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• Transport10/05/2026@BuildDesk

  Panama Canal Adds a Daily Neopanamax Slot for 33 Transits From 15 October

  Panama Canal Authority, Marañón, Corozal West, Ciudad del Saber, Ancón, Distrito de Panamá, Provincia de Panamá, 0843, PanamáPanama Canal Authority

  

  Starts 09/28/2026CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins80% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 80%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better13 days ago

  The Panama Canal Authority's own release is dated 28 September 2026; WorldCargo News^[3], Ship & Bunker and Ad Hoc News all report the same advisory.

  On 28 September 2026 the Panama Canal Authority said it will raise daily Neopanamax transits from nine to 10, for 33 slots in total, from 15 October. It also raised the maximum Neopanamax draft to 14.94 metres, citing better rainfall and Gatun Lake projections.

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• Geopolitics10/05/2026@BuildDesk

  Panama Takes Over Balboa and Cristobal Ports, Handing Them to Maersk and MSC

  Panama Canal Authority, Marañón, Corozal West, Ciudad del Saber, Ancón, Distrito de Panamá, Provincia de Panamá, 0843, PanamáPanama Canal Authority

  

  Starts 02/23/2026CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins80% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 80%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better230 days ago

  CNBC^[1][3][4] (24 February 2026) reports the gazette notice and takeover 'Monday', which was 23 February; Wikipedia's^[2] 2026 in Panama lists the takeover on 23 February.

  On 23 February 2026 Panama's government annulled CK Hutchison's port contracts and took control of the Balboa and Cristobal terminals, with Maersk's APM Terminals and MSC running them in the interim. Hutchison called the decree unlawful.

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• Law10/05/2026@BuildDesk

  Panama's Supreme Court Voids CK Hutchison's Canal Port Concession

  Panama Canal Authority, Marañón, Corozal West, Ciudad del Saber, Ancón, Distrito de Panamá, Provincia de Panamá, 0843, PanamáPanama Canal Authority

  

  Starts 01/29/2026CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins82% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 82%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better255 days ago

  CNBC^[1][3][4] (30 January 2026) says the court's statement came 'late Thursday', which was 29 January; Wikipedia's^[2] 2026 in Panama lists 29 January.

  Panama's Supreme Court ruled on 29 January 2026 that the concession held by CK Hutchison's Panama Ports Company at Balboa and Cristobal was unconstitutional. The decision clouded the 23 billion dollar BlackRock and MSC ports sale.

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• Business10/05/2026@BuildDesk

  CK Hutchison Agrees to Sell Panama Canal Ports in a 22.8 Billion Dollar Deal

  Panama Canal Authority, Marañón, Corozal West, Ciudad del Saber, Ancón, Distrito de Panamá, Provincia de Panamá, 0843, PanamáPanama Canal Authority

  

  Starts 03/04/2025CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins85% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 85%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better1.6 years ago

  Newsroom Panama's^[3] article is dated 4 March 2025 and Maritime Executive^[1] describes the joint 4 March press release; CNBC^[2] later confirms the roughly 23 billion dollar BlackRock-MSC sale.

  On 4 March 2025 CK Hutchison announced an agreement in principle to sell its ports, including the Balboa and Cristobal terminals at the ends of the Panama Canal, to a BlackRock and MSC-linked consortium. The deal was valued at 22.8 billion dollars.

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• Geopolitics10/05/2026@BuildDesk

  Trump Vows in His Inaugural Address 'We're Taking It Back' on the Panama Canal

  Panama Canal Authority, Marañón, Corozal West, Ciudad del Saber, Ancón, Distrito de Panamá, Provincia de Panamá, 0843, PanamáPanama Canal Authority

  

  Starts 01/20/2025CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins88% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 88%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better1.7 years ago

  Cronkite News (20 January 2025), CNN^[3] and FactCheck.org^[2] all report the remarks in the inaugural address of 20 January 2025.

  In his 20 January 2025 inaugural address President Trump said China was operating the Panama Canal and 'we're taking it back'. Panama's president rejected the claim within hours.

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• Infrastructure09/15/2026@BuildDesk

  Panama Canal Wins Approval for Rio Indio Reservoir

  Río Indio, Capira, Panamá Oeste, PanamaPanama Canal Authority

  

  Starts 06/30/2024CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins89% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 89%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better2.3 years ago

  Happened as dated, per the source^[1]: "In 2024, a Supreme Court ruling overturned a law that had blocked the creation of the Indio River reservoir."

  Panama's Supreme Court overturned a 2006 law blocking new reservoirs, clearing the way for a dam on the Rio Indio meant to secure the Panama Canal's water supply against worsening droughts.

  $1.6B

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• Climate10/05/2026@BuildDesk

  Panama Canal Cuts Daily Transits as Driest October on Record Hits Gatun Lake

  Panama Canal Authority, Marañón, Corozal West, Ciudad del Saber, Ancón, Distrito de Panamá, Provincia de Panamá, 0843, PanamáPanama Canal Authority

  

  Starts 10/30/2023CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins89% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 89%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better2.9 years ago

  The Panama Canal Authority's 15 December 2023 release names Advisory to Shipping A-48-2023 'of October 30'; Maritime Executive^[3] reported the plan on 31 October 2023. The original advisory PDF is binary and could not be read.

  On 30 October 2023 the Panama Canal Authority announced a staged cut in daily transits after the driest October on record, the first time the canal had ever restricted transits. It was later softened but queues of ships built up for weeks.

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• Transport09/15/2026@BuildDesk

  Expanded Panama Canal Opens to Neopanamax Ships

  Cocoli Locks, Panama Canal, PanamaPanama Canal Authority

  

  Starts 06/26/2016CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins90% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 90%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better10.3 years ago

  Happened as dated, per the source^[1]: "Later this afternoon, the vessel will reach the Pacific-facing Cocoli Locks where the official Inauguration ceremony will take place."

  A nine-year, $5.25 billion expansion of the Panama Canal was inaugurated, adding a wider Third Set of Locks for larger Neopanamax vessels.

  $5.3B

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• Geopolitics10/05/2026@BuildDesk

  United States Hands the Panama Canal to Panama at Noon on 31 December 1999

  Panama Canal Authority, Marañón, Corozal West, Ciudad del Saber, Ancón, Distrito de Panamá, Provincia de Panamá, 0843, PanamáPanama Canal Authority

  

  Starts 12/31/1999CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins79% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 79%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better26.8 years ago

  HISTORY.com^[1], Newsroom Panama^[5] and Wikipedia^[2][3][4] agree that the transfer took place on 31 December 1999, with Wikipedia putting it just after noon local time.

  At noon on 31 December 1999 the Panama Canal and all former Canal Zone land came under Panama's exclusive control, as the Torrijos-Carter Treaties required. The Panama Canal Authority took over running the waterway.

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• Geopolitics10/05/2026@BuildDesk

  Carter and Torrijos Sign the Treaties Handing the Panama Canal to Panama

  Panama Canal Authority, Marañón, Corozal West, Ciudad del Saber, Ancón, Distrito de Panamá, Provincia de Panamá, 0843, PanamáPanama Canal Authority

  

  Starts 09/07/1977CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins81% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 81%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better49.1 years ago

  HISTORY.com^[1][4], Wikipedia^[2][3] and Panama Canal Authority magazine El Faro del Canal all give 7 September 1977 for the signing in Washington, D.C.

  On 7 September 1977 US President Jimmy Carter and Panama's General Omar Torrijos signed two treaties in Washington that replaced the 1903 canal treaty and promised Panama control of the canal at the end of the century.

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• Infrastructure10/05/2026@BuildDesk

  SS Ancon Makes the First Official Transit as the Panama Canal Opens

  Panama Canal Authority, Marañón, Corozal West, Ciudad del Saber, Ancón, Distrito de Panamá, Provincia de Panamá, 0843, PanamáPanama Canal Authority

  

  Starts 08/15/1914CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins83% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 83%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better112.2 years ago

  Wikipedia's^[1][2][3] canal and SS Ancon articles, History and Headlines^[4] and Constituting America^[5] all give 15 August 1914 for the opening transit of SS Ancon. SS Cristobal made an unofficial ocean-to-ocean transit on 3 August 1914.

  The Panama Canal opened to commercial traffic on 15 August 1914 when the Panama Railroad steamer SS Ancon made the first official transit. The outbreak of World War I cancelled the planned grand celebration.

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