Panama
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Ports and Logistics
Panama latest location to offer biofuels
Biofuel availability around the globe is spreading. Green Fuels Ventures (GFV) and Telfer Tanks have signed an MOU concerning deployment…
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Environment
Panama Canal announces greenhouse gas emissions fee
Speaking this week at the AAPA Latino conference in Colombia, Panama Canal Administrator Ricaurte Vásquez Morales announced the authority’s plan…
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Operations
Panama Canal maintenance set to cause delays
A maintenance period at the Panama Canal’s Miraflores locks tentatively scheduled for August 29 to September 10 will likely cause…
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Shipyards
Panama awards Balboa shipyard 20-year concession to Astilleros Canarios
The Panama Maritime Authority (AMP) has entered into a 20-year agreement with Spanish company Astilleros Canarios (Astican) to operate the…
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Operations
Panama Canal to allow larger vessels to transit
The Panama Canal has increased the maximum allowable length for commercial and non-commercial vessels transiting the neopanamax locks to 370.33…
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Environment
Panama Canal eyes carbon neutrality by 2030
The Panama Canal has started the process of decarbonising its operations with the goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2030.…
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Operations
Panama Canal Authority postpones planned price hike
The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has postponed by six weeks price increases on canal transit fees which were due to…
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Bunkering
Monjasa boosts bunkering possibilities in Panama
Time out for bunkering around the Panama Canal has been cut with the arrival of a large bunkering vessel. Fuel…
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Americas
Panama wins $265m arbitration over canal expansion delays
The Panama Canal Authority revealed on Friday it had won an arbitration ruling in Miami for $265m to be returned…
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Shipyards
Panama seeks to reopen Balboa Shipyard
Panama is seeking new tenants for its Balboa Shipyard, a key ship repair destination on the Pacific coast of the…
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Operations
Bulk carrier takes out Panamanian rail bridge
The Panama Canal Authority is investigating how a bulk carrier, the , ploughed into a railway bridge while under tow…
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Operations
World’s largest flag gives its blessing to keep seafarers at sea for 17 months
The world’s largest ship registry has given the go-ahead to keep seafarers at sea for another three months in a…
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Americas
Panama positions itself as a lay-up centre for the western hemisphere
Panama is positioning itself as a competitive place to lay up ships. The country, home to the world’s largest registry, is…
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Americas
Panama Canal makes temporary changes to help clients during the pandemic
To help mitigate the economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Panama Canal has announced a temporary adjustment to its…
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Americas
VLCC takes out pier in Panama
A Hong Kong-flagged VLCC ploughed into a Panamanian petrochemical terminal on Saturday, damaging the pier and puncturing a hole in…
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Americas
Panama Canal takes measures to ensure waterway remains open
The Panama Canal Authority has announced that it has adopted new measures to guarantee operations and prevent the further spread…
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Americas
ICS hits out at Panama Canal price hikes
International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has warned owners that ships passing through the Panama Canal may face more than 30%…
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Americas
Citing climate change, Panama Canal institutes $10,000 fresh water surcharge
Acknowledging the climate crisis, the Panama Canal Authority is adding a $10,000 fresh water surcharge for all transits of vessels…
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Americas
Panama Canal tolls modified
The government of the Panama has officially approved the modification of the Panama Canal tolls structure, following a recommendation from…
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Europe
GasLog seals Panama FSU charter
Monaco-headquartered GasLog has sealed a ten-year time charter with Sinolam LNG Terminal for the provision of a LNG floating storage…
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