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.

Besides meeting Panama president Martin Torrijos, the Taiwanese minister visited the Miraflores locks and had a close look at the Canal's operations, plus an insight into the expansion project ...

Panama’s current $5.25 billion expansion of that canal is a worthy sequel to that feat, and it has also opened doors for Smithsonian researchers. The new blasting and digging provided “a ...

The Panama Canal can now accommodate vessels that are longer, wider and heavier than before, thanks to a new expansion that was nine years in the making. The facelift was crucial to compete in a ...

The expansion, which triples the size of ships that can travel the canal, allows the country to host 98% of the world's shipping and is aimed at wresting market shares Panama opened the long ...

Panama's voters approved a 2006 referendum authorizing a major expansion of the canal to accommodate larger modern cargo ...