The Supreme Court of Panama ruled on Thursday that two decades-long contracts awarded to Panama Ports Company (PPC), a subsidiary of Hong Kong-based Hutchison Port Holdings, to operate two ports in the Panama Canal were unconstitutional.
The ruling annuls the terms of the contract originally granted to Panama Ports in 1997 and its 2021 renewal. Both controversial contracts stood at the center of a debate initiated by President Donald Trump in December 2025 over China’s alleged growing influence and control of the Panama Canal.
Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino referred to the ruling in a roughly seven-minute long address on Friday morning…
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