Panama seizes 2 key canal ports from Hong Kong operator

An entrance to the Balboa terminal, run by CK Hutchison’s Panama Ports Co., is closed after Panama’s government ordered the occupation of the port following a Supreme Court ruling that the concession was unconstitutional in Panama City, Monday, Feb. 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

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