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The government has a plan to exploit its abundant fossil fuel resources to help ward off the ill effects of Trump’s tariffs ...

Panama Canal workers operate a crane in front of the Miraflores Locks in Panama City on March 10, 2025. Approximately 9,000 people work at the Panama Canal, which operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a ...

In this episode we visit the world famous Panama Canal. The Miraflores locks visitors centre is the main place to see the canal and watch ships passing through the famous locks.

Panama can't afford to let the canal become a backwater. So in October 2006, the country's voters overwhelmingly approved a $5.25 billion plan to expand and modernize the canal.

The United States remains the primary user of the Panama Canal. By the end of fiscal year 2024, more than half of the registered transits originated from or were destined for U.S. ports.

But for years, the waterway has been under threat of a different kind – severe and prolonged drought. That threat is clearly evident at Panama’s Gatun Lake, which is part of the canal. The lake ...

The Panama Canal was built on the premise that it would cut the time needed to go from the Atlantic to the Pacific. So how long does it take to cross the canal?

Panama says the U.S. government has recognized the country’s sovereignty over the Panama Canal, but it’s unclear if Washington fully agrees with that assertion. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ...

During a visit to Panama on Tuesday (Apr 8), US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warned that America will not allow China and other nations to "threaten the canal's operation or integrity".

For over 40 years, Capt. Efraín Hallax, 73, has been steering vessels through the canal, and he has seen it all, from a dictator’s fall to the rise of U.S. interest in retaking the waterway.