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Tariffs, migration and cartels will top Rubio's talks in Mexico and Ecuador this week
WSBTV - Georgia
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September 2, 2025
MEXICO CITY — (AP) — Security, sovereignty, tariffs, trade, drugs and migration — all hot-button issues for the Trump administration and its neighbors in the Western Hemisphere — will top Secretary of State Marco Rubio's agenda thisla week on his...
Cabinet Council Approves the Panama Canal Budget for FY2026 and Adopts Measures to Protect Río Indio Communities
Hellenic Shipping News
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August 22, 2025
The FY2026 Panama Canal budget is focused on long-term investments, with a particular emphasis on water sustainability through the Río Indio Lake project. It also includes efforts to diversify business activities, invest in workforce development...
Engineers wanted: Mexico looks to join the global semiconductor race
El País
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August 17, 2025
In Guadalajara, the Mexican Silicon Valley — where 80% of the country’s semiconductor industry is concentrated — the most sought-after raw material isn’t silicon: it’s human talent. Mexico is betting on its proximity to the United States and its...
Panama News ‘Quick Reads’ for August 16 2025
Newsroom Panama
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August 16, 2025
Panama Canal Traffic Increased in July. The number of crossings exceeded 10,000 at the end of July, representing 10 of the 2025 fiscal year, which is scheduled to close next September. ACP Administrator Ricaurte Vásquez stated that by the end of...
Meet ‘Big Muskie’, the mining giant that shaped Ohio’s landscape
WVXU News - Ohio
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August 22, 2025
Eddie Lindimore treasures his memories of mining. At his home in McConnelsville, the nearly 90-year old sorts through newspaper clippings that are strewn amidst scraps of maps and manuals. “Here's the inside of the machine. That's me standing...
China’s Secret Oil Lifeline: How a Shadow Fleet of Sanctions-Busting Ships Fuels Beijing’s Energy Needs
[your]NEWS
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August 22, 2025
By Gloria Ogbonna A recent investigation by the Financial Times (FT), conducted in collaboration with the research group C4ADS, has uncovered a vast and sophisticated network moving billions of dollars’ worth of oil from sanctioned nations Russia,...
BANANA Giant “CHIQUITA” showing renewed confidence in region after Labor unrest.
Panama Now Online
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September 1, 2025
https://newsroompanama.com/2025/08/31/more-confidence-in-panama-is-the-reason-that-chiquita-is-returning/ The announcement came as a welcome change to banana growers in Bocas del Toro: the multinational Chiquita will return to production in...
Consortium of major partners to bid for 19km Dublin Metro design, build, finance contract
New Civil Engineer
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September 2, 2025
A consortium of international infrastructure and transport firms has formalised its intention to bid for Dublin’s long‑planned MetroLink project, signing a memorandum of understanding to co‑ordinate a joint proposal for the scheme. The group...
The role of automation: building resilient supply chains in uncertain times
Transportation & Logistics International
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September 2, 2025
Over the past few years, global supply chains have experienced unprecedented levels of disruption, from the Covid pandemic and shifting geopolitical alliances to climate volatility and port congestion, exerting sustained pressure on the logistics...
After a Strike and Multi-Million-Dollar Losses, Panama Seeks the Return of a Historic Banana Plantation
Newsroom Panama
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August 21, 2025
Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino will meet with the US banana company Chiquita Brands in Brazil to seek an agreement for the company to resume operations in the country after closing and laying off its entire workforce due to a strike, a...
Hyundai E&C Enters Global Top 10 Construction Firms
Business Korea
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August 21, 2025
Hyundai Engineering & Construction (Hyundai E&C) has been recognized as one of the world’s top 10 construction companies by a leading U.S. construction and engineering magazine. On Aug. 21, Hyundai E&C announced that it ranked 10th globally in the...
History Lives: Mining in Chalk Creek Gulch
Ark Valley Voice - Colorado
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August 21, 2025
The Flotation Mill for the Mary Murphy Mine; part of it is still standing. Photo courtesy of the Buena Vista Heritage Museum According to my copy of the 1883 Colorado Mining Directory, there were at least two hundred and seven mines in Chaffee...
How shipping's flags of convenience endanger seafarers
Eco-Business
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August 22, 2025
How does a flag of convenience affect the legal responsibilities and oversight of a ship? A ship’s flag state formally assumes jurisdiction, issues certifications and oversees compliance under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea...
Panama Canal Plans Competitive Bid for New Ports
Times News Global
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August 15, 2025
CIUDAD DE PANAMÁ, Panama — The Panama Canal will soon consult with potential companies to launch a competitive bidding process in the first quarter of next year for the construction and operation of two new ports within its area, a source involved...
The Creation of the Panama Canal 1870-1914: A Book Review
Newsroom Panama
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August 21, 2025
‘The Path Between The Seas‘ by David McCullough (Pictured Above) The Panama Canal stands as one of the most remarkable engineering feats in history, a testament to human ingenuity and perseverance. Since moving to Panama, I have been captivated by...
BigBear.ai (BBAI) Brings AI Cargo Security to Panama, Eyes Global Expansion
Yahoo Finance
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BigBear.ai Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:BBAI) ) is one of the AI Stocks On Wall Street’s Radar. On August 15, the company announced the launch of a next-generation cargo security management solution in partnership with Narval Holding Corp., through...
Countering Shadow Fleet Activity through Flag State Reform
Royal United Services Institute
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September 1, 2025
Although the term ‘shadow fleet’ has gained prominence in recent years due to Russia’s use of old, poorly maintained and opaquely owned tankers to sustain its oil exports in the face of sanctions, the underlying tactics used by these fleets are...
Panama Canal to launch tender for construction, operation of two ports
ETInfra.com
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August 15, 2025
Another tender to offer a project to build a liquefied petroleum gas pipeline within the canal zone also is in preparation and could be launched next year.The Panama Canal will soon begin consultations with companies about launching a competitive...
Panama Attorney says the FSC is giving him the runaround
Love FM
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August 15, 2025
Belize’s investor confidence is under some scrutiny tonight after one attorney out of Panama was jilted by a financial consultant and ignored by the Financial Services Commission. The developing story came to the attention of our newsroom when an...
Greenland, Ukraine, the U.S. and all that
Winnipeg Free Press
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September 2, 2025
Opinion Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen summoned the top U.S. diplomat in Copenhagen to his office last Wednesday to complain that the United States is running a covert operation in Greenland, a semi-autonomous part of the Danish...