The Panama Canal, a 51-mile maritime shortcut linking the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, is a crucial artery of global trade and a longstanding focal point of international geopolitics. Since its completion by the United States in 1914, the canal has played ...

The Panama Canal is an extraordinary feat of engineering. This waterway, which slices 50 miles across the isthmus of Panama to connect the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, is an artery of world trade and a key source of Panamanian pride. But it’s in trouble.

There's a backlog of vessels waiting to cross one of the world's crucial maritime passageways which saves ships from travelling thousands of kilometres. Low water levels in the Panama Canal prompted capacity cuts earlier this year and carriers are still ...

On February 1, 1881, driven by patriotic fervor and capitalized by over 100,000 mostly small investors, the French Compagnie Universelle du Canal Interocéanique began work on a canal that would cross the Colombian isthmus of Panama and unite the Atlantic ...

Editor’s Note: This story originally published on December 23, 2024. It has been updated to reflect recent developments. President-elect Donald Trump is not letting up on his suggestions that the US should retake the Panama Canal, an idea that has been ...

How a $3.1 Billion Expansion Collided With Reality. Leer en español. PANAMA CITY — On July 8, 2009, the champagne finally flowed. After an intense two-year competition, a consortium led by a Spanish company in severe financial distress learned that its ...

Trump's Remarks on the Panama Canal During the inauguration of the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in Medora, North Dakota, Donald Trump revisited a recurring theme of his presidency: the controversial transfer of the Panama Canal.

Amsterdam Saturday Walk Past Church And Canal Boats captures a bright weekend scene in downtown Amsterdam with water traffic people walking along the canal and historic architecture filling the background.