A new scheduled ferry service between Panama and Colombia, catering to everyone from backpackers and vacationers to businesses shipping goods, is coming up in May.

Due to high economic growth in Latin America, the continent will need up to 2,500 new commercial aircraft over the next 20 years.

Maritime Week Americas 2012 promises to attract the cream of the ports, shipping and bunkering industries from throughout the Americas. Hosted by Panama, it will cover in depth many of the key maritime issues of today.

A Logistics Council will in future meet every two months to discuss progress and future developments in creating a Panama logistics hub ahead of the completion of Panama Canal expansion in 2014.

Chile and Panama head the most recent competitiveness index for Latin America by the ADEN international business school.

The Panama Canal Authority board of directors approved a proposal to modify the Panama Canal pricing structure to align toll charges with the value the route provides.

Strengthening relationship with South Africa

Central America can boast with growing popularity and icreasing number of international conferences and expos

TACA airlines is running new flight between Panama and Medellin, Colombia

As the infrastructure project progressing, the consrution sector showed good results in the past year.