The MSC Marie transited through the Panama Canal on August 30, setting a new record for the largest-capacity container ship to sail the route. The 366-meter (1,200 feet) Neopanamax ship has a ...

Tekniq - Video. How Massive Container Ships Cross the Panama Canal. Posted: March 5, 2025 | Last updated: July 10, 2025. In this episode of Tekniq, we witness an extraordinary feat of engineering ...

Container ships are its most important business segment. A prior expansion, which introduced a third set of locks in 2016, has allowed the waterway to focus more on container ships than bulk carriers.

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A new approach to booking systems at the Panama Canal has led to a bump in container traffic through the critical shipping lane, as daily transits have continued to steadily rise, and drought ...

Trump has accused Panama of charging U.S. ships exorbitant rates to transit the canal, which he said was “foolishly” given away by President Jimmy Carter as part of the Torrijos-Carter ...

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.

In an aerial view, the container ship Tampa Triumph passes through the Miraflores Locks as it transits the Panama Canal on September 20, 2023 in Panama City, Panama.

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 ...

For over 40 years, Capt. Efraín Hallax, 73, has been steering vessels through the canal, and he has seen it all, from a dictator’s fall to the rise of U.S. interest in retaking the waterway.

The Panama Canal was an engineering marvel in the early 20 th century, ... "Today, the canal handles 5% of all maritime trade and 40% of all U.S. container ship traffic." ...