Panama Canal and Suez Canal

Trump Asks Pentagon to Look at Panama Canal Options

Trump White House has asked U.S. military to develop options for the Panama Canal, officials say

Potential plans range from partnering more closely with Panamanian security forces to a less likely option of U.S. troops' seizing the canal by force, U.S. officials told NBC News.

CNN on MSN · 18h

Pentagon tasked with providing ‘military options’ to ensure US access to Panama Canal, memo says

American access to the Panama Canal, one of several new directives outlined in what amounts to a major overhaul of US strategic priorities, according to a new memo that was sent to senior leaders and reviewed by CNN.

Reuters on MSN · 14h

Pentagon asked for military options to access Panama Canal, officials say

The U.S. military must work to provide options to ensure the United States has full access to the Panama Canal, two U.S. officials told Reuters on Thursday.

Panama, China and BlackRock

The New York Times · 6h

China Condemns Panama Canal Deal, Asserting a Right to Influence the Region

The Hong Kong conglomerate CK Hutchison’s planned sale of ports in Panama to a group led by BlackRock, the American finance giant, is under fire from Beijing.

CNN on MSN · 7h

China blasts ‘spineless’ plan to sell Panama Canal ports to BlackRock

China has sharply criticized a proposal to sell ports in the Panama Canal to American asset management giant BlackRock, attacking the deal as “spineless groveling” and a “betrayal” of the Chinese people.

Newsweek on MSN · 8d

BlackRock's $23 Billion Panama Canal Deal: What We Know So Far

The $23 billion deal, announced by Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison Holdings, transfers control of the Balboa and Cristobal ports to a consortium led by BlackRock, Global Infrastructure Partners, and Terminal Investment Limited.

FreightWaves20h

US opening investigation into container shipping choke points

The Federal Maritime Commission wants to know whether foreign countries and their shipping companies are causing supply chain ...

The Asset2d

China takes stock of US moves in Panama

A US$22.8 billion agreement for CK Hutchison to sell its global network of ports to a BlackRock-led consortium is not only ...

A Giant Container Ship Got Stuck in the Suez Canal

As efforts failed to dislodge it, the Ever Given became a symbol of Covid-era anxiety as the pandemic entered its second year ...

CBS News9d

Why does Trump want Greenland and the Panama Canal? Here's what's behind U.S. interest.

President Trump repeated vows to secure U.S. control of Greenland and the Panama Canal in his speech to a joint a session of Congress on March 4. "We need Greenland for national security and even ...

9don MSN

BlackRock to take control of ports in Panama Canal from Hong Kong firm as US worries over Chinese influence grow

BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager with a portfolio of investments valued at $11.5 trillion, has agreed to purchase majority stakes in ports on both sides of the Panama Canal from Hong ...

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