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Maersk Line Supports Nicaraguan Canal
Friday, December 26th, 2014Nicaragua starts HK-led canal project|Business|chinadaily.com.cn
Thursday, December 25th, 2014usa.chinadaily.com.cn/epaper/2014-12/24/content_19157613.htm
In the late 19th century, the US government negotiated with President José Santos Zelaya to lease the land to build a canal through Nicaragua.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicaragua_Canal
It is the original US plan in the late 1800s to compete against the French Panama plan – now taken up by the Chinese.
Deja vu?
The speed of the Chinese construction is scaring the whole world. 4-5 years????
The know how learnt the USD 60 billion domestics North South irrigation project in China is snowballing.
What if the Thailand’s short strip – The Kra Isthmus – is cut for strategic rather than economic purpose, to bypass the popular Straits of Malacca.
Easy going for the rest of Straits of Malacca trade ?
Bloomberg: Saudi Rulers to Curb Wages as Kingdom Confronts Oil Slump
Thursday, December 25th, 2014Bloomberg – Saudi Rulers to Curb Wages as Kingdom Confronts Oil Slump bloom.bg/1xOvSL7
Bloomberg: FedEx Caps Holiday Volumes for Some Shippers Amid Port Slowdown
Thursday, December 25th, 2014Bloomberg – FedEx Caps Holiday Volumes for Some Shippers Amid Port Slowdown bloom.bg/1CJxzZi
Bloomberg: Out $30 Billion and Fighting Charges, Batista Can’t Crack the Bottle on His Brazilian Dream Port
Thursday, December 25th, 2014Bloomberg – Out $30 Billion and Fighting Charges, Batista Can’t Crack the Bottle on His Brazilian Dream Port bloom.bg/1Cud717
Nicaragua launches construction of inter-oceanic canal –
Wednesday, December 24th, 2014Bloomberg: Nicaragua’s Rival to Panama Canal Set to Start Dec. 22
Tuesday, December 23rd, 2014Bloomberg – Nicaragua’s Rival to Panama Canal Set to Start Dec. 22 bloom.bg/1JoWHZW