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Bidding opens for energy products pipeline at Panama Canal

The Panama Canal Board of Directors has authorized the launch of a bidding process for the development of a new pipeline for the transfer of energy products.

The new pipeline is expected to complement operations in the interoceanic waterway.

This complementary activity will be incorporated into the sustainable development of the Panama Canal’s West Bank route, which includes activities and alternatives to transporting products by sea.


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The Panama Canal authorizes the start of an open bidding process for the transportation of energy products

Panama Canal

Panama, April 4th, 2025 – The Panama Canal Board of Directors has authorized to open a bidding process for the development of a new pipeline for the transfer of energy products which will complement operations in the interoceanic waterway.

This complementary activity will be incorporated into the sustainable development of the Panama Canal’s West Bank route, which includes activities and alternatives to transporting products by sea.

The development of this pipeline will strengthen...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2025/04/04/the-panama-canal-authorizes-the-start-of-an-open-bidding-process-for-the-transportation-of-energy-products/

APM Terminals’ Strategic Acquisition of Panama’s Railway Reshapes Competition

APM Terminals’ acquisition of the Panama Canal Railway Company (PCRC) marks a strategic move in the Maersk-owned port operator’s efforts to strengthen its competitive position in the Central American logistics and shipping market.

The PCRC takeover creates a more robust “land bridge” solution, allowing APM Terminals (APMT) to offer end-to-end logistics services. The ability to control both port and rail infrastructure reduces reliance on third-party providers, improves operational efficiency,...

https://container-news.com/apm-terminals-strategic-acquisition-of-panamas-railway-reshapes-competition/

APM Terminals buys Panama Canal Railway from CPKC, Lanco Group/Mi-Jack

CALGARY, Alberta — Canadian Pacific Kansas City (NYSE: CP) and the Lanco Group/Mi-Jack have sold the Panama Canal Railway to APM Terminals, a global terminal operator and an independent division of A.P. Moller-Maersk (XCSE: MAERSKa).

The 47.6-mile railway provides ocean-to-ocean freight and passenger services along the Panama Canal and has been a 50/50 joint venture between CPKC subsidiary Kansas City Southern and Lanco Group/Mi-Jack since its formation in 1998.

“We are pleased to have completed...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/apm-terminals-buys-panama-canal-railway-from-cpkc-lanco-group-mi-jack

As China blocks terminals deal, BlackRock chief says ports ‘will define the future’

The chairman of one of the largest global investment managers says ports are as critical to future infrastructure of the global economy as data centers and power grids.

BlackRock Chairman Laurence Fink in an annual letter to investors said that’s why the company spent 2024 transforming itself into a leader in private markets, the better to get a jump on what it estimates will be a $68 trillion infrastructure boom.

“Assets that will define the future—data centers, ports, power grids, the world’s...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/as-china-blocks-terminals-deal-blackrock-chief-says-ports-will-define-the-future

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