LatinNews Daily - 29 June 2026

*The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has commemorated the 10th anniversary of the opening of its expanded waterway. In a statement issued on 26 June, the ACP notes that the Canal expansion “represented the largest infrastructure project since the opening of the original Canal in 1914, generating tangible benefits for both Panama and the world.” It highlights that “during the first eight months of Fiscal Year 2026 (October 2025 through May 2026), 8,593 transits were recorded, of which 27.7% correspond to Neopanamax vessels [the largest that the Canal can handle], representing 2,385 transits". It adds that as of May 2026, over 31,000 transits had passed through the expanded locks since their inauguration and notes that the expanded Canal “now accounts for more than 50% of the total revenues generated by the interoceanic waterway”.