Panama Canal officials say a new reservoir needed to meet the growing water demands of the heavily trafficked waterway would take six years to construct at an estimated cost of $1.6 billion. In a ...

PANAMA CITY, July 8 (Reuters) - The Panama Canal expects to complete a billion-dollar construction of a new water reservoir within six years that will help ensure the passage of 36 ships a day, the ...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio embarks soon on his inaugural trip as the United States’ top diplomat. His first stop, Panama could prove to be the most contentious on the itinerary following President ...

Born from “gunboat diplomacy,” the Panama Canal is under threat from US saber rattling once again. More than 100 years after the construction of the engineering marvel that linked the Atlantic and ...

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 ...

For over 40 years, Capt. Efraín Hallax, 73, has been steering vessels through the canal, and he has seen it all, from a dictator’s fall to the rise of U.S. interest in retaking the waterway. Capt.