{"id":75137,"date":"2026-01-30T21:02:19","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T18:02:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.al-sindbad.net\/panama-ports-will-operate-undisrupted-despite-ck-hutchison-ruling\/75137\/"},"modified":"2026-01-30T21:02:19","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T18:02:19","slug":"panama-ports-will-operate-undisrupted-despite-ck-hutchison-ruling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.al-sindbad.net\/panama-ports-will-operate-undisrupted-despite-ck-hutchison-ruling\/75137\/","title":{"rendered":"Panama Ports Will Operate Undisrupted Despite CK Hutchison Ruling"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n \u00a9\u00a0Casimiro – stock.adobe.com \n <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino said on Friday that ports in the country will operate without disruption, despite a Supreme Court decision<\/a> to annul key port contracts held by a subsidiary of Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison.<\/p>\n

The ruling on Thursday left the future operations of some key ports near the Panama Canal unclear.<\/p>\n

Mulino said that APM Terminals Panama, a Maersk subsidiary, has shown willingness to temporarily take over the operation of the Balboa and Cristobal terminals, following a transition period during which the current operator will stay on.<\/p>\n

He said there have been discussions with several companies.<\/p>\n

About the process with CK Hutchison, Mulino said during a press conference that he had instructed the Panama\u00a0Maritime\u00a0<\/span>Authority to meet immediately with the Panama Ports Company to coordinate the next steps.<\/p>\n

Mulino said there would not be any layoffs.<\/p>\n

The ruling comes amid a growing U.S.-China rivalry over global trade routes and is seen as a win for Washington, where President Donald Trump has pushed to curb what he calls Chinese influence over the Panama Canal, which carries about 5% of global\u00a0maritime\u00a0<\/span>trade.<\/p>\n

(Reuters)<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

maritime professional<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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