Port Manatee hopes to cash in on Panama Canal expansion

Project Updates – May 16, 2012

Bradenton.com reports that Manatee’s port is the only one in Florida building a new container terminal with an eye toward attracting additional traffic from …

A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Petrotrin and Panama-based Melones Oil Terminal Inc (MOTI) now gives the State-owned company an avenue to explore bunkering opportunities in the Panama Canal.

The MOU was signed at the Hilton Trinidad on Monday and …

Trade: Six years after it was signed, the U.S.-Colombia free-trade agreement took effect Tuesday, giving our economy a shot in the arm. Tell us again why this pact was a bad thing?

Look at the Port of Long Beach. Monday, …

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Posted: 16  May. 2012

Gold Coast Australia crew captured this bird taking a rest on a turtle’s back!

After making their way through the famous Panama Canal, the 10 yachts competing in the Clipper 11-12 Round the World Yacht …

The widening of the Panama Canal will bring increased business to Gulf Coast ports, even if most of them aren’t deep enough to handle the world’s biggest container ships, regional port directors told the Gulf South Bank Conference Tuesday. Greg …

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Posted: 15  May. 2012

Gold Coast Australia crew bid farewell to Panama – onEdition pic.

Following their transit through the famous Panama Canal last week, the international Clipper 11-12 Round the World Yacht Race fleet is now back at …

There is no doubt the Panama Canal has had an enormous impact on world shipping, and it holds genuine fascination for leisure travellers. Opened nearly 100 years ago after several false starts, more than 20,000 worker deaths (mainly due to …

May 15, 2012 | 11:52 am | Print

Above: Panama President Ricardo Martinelli

By the Caribbean Journal staff

With the expansion of the Panama Canal and an increasing number of foreign investment opportunities, Panama could be a major partner for …