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

(MENAFN- Newsroom Panama) Pete Hegseth, the U.S. defense secretary, boldly said,“The U.S. is taking back China's influence from the vital canal.” Hegseth suggested the two superpowers had ...

1) The Panama Canal is a chokepoint for global trade. Today, the canal handles 5 percent of all maritime trade and 40 percent of all U.S. container ship traffic. It was originally built by the U.S ...

Trump’s renewed interest in the Panama Canal raises many questions. With its strategic importance, he may see a potential path to further strengthen U.S. power in the region.

about 5% of global trade passes through the Panama Canal, contributing 7.7% to Panama's GDP in 2022, according to the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). Beyond its economic impact, this vital ...

In a statement, the Central American country's leading institution of higher learning said the goal of U.S. government interference was to "supervise" the Panama Canal. Earlier this month ...

USAID, now shut down, was instrumental in various global initiatives, including forest preservation around the Panama Canal. The agency pioneered the Famine Early Warning System, a crucial tool ...

Perhaps the recent fuss over the Panama Canal will deliver one worthy result: U.S. Navy ships won’t have to pay a fee to move through the isthmus that divides two oceans. If that’s the outcome ...

Panama’s President Jose Raul Mulino stepped up nationalist rhetoric toward a shuttered copper mine in the country as his administration prepares to negotiate a potential restart with operator ...

TASS/. The US plans to send more troops to the Panama Canal, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced. "We secured a framework for first of Panama Canal passage for US military vessels and ...