https://transportational.com/tags/panama-canal/ Recent content in Panama Canal on Transportational.com Hugo -- gohugo.io en-us Wed, 15 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://transportational.com/2026/04/15/chinas-panama-canal-gambit-how-a-port-dispute-became-a-geopolitical-flashpoint/ Wed, 15 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://transportational.com/2026/04/15/chinas-panama-canal-gambit-how-a-port-dispute-became-a-geopolitical-flashpoint/ China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) — the country’s powerful central economic planner — summoned executives from Maersk and Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) last month and delivered an unambiguous message: cease operating the Balboa and Cristóbal ports on the Panama Canal immediately. The Financial Times confirmed the directive on April 15, citing two people familiar with the talks. Neither shipping group, nor Beijing’s foreign ministry, had responded publicly by the time of publication.