All systems go for Panama Canal’s prirority passage program for dual-fuel vessels

The Panama Canal is set to implement a new category within its transit reservation system, the NetZero Slot, designed to propel maritime decarbonization and support the canal’s commitment to achieving net-zero emissions by 2050. Illustration;...

US Marines and Panamanian Security Forces Graduate from First Combined Jungle Orientation Course

A Panama’s Nationa Police member demonstrates a machete sharpening technique, during the combined jungle orientation course at the Cristóbal Colón Aeronaval Base, in Colón, Panama, August 16, 2025. (Photo: U.S. Air Force Technical Sergeant Kaylee...

INC ransom group claimed the breach of Panama’s Ministry of Economy and Finance

INC ransom group claimed the breach of Panama’s Ministry of Economy and Finance Panama’s Ministry of Economy and Finance disclosed a security breach impacting a computer in its infrastructure. Panama’s Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF)...

Panama pitches itself in Atlanta as hemispheric hub for global business and logistics

Panama is just a four-hour flight away from Atlanta, a logistics powerhouse whose fate is tied directly to Georgia’s via vital Pacific trade routes that reach the East Coast through its storied canal. Despite its importance, however, promoters of...

Panama Canal Droughts Threaten Global Trade Amid Climate Change

The Panama Canal, a linchpin of global trade handling about 5% of the world’s maritime commerce, is facing an escalating crisis from recurrent droughts exacerbated by climate change and El Niño patterns. In 2025, authorities have managed to...

Cobre Panama Mine Successfully Passes New External Audit

The Cobre Panama mine concluded a new audit as part of its ongoing compliance with the Environmental Impact Study, in the current period of preservation and safe management after the temporary cessation of operations. This process brings to 43 the...

Missing US sailor was living retirement dream of solo Pacific crossing

A missing American sailor whose abandoned boat mysteriously ran aground in Australia on Saturday was on a round-the-world journey and had plans to meet a romantic interest in the Philippines. Retired engineer Hartwell Champagne Jr, 62, set sail...

Joyas de Panamá Cigars: History of Cigars in Panama

The history of tobacco in the Republic of Panama is very old; the commercialization of tobacco is already mentioned in the chronicles of Portobelo during the colonial era. Panama has always produced raw tobacco for domestic consumption. Since...

Panama burning the midnight oil for national maritime decarbonization plan

Panama is moving full steam ahead with the development of a national plan to decarbonize its maritime sector, the Panama Maritime Authority (PMA) said. Courtesy of PMA The Central American country has reiterated its commitment to meeting the...

Panamanian government discloses terms in Chiquita agreement

By Carla Espinoza Gutiérrez Last month, banana giant Chiquita Panama signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Panamanian government, aiming to revitalize production in Bocas del Toro, a region historically tied to the banana industry....

Panama’s vanishing ocean lifeline signals a broader climate crisis

A critical ocean upwelling event in the Gulf of Panama has failed for the first time in at least 40 years. This seasonal process, which brings cold, nutrient-rich water to the surface, did not occur in early 2025. The immediate cause was a...

Panama signs agreement with Chiquita to reactivate banana industry

The Government of Panama's Ministries of Commerce and Industry (MICI) and Agricultural Development (MIDA), along with Chiquita Panama LLC, signed a Memorandum of Understanding to promote the sustainable reactivation of the banana industry in Bocas...

Meghna enters heavy vehicle tyre production after Gazi falls

Meghna Innova Rubber Company Ltd, a concern of Meghna Group, is producing truck, bus, and agricultural tyres at its expanded Mirzapur facility in Tangail, which is expected to fill the gap left by the now-closed Gazi Auto Tyres. "Our goal is to...

Barbados Speaks Latin: Billboard Campaign Calls Out in Colón, Panama.

- Advertisement - Barbados has launched a new billboard campaign featuring beach cricket and titled “Barbados is Calling” in Colón, Panama, The project was unveiled during a cultural celebration organized by Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc. (BTMI)...

Trump names Afghanistan, India, China, Pakistan among major drug transit countries

President Donald Trump has named China, Afghanistan, India and Pakistan among 23 major drug transit or major illicit drug producing countries, saying that by manufacturing and trafficking illicit drugs and precursor chemicals, these nations are...

Upgrades outpace downgrades for Latin American insurers, says AM Best

AM Best-rated insurers across Latin America experienced more long-term issuer credit rating (Long-Term ICR) upgrades than downgrades in 2024, with the majority of those upgrades occurring in the region’s more mature markets, according to a newly...

Antigua and Barbuda-Flagged Tankers Named in U.S. Sanctions on Houthi Shipping Network

Two oil tankers flying the flag of Antigua and Barbuda have been swept up in the latest round of U.S. sanctions against the Iran-backed Houthi movement, raising questions about how vessels under the twin-island state’s registry became entangled in...

Ian Penman: Infinite Wibble

One​ morning in early spring, I dreamed about Brian Eno’s head. It was night-time in a deserted garden centre. At the entrance a sign proclaimed: ‘Twenty Thousand Brian Enos!’ Row upon row, little plant-pot bulbs of his smiling face, pegged out to...

The Panama Copper Mine is set to be Audited by a French Company

Panama’s Ministry of Environment reported this Friday that it has begun a “comprehensive audit” of the large open-pit mine, operated by First Quantum Minerals (FQM), which has been closed since November 2023 by court order following a historic...

U.S. Lists Costa Rica as Major Drug Transit Country

The U.S. government has placed Costa Rica on its annual list of major drug transit or production countries for fiscal year 2026. President Donald Trump signed the determination, identifying 23 nations where illegal drugs flow through or get made...