(Railjournal.com) CONSTRUCTION of Panama Metro’s $US 2.8bn Line 3 monorail project has started, following a ground breaking ceremony on February 22 attended by president Mr Laurentino Cortizo Cohen and Panama Metro general director, Mr Héctor Ortega. Work on the 24.5km project is expected to take approximately four years to complete. Its launch follows the approval of … [Read more...]
Leading the Panama Canal into the Digital Future
(hellenicshippingnews.com) Naval architect Noriel Arauz discusses the challenge of leading the technological transformation of the world´s oldest and largest ship registry The digital age is causing a deep transformation in society. Organisations are compelled to enter a process of change that drives them into resetting their productive processes and the functional areas on … [Read more...]
The Arctic Challenge to Panama Canal Shipping
(Thearcticinstitute.org) If Given a pair of darts and a map, you would be hard-pressed to hit two spots more visibly different than Panama and the Arctic Ocean. These two places, disparate though they may be, are being brought together by the global threat of climate change. The disappearance of the Arctic Ocean’s summer ice over the course of the next century could also herald … [Read more...]
Panama: A Virtual Tour
Welcome to Panama (10Best) From jungles to beaches, skyscrapers to colonial villages, the Atlantic to the Pacific, Panama never ceases to impress. Find out why this nation of just over four million people has become one of Central America’s hottest destinations on this virtual tour. Photo courtesy of Panama Tourism Authority (ATP) Panama City Panama City, the … [Read more...]
Washington Nationals’ Panamanian prospect Steven Fuentes
(Federal Baseball) Throughout the summer and fall, pitching instructors in the Nationals’ farm system raved about a right-handed pitcher who had been in the system since 2014 but had never pitched above Double-A Harrisburg. That pitcher was Steven Fuentes, 23, whose efforts were rewarded on Friday as he was added to Washington’s 40-man roster. “I saw him in … [Read more...]