I have seen a half a dozen so called planned community projects here in Central America including a huge one that was a fraud here in Panama. So, as I always suggest to all of my clients, “if you can’t see it don’t buy it”. Jacqueline Charles writes for The Miami Herald of this one […]
Thruster Magazine puts out some great articles and video coverage of surfers and competitions. This one is in El Salvador. As my friend said, “Sign me up!!”
A new edict orders procedures which are very similar to the “melting pot” held under previous administrations, in order to regularize the status of undocumented immigrants. As with any new legislation there may be changes so best to consult an attorney on immigration procedures here in Panama. An article on Prensa.com reports that “…Decrees 167 […]
The 380 MW natural gas plant to be built by AES in Panama promises to change the country’s energy matrix, and the way energy is generated and distributed in Central America. The economic flow that has already started with the construction of the gas plant in the province of Colon will be felt not only […]
This is a great article by JUAN ZAMORANO and PETER ORSI written for the Associated Press about the challenges for tugboat captains. Waiting to guide a cargo carrier toward the Panama Canal’s southern locks, Benjamin Russo gazed from his tugboat at another vessel headed north toward the Caribbean Sea. At 650 feet long and loaded […]
As the Panama Canal nears the end of a nine-year expansion to accommodate larger ships, the Canal Authority plans to train roughly 250 pilots to operate them. They’re using miniature replicas of tugboats and massive cargo ships . Daniela Hernandez covers the story in the Wall Street Journal. Read the story and see the video […]
This is an incredible video that shows how Panama Canal Pilots work with California pilots to asses the risk of, and prevent, an incident within the newly expanded Canal.
Michael McDonald and Naureen S. Malik writes for Bloomberg about the impact that the canal will have on the LNG industry and how Panama is the Hub. Panama said it expects 20 million tons of liquefied natural gas to pass through its canal annually once the newly widened waterway is opened this month. That’s almost […]
Tell me that this is not one of the largest vessels you have seen. The COSCO is headed here to inaugurate the opening of the expanded Panama Canal and we are fortunate for the amount of rain that we have had recently. Recent rain has helped the Panama Canal Authority lift draft restrictions for vessels after […]
The first test runs along the newly expanded Panama Canal began Thursday as tugs nudged the bulk cargo carrier Baroque into the first level of locks on the Atlantic side of the canal. The expanded locks have increased the technical difficulty of maneuvering larger ships through the canal. But some of the challenges were eased […]