Did You Know? The highest toll ever paid to utilize the Panama Canal was $375,600 – paid by the cruise ship the Norwegian Pearl.
A typical ocean vessel transporting grain will pay a toll of approximately $130,000 to utilize the Panama Canal.
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Soy Transportation Coalition reelects officers, tours Panama Canal during annual meeting The Soy Transportation Coalition (STC) reelected its officers and visited one of the most consequential links in the agricultural logistics chain during the organization’s annual meeting December 2nd and 3rd in Panama. Click here to Read More |
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House approves STB reauthorization bill The U.S. House on December 10th unanimously approved the Surface Transportation Board Reauthorization Act of 2015 (S. 808), a bipartisan bill that proposes to reauthorize and reform the STB. Click here to Read More |
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Proxy fight looms in CP's battle for Norfolk Southern Norfolk Southern Co. on December 14th officially rejected Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.'s latest $30 billion bid to merge the two railroads, bringing the rivals a step closer to a potential proxy fight. Click here to Read More |
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Consulting firm exit raises Nicaragua Canal feasibility questions Nicaragua’s government has long claimed that an economic feasibility study by blue-chip U.S. consultancy McKinsey & Co. is crucial to enticing Western investors to its $40 to $50 billion canal project. Click here to Read More |
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