Hong Kong Lodges 'Strong Protest' After Panama Takes Control of Canal Ports

Panamanian investigators remove documents from offices of company that ran canal ports

Panamanian investigators have carried documents out of offices belonging to a Hong Kong-owned company that operated ports at either end of the Panama Canal until its concession was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court last month

US ‘bullying’ could scupper carbon levy on shipping, warn experts

Panama joins smaller nations in dropping support for policy aimed at cutting maritime emissionsUS ‘bullying’ over a proposed carbon levy on shipping appears to be paying off, experts have warned, after Panama reversed its support for the measure.In a leaked document seen by the Guardian, the key maritime state has co-sponsored a proposal to the International Maritime Organization that would effectively cancel the carbon levy and undermine attemp…

Environmental groups to form silent human chain to protest against Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation’s decision to axe 440 trees for proposed underpass at Sanpada along Palm Beach Road

Navi Mumbai: Environmental groups and city residents will form a silent human chain on March 1 at 8.30 am to peacefully protest against NMMC's decisio.

Liberia: Lima Ramps Up Compliance After Imo Audit

Cllr. Neto Z. Lighe, Commissioner and CEO of the Liberia Maritime Authority (LiMA), announced a targeted compliance and modernization push following Liberia's recent International Maritime Organization (IMO) audit -- centering the Authority's response on a new Digital Center initiative to host IMO instruments and speed regulatory access.

Washington County residents protest ICE detention center near Hagerstown

Protesters lined the street in Hagerstown, Maryland Tuesday to speak out against a planned 1,500-bed Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center in the Williamsport area of Washington County. “We had no say,” one protester said. “It was just kind of announced, and at that point after purchase it already happened, and there’s a lot of concern and confusion and...

Hong Kong sees 'stern protests' after Panama seizes key ports vital for global trade: officials

Panama’s government took control of the two ports on Monday after the country’s Supreme Court struck down a law approving the concession contract for Panama Ports Company, a subsidiary of CK Hutchison.