GWEN IFILL: From shipping vessels to cruise liners to luxury yachts, over a million ships have passed through the Isthmus of Panama since its canal opened on August 15, 1914.

The Panama Canal, a century-old shortcut connecting the Pacific and Atlantic oceans for global trade, carries a third of the trade from Asia to the Americas. Tomorrow, the 50-mile canal will open ...

In a bold and controversial move, former U.S. President Donald Trump has called for the United States to reclaim control of the Panama Canal, citing concerns over China’s growing influence in Panama.

The canal’s tolls make up one of Panama’s biggest revenue streams—the average fee for passing through the Panama Canal is $54,000, and a cruise ship once payed $375,600—the country passed ...

While the 100-year-old locks still work, the canal's transit fees handsomely augment Panama's economy. Meanwhile, history regards the Panama Canal as a triumph of engineering and organization ...

The old shortcut between the seas isn’t what it used to be. Many modern ships are too wide to use the 92-year-old Panama Canal, where traffic is so heavy that vessels still able to squeeze ...

The Panama Canal Zone was a little slice of American life in Central America — a parallel society with its own government, police, schools, ... Old Canal Zone ties bind tightly.

When the Panama Canal was first cut, ... Everything is bigger and more efficient–but also a bit less interesting than in the old canal, like a dull I-95 compared with the kicks of Route 66.

To counter such worries, President Roosevelt exerted tremendous effort to make the canal project an idealistic symbol of U.S. global power. In a flamboyant trip to Panama in 1906, the first time a ...

The Panama Canal Authority on Wednesday notified shippers it is extending through Sept. 2 restrictions for vessels to transit through the waterway and keeping the number of vessels authorized to ...