From Somalia to mainland Europe, the past two years have seen some of the most ravaging droughts in recorded history, made ...

In this episode we visit the world famous Panama Canal. The Miraflores locks visitors centre is the main place to see the ...

Drained for maintenance, the Miraflores Locks remain impressive after 93 years of operation. A recently approved expansion plan will double canal capacity by 2015. In late August, traffic jams at ...

The Panama Canal welcomed a visit from the United States Ambassador to the Republic of Panama on May 21. Kevin Marino Cabrera visited as part of an institutional outreach tour focused on providing ...

The Panama Canal was built on the premise that it would cut the time needed to go from the Atlantic to the Pacific. So how long does it take to cross the canal?

A gas cargo ship sails through the Miraflores Locks on the Panama Canal in Panama City, on April 8, 2025. MARTIN BERNETTI / AFP/Getty Images What to Know Security officials from both the U.S. and ...

Hegseth (center) toured the Panama Canal's Miraflores Locks in Panama City on Tuesday Image: Matias Delacroix/AP Photo/picture alliance Natasha Lindstaedt, a political scientist professor at the ...

The United States will "take back" the Panama Canal from Chinese influence, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Tuesday during a visit to the Central American nation.

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth (R) talks with Panama Canal Administrator Ricaurte Vasquez during a visit to the Miraflores locks of the Panama Canal in Panama City on April 8, 2025. (Martin ...

The Athina is small enough to fit through the three sets of locks, named Miraflores, Pedro Miguel and Gatun, which were built by the American government and have been operating since the canal ...

Dead ahead is Miraflores Locks, one of three sets of giant rectangular chambers that will lift the 91,000-ton Millennium up and over the Continental Divide to the Atlantic, and the excitement is ...

Notably, Hutchison, a publicly traded company, does not control the Panama Canal’s operations. At the Miraflores Locks, as a massive vessel passed through, a taped announcement reassured visitors that ...