The stunning way China is using America's own playbook to hit the US where it hurts most, and Washington has no idea how to respondChina Detains Panama-Flagged Ships: Nearly 70 Panamanian vessels held in Chinese ports. COSCO suspending operations at Balboa. A $2 billion...
30 Apr, 2026, 07.51 PM IST
Military-grade jet fuel cargoes from US show scale of Iran war impactUnusual US fuel shipments to Asia reveal global oil supply chain disruptions. Military-grade jet fuel and diesel are sailing from Washingto...
25 Apr, 2026, 09.40 AM IST
Businesses dole out up to $4 million to cross Panama Canal during Strait of Hormuz chokeholdGlobal trade routes are shifting dramatically. The closure of the Strait of Hormuz due to the Iran war is forcing ships to use the Panama C...
25 Apr, 2026, 08.57 AM IST
Panama firmly rejects U.S. claims: No free passage for American ships through the Panama canalPanama has rejected the U.S. State Department's assertion that U.S. ships can pass through the Panama Canal without charge. The claim, whic...
06 Feb, 2025, 09.54 PM IST
UN eyes modest 2024 maritime trade growth, but future uncertainThe United Nations' trade and development agency, UNCTAD, highlighted in its annual report on maritime transport that the global economy, f...
23 Oct, 2024, 10.16 AM IST
Panama Canal drought could threaten supply chain, S&P saysThe canal has imposed several restrictions since 2023, though last month the Panama Canal Authority bumped up daily crossings to 27, from 2...
04 Apr, 2024, 10.28 AM IST
Port of Baltimore bridge collapse rattles supply chains already rocked by troubles in Panama and the Red SeaThe collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge has halted maritime traffic at the Port of Baltimore, leading to an estimated daily cost of $9...
27 Mar, 2024, 09.49 PM IST
Why the Panama Canal didn't lose money when ship crossings fellIn the 12 months through September, the canal's revenue rose 15%, to nearly $5 billion, even though the tonnage shipped through the canal f...
23 Mar, 2024, 11.31 AM IST
UN sees ‘unprecedented challenges’ from canal crises and warTransit through Suez Canal has fallen by 42% from its peak last May, and container tonnage slumped by 82% by the first half of February as ...
23 Feb, 2024, 09.39 AM IST
Drought saps the Panama Canal, disrupting global tradeIn Panama, water scarcity has impacted canal operations recently, and some shipping experts say vessels may soon have to avoid the canal al...
02 Nov, 2023, 09.25 AM IST
Panama Canal says traffic woes will last into next yearThe number of ships passing through Panama canal each day has fell from 36 to 32 due to falling reservoir levels. As a result, the building...
13 Sep, 2023, 09.49 AM IST
Climate risks loom over Panama Canal, a vital global trade linkLast year Europe witnessed its worst dry spell in 500 years in which ships carried only a fraction of the cargo they usually do along Germa...
28 Aug, 2023, 09.32 AM IST
Panama says it can cut risks to US semiconductor supply chainLast week, the United States announced that it will partner with Panama in order to boost semiconductor and bring revenue to the country un...
26 Jul, 2023, 09.29 AM IST
Why Panama Canal is the new challenge for supply chainsJust as the world’s delivery bottlenecks are easing, Panama’s drought and worrisome weather patterns elsewhere threaten to revive some of t...
03 Jun, 2023, 10.14 AM IST
Panama well positioned to be India’s regional business gateway due its unique capacities: Foreign MinisterTewaney had hosted external affairs minister S Jaishankar on Monday on his arrival from Guyana. Jaishankar is on a nine-day official trip t...
27 Apr, 2023, 08.51 PM IST
Supply chain snarls keeping you waiting? Montreal’s port has a pitchWait times at Montreal’s main competitor on North America’s east coast, the Port of New York and New Jersey, spiked to 4.75 days at the end...
25 Apr, 2022, 08.48 AM IST
Panama Canal breaks freight record despite pandemic crisisThe new record comes despite the global trade crisis caused by supply chain failures and port congestion created by the pandemic, which hav...
29 Oct, 2021, 08.58 AM IST