Category: Ports

Pressure Increases on Panama Ports Deal

Both China and the United States are ramping up pressure around the mooted sale of two ports in Panama owned by the Hong Kong-based conglomerate CK Hutchison to a consortium led by the U.S. investor BlackRock. Uncertainty around the deal rose this weekend when Trump posted a demand ...

China Eyes Strategic Role in Kenya’s Port Privatization Plans

As Kenya revives plans to privatize the management of its key ports in Mombasa and Lamu through public-private partnerships, China is quietly positioning itself for a larger role in the country’s maritime infrastructure. The China Communications Construction Company (CCCC), ...

Panama Canal Port Operator Calls Audit Claims ‘Contrary to Reality’

The Hong Kong firm in charge of two key Panama Canal ports rejected on Wednesday an audit that said it had failed to pay the $1.2 billion due under its concession. Panama Ports Company (PPC), a subsidiary of Hong Kong conglomerate ...

U.S. Will Not Let China Disrupt Panama Canal: Pentagon Chief

By María Isabel Sánchez The United States will not allow China to jeopardize the operations of the Panama Canal, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warned during a visit to the Central American nation on Tuesday. ...

Legal Wrangles Increase Around Panama Ports

The signing of a deal to sell two ports in Panama by the Hong Kong ports company CK Hutchison to the U.S. investment group BlackRock could be delayed by legal proceedings. While China’s competition regulator has undertaken a review of the deal amid growing criticism, Panama’s government ...

Analysis from Cobus van Staden

China-Led Study Proposes Global Energy Network

A globally connected network of solar and wind energy could provide three times the global energy demand by 2050 at a lower cost than independent national power systems. This is the finding of a study led by the Chinese Academy of Sciences in collaboration with researchers from the United States and Denmark.

The study focused on how areas with high solar and wind capacity (such as deserts) can be linked to ...

Panama Wants ‘Respectful’ Ties With U.S. Amid Canal Threats

Panama hopes to maintain a "respectful" relationship with the United States, even as President Donald Trump has repeated threats to retake the Panama Canal, Foreign Minister Javier Martinez-Acha said Saturday. His comments came ahead of a visit next week by U.S. ...

Cambodia Opens China-Backed Ream Naval Base to All, Amid Western Scrutiny

Cambodia officially reopened its China-backed Ream Naval Base on Saturday, positioning itself at the heart of Southeast Asia's escalating maritime power contest. While upgraded with Chinese military support, Phnom Penh insists the base is open to warships from ...

Australia to Buy Darwin Port Lease From Chinese Firm: PM

Australia plans to buy back control of its strategic northern port of Darwin from the current Chinese leaseholder, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Friday. China's Landbridge group was granted a 99-year lease on the port in 2015, a widely criticised decision ...

Ports, Power, and Politics: Behind the High-Stakes Battle Over CK Hutchison’s Panama Deal

By Alonso Illueca, CGSP Non-Resident Fellow for Latin America and the Caribbean This week, a multibillion-dollar deal was set to shift control of some 43 ports across 23 countries—but now, it’s at the center of an escalating geopolitical battle. The agreement ...

U.S., China Raise the Stakes in Panama Canal Ports Row

By Holmes Chan, with Luna Lin in Beijing China's fury at the sale of Panama Canal ports to a U.S.-led consortium reflects how container hubs have become prized currency as Beijing and Washington vie for global influence, analysts say.

China Increasing Pressure on Panama Ports Deal

The Chinese authorities are reportedly telling state-owned enterprises to pause new business with companies linked to Li Ka-Shing and his family, the latest signal that Beijing is unhappy with the decision by Li’s CK Hutchison Holdings to sell two strategic ports in Panama to a U.S. consortium—part of ...

Beijing Resumes Criticism of CK Hutchison Over Panama Ports Deal

Beijing authorities kept up their pressure on CK Hutchison on Wednesday, resuming criticism of the Hong Kong conglomerate's sale of its Panama Canal ports. The business empire built by Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing offloaded its global ports business outside China this ...
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