The prevailing view ... to rid Panama of Chinese influence, as an elaborate deal that would see American investment firm BlackRock take over two ports on the ends of the Panama Canal owned by ...

Satellite images ... Tokyo via the Suez Canal is 13,000 miles, but just 9,900 miles using the Arctic route, and there are similar savings for many routes utilizing the Panama Canal.

JOHOR/MANILA/SINGAPORE: Until recently, Muhammad Umar Bakhthiar had a negative view of China as a conflict instigator and “troublemaker”. The 52-year-old ...

Commercial shipping operations—which abide by different regulations, require more long-term planning and cannot risk having to retreat to the longer route through the Panama Canal—are likely ...

The Panama Canal is an engineering marvel. But a modern effort to save the critical waterway amid droughts could exact a high ...

President Trump’s trade war may reduce Panama Canal activity in the short-term as Chinese freight vessel traffic plummets, ...

The US will deploy troops along the Panama Canal for training, exercises and "other activities" under a joint deal that stops short of allowing the US to build bases in Panama but is still a major ...

The Panama Canal has spent the past few years battling extreme weather, with the El Niño phenomenon and severe drought leading to a water-level crisis. Now, it's President Trump's trade war that ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth pledged that the Trump administration would “take back” the Panama Canal from “China’s influence” on Tuesday during a visit to the key shipping lane.

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday the Panama Canal faces ongoing threats from China but that together the United States and Panama will keep it secure. Hegseth’s remarks triggered a ...

An aerial view shows containers at the Balboa Port, operated by Panama Ports Company, at the Panama Canal, in Panama City, Panama, February 1, 2025. Enea Lebrun/Reuters ...