<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>Construction workers in Panama ended a two-week nationwide strike today, allowing the expansion of the Panama Canal to resume, Reuters reports.
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Construction workers in Panama ended a two-week nationwide strike today, allowing the expansion of the Panama Canal to resume, Reuters reports.

<div><p>Construction workers in Panama ended a two-week nationwide strike today, allowing the expansion of the Panama Canal to resume,<a> Reuters reports</a>.</p><p>The workers, represented by the Suntracs union, reached a collective bargaining agreement with the CAPAC employers association that ensures salary increases over the next four years, ending the strike that began on April 23,<a> according to Fox News Latino</a>. The highest pay hikes will go to workers involved in big projects, such as a new set of locks for the Panama Canal and a third bridge over the interoceanic waterway.</p><p>Panama Canal Administrator Jorge Luis Quijano said the work stoppage affecting...

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<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>The Brownsville Navigation District unveiled its deeper ship channels last week as the South Texas port aims to be ready for heavier liquid and bulk commodity ships.</p></div>

The Brownsville Navigation District unveiled its deeper ship channels last week as the South Texas port aims to be ready for heavier liquid and bulk commodity ships.

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<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>The carrier’s acquisition of a 49% stake in the Vizhinjam transshipment hub is said to be the single-largest foreign direct investment into the Indian port sector to date.</p></div>

The carrier’s acquisition of a 49% stake in the Vizhinjam transshipment hub is said to be the single-largest foreign direct investment into the Indian port sector to date.

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<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>The port has played a key role during the Middle East war, with its location just south of the Strait of Hormuz providing the Persian Gulf with a multimodal gateway to global markets while the strait has been effectively closed. </p></div>

The port has played a key role during the Middle East war, with its location just south of the Strait of Hormuz providing the Persian Gulf with a multimodal gateway to global markets while the strait has been effectively closed.

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<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>The e-commerce giant says shipper need for flexibility in a volatile market led it to open its less-than-truckload service to “external” customers. </p></div>

The e-commerce giant says shipper need for flexibility in a volatile market led it to open its less-than-truckload service to “external” customers.

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<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>Container freight rates across all the major east–west trades have soared since February as a result of higher bunker fuel prices driven by the war with Iran and cargo frontloading in the trans-Pacific.</p></div>

Container freight rates across all the major east–west trades have soared since February as a result of higher bunker fuel prices driven by the war with Iran and cargo frontloading in the trans-Pacific.

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