In the first five months of 2025, crossings via the canal jumped 10 percent annually as geopolitical tensions continue to surround the trade artery.

People use boats for all kinds of reasons, and in the same way, there are all kinds, shapes, sizes, and ages of locks used ...

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 ...

Thousands of ships transit the Panama Canal every year, but few imagine what happens when one of its locks needs to be repaired.

Rio Indio, Panama (Panama) (AFP ... Used mainly by customers from the United States, China and Japan, the canal has a system of locks to raise and lower ships and releases millions of liters ...

was initially received at the Miraflores Locks by Vice President of Operations for the Panama Canal Boris Moreno. The tour continued at the Cocolí Locks where Ambassador Cabrera was welcomed by ...

Magdalena Martinez has lived next to the Indio River all her life, but a planned dam aimed at shielding the Panama Canal ... China and Japan, the canal has a system of locks to raise and lower ...

PANAMA CITY — While Panamanian leaders have consistently stated the Panama Canal belongs to their country and remains a neutral waterway, some statements from both Panama and the Trump administration ...

The Panama Canal, a cornerstone of global trade and national revenue, also faces a climate threat. In 2023, Lake Gatun's levels fell to historic lows due to a prolonged drought, forcing transit ...

After a combined 265 years in operation, the domination of the two great artificial waterways – the Panama and Suez ... left doubts about the canal’s long-term viability, despite plans to build a ...

BlackRock’s Panama Canal takeover is currently making waves in financial circles, as the investment giant has just recently secured control of key shipping assets in a massive $22.8 billion deal. This ...

A Panama Canal worker docks the Chinese container ship Cosco at the Panama Canals' Cocoli locks, in Panama City, Dec. 3, 2018. Florida International University convened its 10th annual Hemispheric ...