Hutchison ousted from Panama terminals as APMT and TIL take control
- APM Terminals and TIL have taken interim control in Balboa and Colón respectively, after Panama’s supreme court voided Hutchison’s concessions last month
- Government officials reportedly entered both terminals, took operational control and ordered Hutchison subsidiary Panama Ports Co to cease activity immediately
- Hutchison alleges an unlawful, unannounced takeover and is preparing legal action
APM Terminals and MSC’s TIL have assumed respective control of Hutchison’s affiliated terminals in the ports of Balboa and Colón after Panama annulled the Hong Kong-based operator’s long-standing concessions, sparking a potential legal battle over the abrupt state-led transfer of control
