It is the Panama Canal Administration Building, a stately, tile-roofed structure that sits atop a pyramid-shaped hill near the Pacific end of the canal. It was inaugurated in 1914 as 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.

More than 35 years have passed since the U.S. invaded Panama to oust the dictator Manuel Noriega, but threats by President ...

On Dec. 31, 1999, Panama took control of the canal and built a management and legal structure led by the Panama Canal Authority, an independent agency.

The Panama Canal Authority Wednesday denied an earlier announcement by the U.S. State Department that ships flying its flag would pass through the iconic interoceanic waterway toll-free.

U.S. warships will travel through the Panama Canal "first and free," Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Wednesday as he visited the nation to push back on Chinese influence.

The Panama Canal, located at the ... The canal's fee structure is based on type of vessel and size, combined with auctions for ships arriving without reservations and a variable water surcharge.