BIMCO said routes around the Cape of Good Hope or Cape Horn have been perceived as more reliable and flexible.

Panama President José Raúl Mulino and the canal's operator denied the State Department’s claim that the country would allow U ...

Between September 2024 and January 2025, ship capacity in deadweight tonnes transiting through the Panama Canal was 10% lower ...

The President accused China of “lovingly, but illegally, operating the Panama Canal.” The truth is more complicated.

Gatun Lake is a large man-made lake located on the northern side of the country. It’s part of the Panama Canal system, and fun to be sharing the waters with large container ships! Gatun Lake is ...

Gatún Lake boat tours depart mainly from Gamboa Marina. Gamboa is a vibrant green jungle town less than an hour’s drive from Panama City into the middle of the canal’s route teeming with ...

The canal’s two biggest ports are operated by a Hong Kong company with global reach. The Trump administration sees a Chinese ...

Panama has also experienced several US military ... by the US Army Corps of Engineers raised ships from ocean level to Gatun Lake, the largest man-made lake at the time, where they could cross ...