1 day ago · The canal’s two biggest ports are operated by a Hong Kong company with global reach. The Trump administration sees a Chinese threat to U.S. security. By Alexandra Stevenson and Keith Bradsher ...

12 hours ago · The Hong Kong-owned operator PPC, however, does not control access to the Panama Canal. Workers at their two ports load and unload containers onto ships and supply them with fuel, while the canal ...

Jan 25, 2025 · Panama’s government has granted concessions to private company Hutchinson Ports – a subsidiary of Hong Kong-based conglomerate CK Hutchison Holdings – to operate ports on either extreme of...

Jan 22, 2025 · China is the second-biggest user of the Panama Canal by metrics of cargo volumes. ... a Hong Kong-based conglomerate founded by Hong Kong businessman Li Ka-shing.

3 days ago · A subsidiary of CK Hutchison Holdings – owned by Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing – manages two of the canal’s five ports, an arrangement in place since 1997 via a concession from the ...

Jan 31, 2025 · Hutchinson was first granted the concession over the two ports in 1997 when Panama and the US jointly administered the canal. That same year, control of Hong Kong – where Hutchinson is based ...

4 days ago · Hong Kong (AFP) – A sprawling business empire built by Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing is caught in the crossfire as the extent of Chinese influence over the Panama Canal is debated.

Dec 26, 2024 · While a subsidiary of Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison Holdings manages two ports at the canal's entrances, with Chinese firms funding construction of a new bridge over the canal to the tune of...

3 days ago · The company Mr. Rubio is concerned about, a subsidiary of Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison Holdings, has managed the two ports since 1997, two years before the canal was fully handed over by the U.S ...

4 days ago · However, Panama granted a concession to operate the ports of Balboa and Cristobal, on the Pacific and Atlantic sides of the Canal, to Hutchison-Whampoa in 1996, which is owned by Hong Kong ...