A cargo ship makes its way through the Port of Balboa near Panama City on March 13, 2025. It’s one of two ports run by Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison, which recently struck a deal to sell its lease to U ...

Dozens of boats carrying around 200 people traveled along the country’s central Indio River on Friday in protest against a ...

Protests in Panama have entered their third week, challenging several recent actions by President José Raúl Mulino.

The Panama Canal remains one of the most crucial trade routes in the world, and the U.S. has a long history of involvement in ...

The Panama Canal is an artificial 82-kilometre (51-mile) waterway that connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Pacific Ocean, making it an important trade and logistics hub.

Thousands of Panamanians marched in the capital Tuesday in the largest protest yet against an agreement signed during last month's visit by U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, giving U.S. troops ...

Forty percent of all U.S. container traffic travels through the Panama Canal every year, and in all, $270 billion in cargo annually. The U.S. and China are the top users of the Panama Canal ...

1) The Panama Canal is a chokepoint for global trade. Today, the canal handles 5 percent of all maritime trade and 40 percent of all U.S. container ship traffic. It was originally built by the U.S ...