The most important member of the corps that built the Panama Canal might have been the sanitation officer.

In late August, traffic jams at the Atlantic and Pacific entrances to the Panama Canal impeded a healthy chunk of the world's maritime commerce. Each day, on average, more than 40 massive ships ...

For Panama, expanding the canal will pump more money into the economy. In 2005, the canal contributed $545.1 million to the government's coffers from tolls ships paid to use it.

In 2014, a Chinese-based company began work on a canal across Nicaragua that would have competed with the Panama Canal, but the project was abandoned before any actual digging had taken place.

How a Wisconsin company helped dig the Panama Canal The canal was constructed in the early 1900s by using steam shovels ― large, steam-powered excavating machines. Those steam shovels were built ...

From Panama, NPR's Ari Shapiro discusses how Secretary of State Marco Rubio's visit to the region is being received and reaction to Trump's message that the U.S. intends to take the canal back.

Onlookers watch two cargo ships entering the Miraflores Locks of the Panama Canal in Panama City on January 22nd, 2025. Panama has complained to the UN over US president Donald Trump's 'worrying ...

Trump’s Talk of the Panama Canal Taps Into Old Myths About U.S. Power 7 minute read A group of workers digging during the construction of the Panama Canal in Panama, circa 1910. Getty Images ...

US’ newly sworn-in president Donald Trump vowed on Monday to take back the Panama Canal, invoking the 19th Century expansionist policy of ‘Manifest Destiny’ during his inauguration ceremony speech.

In his inauguration speech, Donald Trump declared that the U.S. would reclaim control of the Panama Canal, signaling a shift in foreign policy and international relations.

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