Maersk OC1 service to resume Panama Canal transit next month
Maersk is to resume its OC1 Oceania-North America east coast string as an all-water service ...
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Talks are due to start next week between the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) and the international shipping community on the prickly subject of paying for a widened waterway when it opens in 2015.
Panama Canal Authority administrator, Jorge Quijano, told The Loadstar that he would arrive in London next week to meet with the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) as part of the ACP’s policy of consultation with the industry ahead of any future toll increases.
At the centre of discussions will ...
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Similo
January 31, 2013 at 1:11 pmThis sounds interesting for the economic point of view, as most countries will benefit out of this project. I would love to follow developments that leads to expansion.