The Panama Maritime Authority, which oversees shipping and port infrastructure in the country, will request all legal and financial documents from a key transaction between CK Hutchison and a consortium backed by BlackRock, minister to presidency Juan Carlos Orillac said on Friday.
https://gcaptain.com/panama-maritime-authority-to-review-ck-hutchison-blackrock-port-deal/
In a landmark deal announced on Tuesday, Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison will sell its 80% stake in Hutchison Ports Holding to a Blackrock-TiL consortium, positioning Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC)—already the…
BlackRock said it agreed to buy the two ports in Panama and more than 40 others around the world from CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd., the sprawling conglomerate controlled by the Li family, one of Asia’s richest clans.
https://gcaptain.com/the-art-of-the-canal-deal-how-blackrock-brokered-trump-win-in-panama/
One of the biggest infrastructure deals in recent years has a clear winner on Wall Street: Goldman Sachs Group Inc.
https://gcaptain.com/goldman-wins-rare-solo-role-on-blockbuster-19-billion-port-deal/
A BlackRock-led consortium has reached “in principle” agreements to acquire port assets owned by CK Hutchison Holdings Limited at the Panama Canal. The deal, valued at $22.8 billion, includes port…
https://gcaptain.com/ck-hutchison-to-sell-panama-port-assets-at-center-of-geopolitical-storm/
With President Trump back in office, political rhetoric around expanding U.S. influence and securing key geopolitical assets has intensified. Recent claims about Chinese control of the Panama Canal and alleged…
https://gcaptain.com/who-really-controls-the-panama-canal-the-truth-behind-trumps-claims/
Panama President Jose Raul Mulino said on Thursday the U.S. was spreading “lies and falsehoods” after the State Department claimed U.S. government vessels would be able to pass through the Panama Canal without paying.
https://gcaptain.com/panamas-president-slams-u-s-lies-and-falsehoods-about-canal/
The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has directly contradicted U.S. State Department claims regarding free passage for U.S. government vessels through the strategic waterway. In a statement posted to X, the…
https://gcaptain.com/panama-canal-authority-denies-u-s-claim-of-free-transit-for-military-vessels/
Panama is weighing whether to cancel its contract with the Hong Kong-based company that operates ports near the Panama Canal, according to people with knowledge of the situation, a potential concession to defuse President Donald Trump’s threats about countering China’s influence around the key...
https://gcaptain.com/under-u-s-scrutiny-panama-weighs-future-of-chinese-port-concessions/
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Monday welcomed Panama’s decision to let its participation in China’s global infrastructure plan expire, calling the move “a great step forward” for its ties with the United States.
https://gcaptain.com/panama-drops-chinas-belt-and-road-in-nod-to-u-s-pressure/