El Niño, Panama Canal restrictions, and routing off Cape Horn

The Panama Canal remains the preferred route for vessels trading between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. However, recurring drought conditions associated with the El Niño phenomenon have repeatedly reduced water availability in the Canal’s watershed, …

Panama President Mulino Plans a Meeting with Business Owners and Retirees to Discuss Expanded Discounts as it Pertains ...

President José Raúl Mulino announced that next week he will convene a meeting at the Presidential Palace with representatives of retiree associations and the Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Agriculture of Panama (CCIAP) to analyze the recently approved …

Panama Canal loosens Neopanamax booking rules

IN Brief: Temporary Neopanamax booking changes apply to reservation dates beginning 13 September. Customers may secure multiple slots for one booking date and reservations on consecutive dates under revised limits. Sixty-three weekly Neopanamax slots will …

Newsroom Panama Quick Reads for September 2nd and 3rd 2026.

It Started Off on the Wrong Foot and Without Funds. Absel Navarro got off to a bad start. He inherited a university with budget problems, difficulties paying salaries, recommendations from ANTAI for dismissals, and lingering vestiges of patronage. A Matter …

Panama Learned to Taste Coffee. Cacao May Be Next.

By Lyn Bishop  Founder of Quetzal Cacao
 Finca Las Heliconias, Chiriqui, Panama For one day this September, I am bringing the farm to Panama City. On September 12, private chef Tanya Forester de Bocanegra and I will host two intimate editions of The Cacao …

At the Panama Canal, El Niño is about to leave more ships high and dry

War has stranded more than 6,000 ship workers in the Persian Gulf, some without pay or support from the vessels’ owners. Mohamed Arrachedi from the International Transport Workers’ Federation spoke with The Decibel in mid-August about their plight and the …

Panama Canal restrictions get tougher

A New Identity but the Same Commitment to Panama is Banistmo.

Banistmo has a new identity, which marks its evolution and growth in the Panamanian market, now in partnership with the BSC Financial Group.  Aimeé Sentmat de Grimaldo pictured below, president of Banistmo, highlighted that the change in Banistmo’s visual …

The Panama Canal projects a 6.6% increase in its revenue in 2027

Panama.- The Panama Canal expects its revenue to grow by 6.6% in 2027, reaching 5.555 billion dollars, compared to the 5.2072 billion projected for the current fiscal year, according to the budget presented this Tuesday by this autonomous state entity. The …

Edgecombe Returns, Bahamas Dominates Panama

Advertisement NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Team Bahamas has completed a perfect window four of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2027 Americas Qualifiers, defeating Panama 100-82 Monday night at the Sir Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium. The victory moves The Bahamas to 4-4 in …