News / Panama port community to create central data hub for cargo visibility

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A new port community-type system that could transform competing container terminals in Panama into an integrated centralised information hub serving both the Atlantic and Pacific oceans is under development.

Delegates at this week’s TOC Americas Container Supply Chain event in Cartagena heard how terminals, encouraged by Advent Intermodal, were beginning to work together to develop the ’Portal for Panama’ to increase cargo visibility.

Stephen Shaffer, president of Colon Container Terminal, said: “Until now there has been a bit of gap in terminal ...