The US is the biggest user of the Canal, but influence on its operations is dispersed among contracts with bidders internationally. All of the Panama Canal expansion activity in the early 2000s almost ...

Lashing out at Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal for dismissing Sindh's objections to the canal project as "baseless", the PPP drew attention to the widespread protests across Sindh against the ...

A ship is guided through the Panama Canal's Miraflores locks near Panama City on April 24, 2023.

Republican lawmakers are scratching their heads over President-elect Trump’s ambitions to take over Greenland and the Panama Canal, grand plans the incoming commander in chief put back on the ...

An incredible new extension to the Suez Canal has passed its first test in a bid to turn around the Egyptian waterway's fortunes. Cairo announced it had succeeded in testing the 6.2 mile (10km ...

In a December Truth Social missive, Trump accused Panama of “ripping off” the U.S. by charging "exorbitant" fees for ships traveling through the Canal. Later remarks in Phoenix saw the ...

To return the canal to Panama, President Jimmy Carter worked to change minds and build a bipartisan coalition that put aside short-term political considerations. By Peter Baker Reporting from ...

On Dec. 21, 2024, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump called for the return of the Panama Canal to the United States on Truth Social, the social media platform he owns. In one post, which had ...

The banks of the historic Bridgewater Canal in Cheshire, UK, collapsed on January 1, as heavy rain caused widespread flooding in the area. J Taylor said he recorded this drone footage showing fields ...

President-elect Donald Trump threatened recently to retake the Panama Canal because of what he called "exorbitant" rates and China's influence. What threats could China pose to the U.S. if it were ...

These environmental challenges are more significant threats to U.S. commerce than Chinese influence. Sustained access to the canal will depend on addressing climate change impacts. NYT News Service ...