The question posed by thousands of drivers living in Western Panama who have waited for years for another way to cross the ...

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?

Panama can't afford to let the canal become a backwater. So in October 2006, the country's voters overwhelmingly approved a $5.25 billion plan to expand and modernize the canal.

The Panama Canal is no stranger to global attention. President-elect Donald Trump’s threats to “demand that the Panama Canal be returned to the United States of America, in full, quickly and ...

Ships pay thousands of dollars each time they cross through the Panama Canal. The U.S. built the canal and operated it until 1999, when it was turned over to the government of Panama.

Trump has accused Panama of charging U.S. ships exorbitant rates to transit the canal, which he said was “foolishly” given away by President Jimmy Carter as part of the Torrijos-Carter ...

WASHINGTON/PANAMA CITY, Feb 5 (Reuters) - The Panama Canal Authority on Wednesday denied the U.S. State Department's claim that U.S. government vessels would be able to cross the canal without ...