Moller-Maersk will operate the ports in a transitional phase until a new concession can be bid and awarded, Mulino said. “Given the current situation in Panama, Hong Kong enterprises should carefully review their existing and future investments there,” it said. Last year, Panama’s comptroller audited the concession to the Panama Ports Company, which had held the contract to operate the ports since 1997. On July 30, the comptroller challenged the Panama Ports Company’s contract to operate the ports before the Supreme Court. ___Associated Press writer Kanis Leung in Hong Kong contributed to this report.