PANAMA CITY, Panama – Voters overwhelmingly approved the largest modernization plan in the 92-year history of the Panama Canal on Sunday, backing a multi-billion dollar expansion that will allow the ...

PANAMA CITY — Voters are likely to approve a $5.2-billion project to expand the Panama Canal today, according to polls, despite warnings of an accumulation of debt, competition, technical ...

PANAMA CITY -- Panama's president said a planned expansion of the Panama Canal would define the waterway's "role in the 21st century" and yesterday called on voters to support a referendum to pay ...

Panama City, Panama – The old shortcut between the seas isn’t what it used to be. Many modern ships are too wide to use the 92-year-old Panama Canal, where traffic is so heavy that vessels ...

PANAMA CITY, Panama – Voters probably will approve a $5.2 billion project to expand the Panama Canal today, according to polls, despite warnings of an accumulation of debt, ...

In a referendum marred by low turnout, voters authorize construction of a third set of locks so that vessels too wide for the current 108-foot-wide sections can use the canal.

The vote is today for the expansion of the Canal. Voting in Panama is a very serious thing both for referendums such as today’s and for governmental offices. All sides fiercely try to get their vote ...

Panama has started work on a $5bn (£2.4bn) building project to widen the Panama Canal to increase its capacity. The historic scheme was launched by Panama's president at a colourful ceremony featuring ...

A referendum to expand the Panama Canal appeared headed for easy approval Sunday, after thousands of supporters in green “Yes” T-shirts cast ballots endorsing the largest modernization project ...

PANAMA CITY, Panama – Panama embarks next year on an ambitious plan to widen its storied canal, recognizing that one of the engineering wonders of the world is too narrow for today’s colossal ...

Panama’s voters approved a 2006 referendum authorizing a major expansion of the canal to accommodate larger modern cargo ships. The expansion took until 2016 and cost more than $5.2 billion.

The Panamanian congress has formally approved a $5bn plan to widen the Panama Canal, its biggest expansion since it opened in 1914. Some modern ships are now too wide to go through the canal, and ...