All Panama articles – Page 5
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ArticleBanana sector hit by recession
Banana exports from both Costa Rica and Panama have fallen as a result of the current economic downturn, among other factors
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ArticleService restructuring for Hamburg Süd
The German group has revealed that it is altering its Europe-Australia/New Zealand Trident Service
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ArticlePanama Canal urged to cancel toll increases
Shipowners have called on the Panama Canal Authority to regress on the decision to increase tolls
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ArticleBidding underway for Panama banana coop
Del Monte and two European companies said to be among the interested parties keen to take over Coosemupar
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ArticlePanama hit by banana 'export slump'
Panama has been hit a slump in banana exports in the year following Chiquita’s departure from the Central American nation
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ArticleMelon oversupply predicted for spring
A prolonged rainy season in Central America could lead to an oversupply of melons in March as growers work to make up the shortfall
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Panama Canal revenue hits record level
The canal’s revenue has risen 14 per cent to record levels in the year to September, while shipping traffic has fallen slightly
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ArticleEU banana talks could start afresh
Discussions between the EU and Latin American banana exporters could return to square one when World Trade Organisation talks resume
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Panama backs WTO banana ruling
The country's minister of trade and industry has called on the EU to implement tariff changes initially agreed at July's trade discussion in Geneva
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ArticleChilean lemons step in as US production falls short
Significant shortfalls in the US have opened the door, according to the USDA
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WTO backs Ecuador in EU banana tariff battle
Bonita Europe calls ruling a "ratification" of dollar suppliers' position but a spokesman for the European Commission says it will consider launching a further appeal against the panel's "purely formalistic approach"
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ArticleChiquita makes banana deal with Panama
Chiquita Brands International Inc has reached a deal with Panamanian farmers that will ensure banana supply until 2008, it has been reported.
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Panama call for diversification
Panamanian labour minister Reynaldo Rivera has surprised the banana sector in his central American country by saying the trade is “especially delicate” and that producers should look to other crops.
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Winds ravage Panama
Recent high winds in Panama have severely affected banana production in the Central American country.
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Chiquita given Panamanian deadline
Chiquita has until June 30 to renegotiate terms with the Coosemupar co-operative in Panama for the marketing of its fruit, otherwise it will face international arbitrage, worker and government representatives have said.
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Panama expansion planned
As ships queue for days to transit the Panama Canal, the government in Central American country has announced it plans to double the capacity of the waterway.
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ArticleChiquita's Panama deadline nears
Chiquita’s exclusivity contract with Panamanian banana co-operative Coosemupar is under threat as the deadline nears for the multi-national and its supplier to settle their differences.
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ArticlePanama government in banana rescue
The Panamanian Cabinet is subsidising the Coosemupar banana co-operative so that it can meet its fortnightly wages bill.
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ArticlePanama banana crisis
Panamanian banana co-operative Coosemupar, which sells its fruit through Chiquita, is in deep crisis as workers strike and funds run dry.
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ArticlePanama gives ground on bananas
Banana exporter Panama has indicated in press reports that it might accept a planned EU banana import tariff if it were both set a lower level and delayed by several years.