted the cracks to the new…
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Panama Canal Authority insists expansion to be completed on time
Mystery continues to surround the likelihood of the Panama Canal expansion programme meeting its April 2016 deadline after the Panama…
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Panama Canal’s leaks could cause expansion delay, official admits
Doubts about the Panama Canal’s ability to meet its expansion launch deadline got an official face on Tuesday as the…
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Locks maintenance will see Panama Canal capacity dip by half in coming week
The Panama Canal’s capacity could drop by half in the coming week as locks are selectively taken out of service…
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Concerns Panama Canal crack fixes may not be so quick
More than a week after the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) said its deadlines for the expansion project would not be…
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Panama Canal September draft restrictions cancelled
The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) on Friday cancelled some ship draft restrictions planned for September as recent much-needed heavy rainfall…
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Panama Canal Authority says crack in third set of locks will not delay expansion
A day after it was revealed that a crack appeared in the Panama Canal’s third set of locks the Panama…
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Draft restrictions set for Panama Canal
Nine days after issuing a preliminary warning of its possibility, the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) on Friday went ahead and…
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Pay deal avoids strike by workers on Panama Canal expansion
A possible strike that could have disrupted the Panama Canal expansion project’s schedule was averted on Wednesday when parties came…
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Labour action imminent on Panama Canal’s third set of locks project
Progress of the Panama Canal expansion project could hit a speed bump if a labour issue involving contractor Grupo Unidos…
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