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Story summary
- China’s Ministry of Transport summoned Maersk and Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) to discuss shipping amid Panama Canal disputes.
- The summons, often a warning in China, follows geopolitical tensions affecting shipping firms.
- In February, Panamanian authorities transferred two ports from CK Hutchison’s Panama Ports Company to Maersk and MSC after a court ruled CK Hutchison’s concession unconstitutional.
- Beijing has pledged to protect its companies’ rights.
