U.S. President Donald Trump’s insistence that he wants to have the Panama Canal back under U.S. control is feeding ...

The neutrality of the nearly 50-mile canal, through which nearly 15,000 ships transit each year, is enshrined in Panama’s Constitution and is enforced by the autonomous Panama Canal Authority.

A cargo ship sails through the Miraflores locks of the Panama Canal in Panama City on Sept. 9, 2024. The Panama Canal is more than a piece of infrastructure; it’s a global asset that symbolizes ...

Since the handover in 1999, the canal has been managed by the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) -- an autonomous entity whose board of directors is appointed by the legislature and president of Panama.

“American ships are being severely overcharged and not treated fairly in any way, shape or form. And that includes ... of a warming climate, the Panama Canal Authority has limited the number ...

American ships are being severely overcharged and not treated fairly in any way, shape or form, and that ... government controls the canal through the Panama Canal Authority, an 11-member board ...

is enshrined in Panama’s Constitution and is enforced by the autonomous Panama Canal Authority. “That’s what has made the Panama Canal so successful, and why it’s still one of the main commercial ...