CK Hutchison files $1.5 billion treaty case against Panama

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CK Hutchison Holdings has initiated a $1.5 billion international arbitration against Panama alleging breaches of an investment protection treaty related to its ports concession at Balboa and Cristóbal terminals. The dispute concerns sovereign acts impacting CK Hutchison’s longstanding port operations.

CK Hutchison Holdings Limited (CK Hutchison) has commenced international arbitration proceedings against the Republic of Panama. The company alleges breaches of an investment protection treaty over sovereign acts targeting its decades-old ports concession at the Balboa and Cristóbal terminals. CK Hutchison notified Panama of a treaty dispute on 4 February 2026, following what it describes […] The post CK Hutchison files $1.5 billion treaty case against Panama appeared first on Port Technology International.