Panama Canal
The Panama Canal is an artificial 82 km waterway in Panama that connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Pacific Ocean and divides North and South America. The canal cuts across the Isthmus of Panama and is a conduit for maritime trade.
Better outlook for Suez and Panama canals
Suez, Egypt (Ports Europe) April 20, 2024 – It increasingly looks like the Suez and the Panama canals will become again the global key sailing routes. It is...
The magnitude of overlapping shipping disruptions
Geneva, Switzerland (Ports Europe) February 25, 2024 – For the first time, the world faces simultaneous disruptions in two major global maritime trade...
UNCTAD alarm about Red and Black Seas and Panama Canal
Geneva, Switzerland (Ports Europe) January 27, 2024 – The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has raised profound concerns over...
Valencia receives first redirected Red Sea ship
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) January 11, 2024 – The Port of Valencia has received the first large ship from Asia redirected from the Red Sea...
Absurd Iranian threat to “close” the Mediterranean Sea
Tehran, Iran (Ports Europe) December 24, 2023 – Absurd Iranian threat – the Mediterranean Sea could be closed if Israel, supported by the United...
Panama Canal congestion to jam Suez Canal
Suez, Egypt (Ports Europe) December 3, 2023 – Unprecedented Panama Canal congestion, as the worst drought in more than 50 years continues to restrict its...
Panama Canal will allow only 18 ships a day in 2024
Balboa, Panama (PortSEurope) November 1, 2023 – Due to drought, the number of daily crossings for cargo ships between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans...
Expanded Panama Canal tops expectations in first year
Panama City, Panama (PortSEurope) June 27, 2017 – The Expanded Panama Canal (Canal de Panama) has set a number of records and surpassed expectations in...