A veteran Panama Canal engineer becomes first woman to lead the interoceanic waterway

Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino has announced Ilya Espino de Marotta as the new head of the Panama Canal, starting ...

Panama Canal not planning to curb ships' passage for 2026 despite drought threat

The Panama Canal is not planning vessel passage restrictions for the remainder of 2026 even if an El Niño weather pattern ...

China Tries Tightening Its Grip On Panama Canal

Chinese government officials are working to shore up their country’s grip over the Panama Canal, the South China Morning Post ...

China calls US hypocritical for expressing concern over Panama’s sovereignty

The U.S. State Department accused China of violating Panama’s sovereignty over a port dispute in the Central American nation, triggering another fierce back-and-forth on Wednesday as the Chinese ...
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The battle over who runs the Panama Canal ports is about to be decided

PANAMA CITY—The Supreme Court of Panama is winding up deliberations that will decide whether a Hong Kong company can run two ports at either end of the Panama Canal, a decision closely watched in ...
Los Angeles Times

A history of the Panama Canal — and why Trump can’t take it back on his own

PANAMA CITY — Teddy Roosevelt once declared the Panama Canal “one of the feats to which the people of this republic will look back with the highest pride.” More than a century later, Donald Trump is ...
Forbes

Heat And Drought Imperil The Panama Canal And Adjoining Rainforests

GAMBOA, PANAMA - SEPTEMBER 20: In an aerial view, a tugboat assists a ship as it navigates the Chagres River while it transiting through the Panama Canal on September 20, 2023 in Gamboa, Panama. The ...

Panama orders occupation of 2 key canal ports after Supreme Court ruling

The Panamanian government on Monday issued a decree ordering the occupation of two ports at the entrances of the Panama Canal ...