The Panama Canal has been a central link in the global supply chain for more than a century and, as of this year, the expanded waterway will double the amount of cargo it is able to handle, improving the efficiency, reliability and ease of international trade. To celebrate the expansion, the Panama Canal Authority (PCA) […]
Tender: Social Housing for $72 million The Ministry of Housing, and Land Ordinance in Panama is putting out to tender the construction of 4,000 affordable housing units in the region Ngoble Bugle. Panama Government Purchase 2016-0-14-0-12-LV-010 372: “Supply of materials, labor, equipment and management for construction of one thousand (1,000) social housing units under the […]
Design modifications and additional works total $99 million more than the original cost of the project being undertaken by Odebrecht, who will now have 14 months to complete construction of Terminal 2. From a statement issued by the Presidency of Panama: The Cabinet Council authorized an addendum to the contract signed between the International Airport […]
Michele Labrut reports from Panama for Seatrade Maritime News on this historic and record fee. The 8,900 teu-MOL Benefactor carrying 7,100 teu became on 1 July the first neo-panamax container vessel to transit the Panama Canal after its inauguration 26 June. The boxship, built in 2016, is 336 m long, 48.25m wide with 12.36m transit […]
Arturo Wallace covered the opening of the new canal. One of the most impressive engineering feats of the 20th Century century, the newly-expanded Panama Canal is now open for business. But why should Barbados and Seattle in particular give thanks to the unique waterway? It’s been around for so long that it’s tempting to assume […]
This project looks really cool and I wish it much success. Louise Bjørnskov Schmidt has proposed an ecological education facility that circles a lake within a Panama rainforest. Bjørnskov Schmidt‘s project is a response to what she perceives as failings in the education system to properly promote awareness of the vital role the tropical rainforest surrounding […]
I met Sam Taliaferro here in Boquete in 2006 after numerous months of conversations, emails and searching the internet for reasons why people were coming to Panama and why many people chose Boquete as their new home. Well, Sam pretty much summed it up when he said that I could live a life here with […]
The PaAm Post covered these historic events. Church bells rung throughout the country as news spread of the announcement that the Colombian Revolutionary Armed Forces (FARC) and the national government had agreed to ceasefire after approximately 60 years of conflict. El Laguito Hall received 120 guests, among them UN Secretary Ban Ki Moon, Chilean President Michele Bachelet […]
Here is a reporters short trip through the Panama Canal with some highlights. Colon Enter the Panama Canal through the colonial city of Colon, which is home to many descendants of the Afro-Caribbean workers who helped build it. Its main attraction is the Colon Free Trade Zone, established in 1948 and housing over 1700 companies. […]
Several cruise lines will be offering cruises through the new canal locks including Celebrity’s ship pictured above. Disney Cruise Line also plans to use the new locks for its twice-a-year voyages through the canal starting in 2017, a spokeswoman tells USA TODAY. Disney’s canal sailings in 2017 are scheduled to take place on the Disney Wonder, […]