In this episode we visit the world famous Panama Canal. The Miraflores locks visitors centre is the main place to see the ...

Panama and the U.S. signed a new security pact on the canal, boosting defense ties as tensions with China over Latin American influence continue to rise.

PANAMA CITY — A 984-foot Chinese container ship cleared the new massive locks of the Panama Canal on Sunday, becoming the first to officially pass through the expanded canal and sparking a new ...

Maintenance work is underway at the century-old Pedro Miguel lock in the Panama Canal. Workers are renovating the chambers of the lock.

On Wednesday, Panama officials announced a new Multimodal Dry Canal project that will begin transporting international cargo across a “special customs jurisdiction” near the 110-year-old waterway.

As part of the canal’s recent expansion, Panama added a new lane at each entrance, with new locks that can raise and lower today’s king-size cargo ships.

The Panama Canal is facing drought, ship restrictions and higher cargo costs. Climate change may make water levels a long-term issue for key U.S. trade route.

For Panama Canal visitors, here’s a guide to experiencing and understanding the mega engineering project that captivates the world.

(Reuters) - The Panama Canal authority said on Wednesday that recent rains boosted water levels, allowing heavier ships with larger cargo loads to transit the canal's Neopanamax locks.

Drought snarling traffic across the Panama Canal underscores how vulnerable the global economy is to climate change.

The new blasting and digging provided “a fantastic opportunity to see fresh rocks,” says Carlos Jaramillo, a staff geologist and botanist at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama.