Panama Canal again denies elimination of tariffs for U.S. vessels

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The Panama Canal stated that no “adjustments to tolls” have been made, following statements made by the United States regarding its vessel tariffs. teleSUR

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00:00The government of Panama assures that there is no toll adjustment for any vessel arriving

00:04from the United States.

00:06Canal authorities on Wednesday denied statements by White House Spokeswoman Caroline Leavitt

00:12claiming that they had eliminated tariffs on US ships.

00:15The Spokeswoman's statements arose in response to a journalist's question regarding President

00:20Trump's remarks a day earlier in Congress, where he reiterated that the US will take

00:25over the administration of the canal.

00:28The Panamanian executive also denied these statements.

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