PANAMA CITY – The Panama Canal is installing the last of 16 giant lock gates that are a key part of the waterway's multibillion-dollar expansion. Tuesday's installation of the 4,232-ton gate at the ...

PANAMA CITY – Fireworks exploded as a huge container ship made an inaugural passage through the newly expanded Panama Canal on Sunday, formally launching the Central American nation’s ...

Panama City, Feb 13 (EFE).Panama City, Feb 13 (EFE). — The Panama Canal Authority, or ACP, said a successful test was conducted on a section of the new third set of locks where cracks were discovered ...

The official opening of the 48-mile-long waterway's massive new locks on Sunday will add a new twist to what long has been a bucket list item for cruising fans. Princess Cruises, which offers more ...

Upgrade. Aging, narrow locks will be replaced by deeper, wider chambers. Late last month, the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) opened the bid process for the $3.35-billion locks portion of the ongoing ...

From their vantage point in cranes overlooking the Panama Canal, operators scrutinize the century-old walls of one of its locks as the high-pitched siren of a merchant ship resonates from nearby. In ...

PANAMA CITY – A look at the Panama Canal and its newly expanded locks, which are set for a test run this week and a formal launch June 26. Inaugurated on Aug. 15, 1914, the Panama Canal was ...

Princess Cruises has become the first major cruise line to schedule sailings through the massive new locks at the Panama Canal. The company this week said the 3,080-passenger Caribbean Princess would ...