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Hong Kong company asks Panama for $1.5 billion after port takeover

Hong Kong company asks Panama for $1.5 billion after port takeover

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August 20th, 2026

Hong Kong company asks Panama for $1.5 billion after port takeover

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CK Hutchison said Thursday it is asking for more than $1.5 billion in damages from Panama.

CKハチソン木曜日パナマに15億ドル以上損害賠償求めている述べました

The Hong Kong company said Panama broke an investment protection treaty.

この香港の会社は、パナマが投資保護条約違反した述べました

It called the port seizure a "state attack campaign" on its assets.

同社は港の接収を、自社の資産に対する「国家による攻撃キャンペーン」呼びました

Panama's government took over the Balboa and Cristobal ports in February.

パナマ政府は2月にバルボア港とクリストバル港を接収しました

The ports sit at each end of the Panama Canal.

これらの港はパナマ運河の両端にあります

Panama's Supreme Court ruled that the agreement held by CK Hutchison's subsidiary was unconstitutional.

パナマ最高裁判所はCKハチソンの子会社が持つ契約は違憲だと判断しました

The ports became a point of tension in U.S.-China relations after Donald Trump returned to the White House.

ドナルド・トランプがホワイトハウスに戻った後、これらの港米中関係の緊張のポイントになりました

He said China was "running" the canal.

彼は中国が運河を「運営している」と言いました。

Panama owns and manages the canal, but CK Hutchison's subsidiary had run the two ports since 1997.

パナマは運河を所有して管理していますCKハチソンの子会社1997年からこの二つの港運営していました

CK Hutchison is controlled by the family of Hong Kong's richest man, Li Ka-shing.

CKハチソンは、香港で一番裕福な人李嘉誠家族によって経営されています

Last year, it announced a $23 billion deal to sell its global ports business to a group led by BlackRock.

去年、同社は世界の港湾事業をブラックロックが率いるグループに230億ドルで売却する契約を発表しました。

That deal has made little progress because of geopolitical tensions.

その契約は地政学的な緊張せいでほとんど進んでいません

In March, the subsidiary separately asked for at least $2 billion from Panama over the takeover.

3月にその子会社は買収についてパナマに少なくとも20億ドルを別に求めました

CK Hutchison said Thursday's new proceedings focus on its treaty rights.

CKハチソンは木曜日の新しい手続きは条約上の権利に焦点を当てている述べました

These rights differ from the subsidiary's contract rights.

これらの権利は子会社の契約上の権利とは異なります

In April, the subsidiary also started arbitration against Maersk over port operations in Panama.

4月にその子会社はパナマでの港湾運営についてマースクに対する仲裁始めました。

Maersk said it did not believe it was responsible.

マースクは自分に責任があるとは思っていない述べました

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