{
  "id": 3331422,
  "title": "Asian shipper pays record US$5.3 million for Panama Canal access",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/asian-shipper-pays-record-us-5-3-million-for-panama-canal-access",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-25T19:03:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/world/americas/article/3365252/asian-shipper-pays-record-us53-million-panama-canal-access"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A shipper needing to transit the Panama Canal bid a record US$5.3 million to secure its spot, according to people familiar with the matter. South Korea-based SK Gas Ltd agreed to pay the sum to travel the canal on September 1, said the people, who could not be identified as the information was confidential. The fee, determined through an auction run by the canal authority this week, breaks the…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}