The ownership of the Panama Canal has changed hands a few times throughout its history. French Ownership (1881-1889 ), United States Ownership (1904-1977) The U.S. took over the project in 1904 ...

Prior to the origination of the plans for the Panama Canal vessels of trade had few options of getting goods from Europe and Asia to N. America. One was to sail around the southern tip of South ...

For over a century, the Panama Canal has defined global trade, linking the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. Now, Mexico's $5 billion Interoceanic Cor Tuesday, 02 January 2024 12:17 GMT ...

Trump's new top maritime official Louis Sola tells CNBC 'all options on the table' to punish Panama and defend U.S. business, trade and national security.

More than half the $5.25 billion budgeted for the expansion of the Panama Canal -- $3.35 billion -- will be spent on new single-lane, three-step locks at the Atlantic and Pacific entrances, as ...

Other options under consideration include using the U.S. military to secure existing ports in Panama, to build new ports in Panama or using the Army Corps of Engineers to operate the canal's locks ...

A Geopolitical Lever Hidden In Plain Sight. The Panama Canal connects more than 144 maritime routes and over 1,700 ports across 160 countries. It accounts for roughly 5% of total global maritime ...

The Panama Canal is no stranger to global attention. President-elect Donald Trump’s threats to “demand that the Panama Canal be returned to the United States of America, in full, quickly and ...

The Trump White House has directed the U.S. military to draw up options for increasing the American troop presence in Panama to achieve President Trump’s goal of “reclaiming” the Panama Canal.

After Panama signed up to the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in 2017 - where Beijing invests in infrastructure across the globe - Chinese companies were more active around the canal.

Panama Canal officials controlling the ships through the canal, a crossing that runs 50 miles and typically takes 12 hours. Image A hydroelectric plant on Lake Alajuela, near the canal.