May 5th, 2012:

Panama bunkering sector generates billions of dollars

Capitan Orlando Valar speaks at the “Bunkering 2012 forum.”

Margarita Cisneros  

Some 3.5 million metric tons of bunker are handled annually in the Panamanian market and the trend is toward growth, according to the director of Ports of the Panama Maritime Authority (AMP), Roger Barsallo. He was speaking during the Bunkering Forum organized by the Panama Chamber of Shipping.

The growth of terminals on the Atlantic and Pacific is expanding with strategic alliances and development of facilities, said Barsallo.

He said the bunkering [...]

Hanjin Shipping connects Asia with Central America

Eun Yoing Choi, presidenta y CEO de Hanjin Shipping

Hanjin Shipping Company launched a new regular container service on April 28 from Asia to the Gulf of Mexico in conjunction with Cosco.

With this new service it will improve connections and operational coverage in the region.

Hanjin Shipping has nominated Agunsa as general agent in Panama and Venezuela. This new nomination confirms the good performance that the organization has been giving in Chile.

The new weekly service covers Busan, Shanghai (Waigaoqiao Terminal), Ningbo, Xiamen, [...]