Treaties ratified by the Senate in 1978 established permanent neutrality, but some Republicans regret that decision.

The U.S. acquired the rights to build and operate the canal in the early 20th century, but at the time, Panama was in the ...

Panama was a province under Colombia. The French’s effort ultimately failed in 1899. An estimated 22,000 workers lost their lives to diseases and accidents working on the canal project. In 1903, the U ...

President-elect Donald Trump is decrying rising shipping fees Panama has imposed to use the Panama Canal. He’s even ...

Here are the new ships ready to ply the waters for lines such as Carnival, Norwegian, Holland America, Celebrity, Cunard and ...

The U.S. “border is actually here,” Panama’s president says, describing the jungle route many migrants take on their way to ...

The President-elect threatens to retake the canal, but how?

After Donald Trump suggested the U.S. can retake control of the canal if it’s not “treated fairly,” Panama’s president pushed ...

(Oct 2023 to Sept 2024) **1 long ton = 1,016 kg ...

The social and racial divide along the Panama Canal zone in its American heyday was stark: a silver and gold, segregated ...

To hold its status in global trade, the canal expanded. Now it faces water level challenges, as well as pressure from U.S.