(Prensa.com) The Director General of Civil Protection National System (SINAPROC), Arturo Alvarado, said a weather system is affecting the Republic of Panama. Speaking on Rangefinder Reports, Alvarado explained that in Cocle top border with Columbus, was a landslide that hit two people who were taking gold from a hillside. One of those affected died. In the metropolitan … [Read more...]
Panama Canal Orders 14 New Tugs
(gtCaptain.com) The Panama Canal Authority has ordered 14 new tugs in anticipation of increased traffic and larger vessels expected with the 2014 completion of the Third Set of Locks expansion project. The $158.3 million construction contract was awarded to Astilleros Armon S.A. of Spain, who beat out nearly 20 other bidders from countries in South America, Europe and … [Read more...]
Martinelli: Panama’s economy is ‘booming’
(Prensa.com) SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic. (EFE). The president of Panama, Ricardo Martinelli, said on Thursday that his country's economy is "booming" at the time praised the Congress sent the United States free trade agreement (FTA) between both nations. To give a lecture at the Fifth Forum of the Americas Competititvidad (V-FCA), held this Wednesday in the Dominican … [Read more...]
Cocaine Bust at Panama’s Fish Market
(Panama Digest) The Panamanian police seized 26 kilos of cocaine on Tuesday morning at the fish market, at the entrance of Casco Viejo. âWe received a call at 1 oâclock in the morning saying that there was some suspicious activity taking place in the marketâs parking lotâ, said Major Franklin Serrano, from the Chorillo police station. âWe were told that merchandise was … [Read more...]
Panama Canal expansion will restructure US bunker market
(Newsroom Panama) The expansion of the Panama Canal is going to reshape the USÂ Â port infrastructure and ship movements. Good for some, Â bad for others. And among the receivers of the âgoodâ will be Panama with the potential to double the number of transits following a time when new records have already been set, and are predicted to continue in 2012. The Canal expansion is … [Read more...]