Trump has said the canal should be given back to the U.S., which turned it over to Panama in 1999 as part of a 1977 treaty. Panama has said the canal should remain Panamanian.

Depending on the size, weight, and type of vessel, ship owners often pay anywhere between $15,000 and $300,000 in basic fees ...

President-elect Donald Trump is not letting up on his suggestions that the US should retake the Panama Canal, an idea that has been rejected by the government of Panama, which has controlled the ...

The right-wing Mulino government has imposed Operation Omega to crack down on working class resistance to austerity measures.

Trump and Panamanian president clash . Trump first seemed to suggest the United States should take over the Panama Canal in a TruthSocial post on December 21.. He also raised the issue to a crowd ...

The Panama Canal expects to complete a billion-dollar construction of a new water reservoir within six years that will help ensure the passage of 36 ships a day, the administrator of the global ...

The Panama Canal, an 82-km (51-mile) ... The U.S. completed construction of the canal in the early 20th century, a project begun by France that cost over 25,000 workers' lives.

Panama's President Jose Mulino has said the discussion will be completed next year, but the shipping industry is watching with some trepidation after delays and suspensions of major projects in ...

The Panama Canal has become a major ... it would take at least 27 days to complete the same route if it didn’t use the canal and had to traverse around the southern tip of South America.