In 2023, a persistent drought caused a 154-ship traffic jam, and the wait time to enter the canal was three weeks. If the tolls aren’t going to discourage American ships from using the Panama ...

Panama Canal’s vessel traffic recovered in January, rising nearly 50% year-on-year, while US President Donald Trump threatened to take back control of the canal from China. The Panama Canal ...

Donald Trump has long been fixated on the Panama Canal, a crucial shipping route between the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. He has railed against rising tolls on American ships (though the increases ...

While these investments have boosted Panama’s ability to increase traffic through the canal, they have also raised concerns about Beijing’s growing influence on such a vital shipping route.

In his inaugural address last month, Donald Trump described the US decision to hand full control of the canal to Panama ... 40% of US container traffic passes through it, and US trade accounts ...