Depending on the size, weight, and type of vessel, ship owners often pay anywhere between $15,000 and $300,000 in basic fees ...

For the Canal Zone, the U.S. made a one-off payment of $10 million dollars to the government of Panama and paid $250,000 in ...

Panama President José Raúl Mulino rejected negotiations over ownership of the Panama Canal, in the face of President Donald Trump’s attempts to retake the trade waterway, ahead of a Marco ...

President Trump says the U.S. needs control of Greenland and the Panama Canal "for national security." Here's why both places are so important.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio sent a warning to Panama President José Raúl Mulino about the Panama Canal, saying the current status of the trade route is “unacceptable.” ...

Around 14,000 ships transit the Panama Canal annually. But the U.S. uses it more than any other nation with 40% of all U.S. container traffic, valued at $270 billion, traveling through the 50 mile ...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is visiting Panama in his first international trip. Here’s what to know about the Panama Canal and Trump’s claims about it.

Newly inaugurated U.S. President Donald Trump is pushing to "take back" the Panama Canal, the world's second busiest interoceanic waterway, spurring concerns that the United States could invade ...

Last week, the Panama Canal Board of Directors approved plans to build a dam to solve what it says is a long-term water shortage problem. Construction is expected to begin in 2027.

In an aerial view, the container ship Tampa Triumph passes through the Miraflores Locks as it transits the Panama Canal on September 20, 2023 in Panama City, Panama.

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.

So Panama is looking for ways to get more water to the canal, and they've chosen this spot. A place Digna, Olegario and more than 2,000 others call home. Digna looks out at the field where the ...