Panama president urges canal consortium to focus on expansion

TIN news: Panamanian President Juan Carlos Varela urged the Spanish-led consortium expanding the Panama Canal Saturday to leave legal disputes to the “competent authorities” and focus instead on completing its work on the waterway. The appeal came after the Dispute Adjudication Board hearing a budget overrun dispute for the project ordered the Panama Canal Authority to pay the consortium $17 million for extra labour costs and for a strike called by workers. “With respect, I am calling on the ...