RENEWED SEAPORT AGREEMENT WILL INCREASE  CARGO CRUISE TRAFFIC AND PROMOTE THE "ALL-WATER ROUTE"

Panama City, Panama, November 26, 2008 - Panama Canal Authority (ACP) Administrator/CEO Alberto Alemán Zubieta and Port of Miami Seaport Director Bill Johnson renewed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to facilitate global trade and promote economic growth in the United States and Panama. First initiated in 2003, the agreement is renewable on annual basis and asserts the ACP's commitment to addressing growing international cargo and freight capacity needs.

"The Port of Miami is an internationally recognized trade hub and a key Canal business partner," said Mr. Alemán Zubieta. "The renewal of the Memorandum of Understanding with the Port of Miami underscores our strong commercial bonds and our joint commitment to market-based, regionally driven solutions for the international maritime community and its trade routes."