Panama Canal appoints first-ever Chief Sustainability Officer

Jan 26, 2024

The Panama Canal has announced the appointment of Deputy Administrator Ilya Espino de Marotta as its first Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO).

Panama bunker sales down in 2023 due to Canal restrictions.

Jan 22, 2024

A total of 4.9 million metric tonnes (mt) of bunker were sold in Panama last year, down 6.4% from the 5.24 million mt recorded in 2022, according to preliminary data released by the Panama Maritime Authority.

More interaction needed between government and private sector

Jan 15, 2024

The logistics sector in Panama, the mainstay of the maritime industry, is finally taking off and increasingly using Panama as a dispatch centre for global or Latin American markets.

Women in shipping: Panama’s pioneers

Jan 11, 2024

The maritime industry has been, and is mostly dominated by men, a ‘male territory’. Here are some names of women who have broken the mould and are on the frontline of maritime establishments and authorities.

Maersk switches liner service from Panama Canal to land bridge

Jan 11, 2024

As the Panama Canal’s climate and water woes continue Maersk is switching to use a land bridge for an Oceania – Americas service which will be split in two.

Climate and Red Sea crisis conspire to raise container freight rates

Jan 04, 2024

The drought in the Panama Canal and attacks on the shipping in the Red Sea are creating an asset imbalance in container shipping akin to that seen at the start of the Covid pandemic in 2020.

A year of technological progress

Jan 02, 2024

The Panama Maritime Authority (AMP) has been key to the development of significant projects.

Maritime in Minutes - 2023 in Review

Dec 22, 2023

Mergers and acquisitions, the Panama Canal water restrictions, the Dark Fleet, Starlink's mini-revolution, and shipping under attack in the Red Sea. It's been a dramatic year in shipping.

Panama Maritime Review 2023/2024

Dec 20, 2023

The latest edition of the Panama Maritime Review focuses on the critical issues shaping Panama's shipping industry, providing exclusive insight into the country's maritime, logistics and port sectors as well as in-depth interviews with the...

Conflict and climate conspire to reroute container ships

Dec 19, 2023

Geopolitical and meteorological events are continuing to reshape global container shipping trading patterns as vessels look for alternatives to all water routes via the Suez and Panama Canals.