Thousands of ships transit the Panama Canal every year, but few imagine what happens when one of its locks needs to be repaired. The Pedro Miguel locks, one of the original structures built by the ...

Panama and the U.S. signed a new security pact on the canal, boosting defense ties as tensions with China over Latin American influence continue to rise.

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 lock system at the Panama Canal operates like stair steps. There are multiple lock chambers within each lock and it takes about 10 minutes for 27.5 million gallons on water to enter a ...

Tauck's Panama and Costa Rica itinerary. TAUCK/FACEBOOK. Pros: January is regarded as one of the best months to visit Panama with the drier weather and high temperatures around the mid-80s. It's also ...

If China wanted to disable the Panama Canal to stop the flow of U.S. ships, it likely could do so via a cyberattack, Chuck Holton says.

The cargo ship Cosco Houston tests a new set of locks at the Panama Canal as part of a canal expansion project, in June 2016. Carlos Jasso/Reuters. Panama has ...

A cargo ship traverses the Miraflores Locks, the last part of the Panama Canal before vessels reach the Pacific Ocean, in Panama City, on January 8, 2025. Alejandro Cegarra/The New York Times/Redux.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, left, and Panama Canal Authority Administrator Ricuarte Vásquez talk during a tour of the Miraflores Locks in Panama City, Feb. 2, 2025.

More shake hands after touring the Miraflores Locks at the canal in Panama City, Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, Pool) Associated Press.