Panama Seizes Control of Two Canal Ports from CK Hutchison

Panama wrests control of 2 canal ports from Hong Kong’s CK Hutchison

Panamanian authorities took control Monday of two ports on the Panama Canal from CK Hutchison after the Hong Kong-based conglomerate’s concession was annulled amid a row between the United States and China. In January, the country’s supreme court had declared as “unconstitutional” the contract which had allowed Hutchison’s subsidiary Panama Ports Company (PPC) to manage […]

By AFP