Panama plans to hold a referendum later this year on expansion of the canal. Under the Panamanian Constitution, the decision to expand the interoceanic waterway can only be made by the people in a ...

During the 2024 campaign at his many rallies, Donald Trump almost always mentioned the United States’ construction of the Panama Canal as evidence ... various aspects of what a Canal expansion would ...

In 1523, Holy Roman Emperor Charles V commissioned a survey of the Isthmus of Panama and several plans for a canal were produced, but none ever implemented. US interest in building a canal piqued with ...

Something very powerful is going to happen,” Trump warned from Washington, casting a shadow over Rubio’s diplomatic mission ...

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Periodic hikes followed in 2011 and 2016, with tolls rising again after the canal’s 2016 expansion to accommodate much larger container ships. In 2023, Panama introduced a simplified toll ...

Panama has denied the U.S. State Department's claim that the country will eliminate fees for U.S. government vessels transiting the Panama Canal, just one day after the State Department initially ...

The Panama Canal Authority on Wednesday denied the US State Department’s claim that US government vessels would be able to cross the canal without paying fees, likely ratcheting up tensions ...

President Trump says the canal authority is overcharging. Recent increases are attributed in part to drought, maintenance investments and demand. By Peter Eavis The cost of using the Panama Canal ...

WASHINGTON/PANAMA CITY, Feb 5 (Reuters) - The Panama Canal Authority on Wednesday denied the U.S. State Department's claim that U.S. government vessels would be able to cross the canal without ...