China has touched sensitivities in Latin America after ramping up detentions of Panamanian ships in what is widely viewed as ...

Chinese government officials are working to shore up their country’s grip over the Panama Canal, the South China Morning Post ...

The Panama Canal, a global trade artery that connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, has reemerged as a geopolitical flashpoint in recent days. It follows a contentious decision from the Central ...

President Donald Trump has made a “preliminary determination” that Chinese influence violates a treaty that assures the neutrality of the Panama Canal, Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned the ...

Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino on Thursday announced the appointment of Ilya Espino de Marotta to a seven-year term leading the Panama Canal starting Oct. 1, the first woman to hold that post.

The same day, Panama launched an audit of Hutchison Ports’ operations of the two canal ports, while President Jose Raul Mulino denied Trump’s assertions. The company is not one of China’s many ...

With fuel and freight prices skyrocketing as war chokes the Strait of Hormuz, the Panama Canal is seeing more business than usual. The canal, which connects the Atlantic and Pacific oceans at a narrow ...

I grew up in Windsor Locks, Connecticut. Our town’s name described what made us unique — we had locks on the Connecticut River. Ever since I was a kid, I have understood how locks worked, and I always ...

Renewed international debate over the Panama Canal has revealed something deeper than a mere sovereignty dispute.