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Apocalyptic footage shows the moment a fuel tanker exploded underneath a bridge near the Panama Canal, almost engulfing nearly a dozen cars in a fireball that killed one person. Orange flames came perilously close to consuming vehicles in Panama City Monday afternoon, according to footage shared online.
Hong Kong conglomerate CK Hutchison said officials threatened its employees with criminal prosecution if they refused to leave after a court ruling canceling its contracts was finalized. Hong Kong conglomerate CK Hutchison said Tuesday that Panama authorities had threatened its employees with criminal prosecution if they defied orders to leave two strategic canal ports at …
Uncharted Territory: US & Russia Now Have No Limits On Nuclear Weapons https://t.co/msDea3821y — zerohedge (@zerohedge) February 5, 2026 On Thursday the world woke up entering uncharted territory as the US-Russia New START Nuclear Treaty has expired without renewal. The pact’s last active day was February 4. While there’s yet hope that a comparable replacement …
The Panama Supreme Court officially annulled CK Hutchison’s contract, a fact confirmed by the Panama Maritime Authority on Friday, giving Maersk temporary control of two ports handling 40 percent of US container traffic. This is not some minor bureaucratic shuffle, it is Trump forcing a Chinese-linked company out of a critical waterway built and once …
🇵🇪PERU WANTS TO BUILD A MEGA RAILWAY FROM BRAZIL TO… CHINA?! Peru has a big idea to build a railway that will run from Brazil all the way to its Pacific coast. The plan is to make trade with China faster and skip the long sea trip through the Panama Canal or around the bottom… …
SECDEF Pete Hegseth announces that the US & Panama will be signing a joint declaration on the security and operation of the Panama Canal: "We'll be signing a Joint Declaration with the Minister of Canal Affairs on the security & operation of the Panama Canal, which is a… pic.twitter.com/Ul08VKk0AJ — Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) April 9, …
TRUMP PRAISES BLACKROCK FOR PURCHASING TWO PORTS AT THE PANAMA CANAL… DO YOU SEE WHAT IS HAPPENING? pic.twitter.com/3kHYRnKvEY — Truth Seeker (@_TruthZone_) March 5, 2025 Panama Canal ports sold to BlackRock in victory for Trump https://t.co/nyOIux6BdI — Financial Times (@FT) March 4, 2025 BlackRock was one of the largest entities forcing DEI into corporations. Their …
China is opposed to US “smearing and sabotage” of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in Panama through “pressure and coercion”, its foreign ministry said yesterday, after the South American nation decided to exit the programme. At a regular press briefing, a ministry spokesperson, Lin Jian, said China deeply regretted Panama’s decision. “We hope that …
Topline The Panama Canal Authority late Wednesday denied the State Department’s claim that it had agreed to a deal to allow U.S. vessels to pass through the canal without paying any toll or fees, amid threats by President Donald Trump of the U.S. retaking control of the critical waterway. Key Facts In a post on …
🚨 President Trump just DOUBLED DOWN on the Panama Canal “We're gonna take it back … they've TOTALLY violated the agreement.” LFG! pic.twitter.com/qgR5t5IHCG — Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) January 31, 2025 Panamanian police on Friday fired tear gas and clashed with protesters angered by Donald Trump’s threat to take control of the Panama Canal, ahead of …
View post on imgur.com View post on imgur.com We built it. Panama may have abused the relationship and broke the international law still in effect about the canal. If so, it’s ours again, if Trump wants it. Relevant parts still active. “Under the Treaty Concerning the Permanent Neutrality and Operation of the Panama Canal (the …
via naturalnews Panama has had enough of the Doctors Without Borders non-governmental organization (NGO), which is reportedly engaged in shady behavior south of the border. After discovering corruption and lack of staffing at Doctors Without Borders tents in migrant camps, a team from Operation Burning Edge provided Panamanian officials with the evidence they needed …
Washington has asked Panama to ban sanctioned Iranian ships from bearing its flag, a US official said on 13 March. “Iran and actors related to Iran are trying to evade sanctions here in Panama. They’re trying to abuse Panama’s flag registry,” said Abram Paley, the US Deputy Special Envoy for Iran, on Wednesday. The request …
“China Raping Mother Earth — Darien gap, Panama I made this video out with Embera Indians in May 2021. The Embera on the horse was angered by the jungle theft. When the jungle is gone, so gone are the Indians, the birds, the jaguars, the beauty of precious birds. This is the Burning Edge.” China …
The vestiges of an ancient forest tell the story of just how bad things are at the drought-stricken Panama Canal. A few hundred feet from the massive tankers hauling goods across the globe, gaunt tree stumps rise above the waterline. They’re all that remains of a woodland flooded more than a century ago to create …
🌍 Global Supply Chain Pressure Index rising. “Two continental shipping passages, the Suez and Panama canals, are suffering from obstructions to trade traffic.” Not good for short-term goods #inflation. H/t: @FinancialTimes pic.twitter.com/FBwiN1DIF1 — Alex Joosten (@joosteninvestor) December 21, 2023 🇨🇳 China Bans Exports of Some Rare-Earth Processing Technologies China accounted for more than two thirds …
Dozens of massive container ships are experiencing delays of up to four weeks Congestion in canal could have a wider impact across the global supply chain Christmas supplies heading to America could be delayed over the coming weeks in a threat to the festival season as the Panama Canal suffers its worst-ever drought. Unprecedented conditions …
PANAMA CITY (AP) — The Panama Canal announced Saturday it will reduce the maximum number of ships travelling the waterway to 31 per day, from 32 in August, due to a drought that has reduced the supply of fresh water needed to operate the locks. That compares to daily averages of 36 to 38 ships …
Supply chain doom is ON. “WARNING EAST COAST The Supply Chain has STOPPED Hundreds of ships are piling up on each side of the Panama Canal, which 40% of all international cargo goes through A major drought has hit the fresh water lake fed locking system Canal which is fed by river Ships are being …
In what is being called the “world’s worst traffic jam,” some 200 cargo ships are waiting to pass at the Panama Canal as the area experienced its worst drought in 100 years. pic.twitter.com/SHh6wa8muF — Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) August 20, 2023 (August 19, 2023) Panama – Panama Canal Drying Up And Hundreds Of Ships Are Stuck In …
Huge backlog of 200 ships are stuck trying to enter the Panama Canal as they wait WEEKS amid slowed traffic due to drought: Delays set to wipe $200M off profits and cause spike in US grocery and parcel prices The large vessels, thought to be carrying millions of dollars worth of goods, are locked in …
In what is being called the “world’s worst traffic jam,” some 200 cargo ships are waiting to pass at the Panama Canal as the area experienced its worst drought in 100 years. pic.twitter.com/SHh6wa8muF — Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) August 20, 2023
Down to 32 smaller ships. Due to drought. Get your supply’s stocked up. Panama City, Jul 30 (EFE).- The recent lack of rain has forced the Panama Canal to reduce the number of vessels that may pass through the interoceanic waterway each day to 32 starting on Sunday, a move that, in addition to reducing …
PANAMA CITY BEACH, Florida − Three more tourists died after swimming in the Gulf of Mexico over the weekend under dangerous surf conditions. The deaths occurred Saturday off of Panama City Beach, according to a release, which said police responded to “three separate fatal water incidents behind three different resorts.” The city lists them as …
