When the Panama Canal was unveiled by the United States in 1914, the roughly 50-mile-long waterway symbolized American power ...

Panama has owned and administered the Panama Canal for nearly three decades. President Trump wants to change that to counter ...

They say they fought too hard to wrest it from the U.S. to now hand back the waterway, which is part of the nation’s identity.

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.

Often called one of the seven modern wonders of the world, the Panama Canal splits the continents of North and South America ...

In his speech, Trump vowed to lead a government that "expands our territory," referencing his ambitions to acquire Greenland ...

Roughly 5% of all global trade flows through the canal’s 50-mile (80-kilometer) stretch each year, with the largest chunk ...

In the 1970s, a conservative coalition came together to fight ceding control of the Panama Canal—proving the political ...

Panama City — The administrator of the Panama Canal said Friday that the vital waterway will remain in Panamanian hands and open to commerce from all countries, rejecting claims by President ...

The US accounts for about 75% of the canal’s traffic, with China ranking as the second-largest user. The Panama Canal finished the 2020 with $3.4 billion in revenues, up 7.2% on the 2019 fiscal year.