The critical waterway has a complex history. Why does Trump want it back? And what does China have to do with it?

In this episode of Need to Know, host John Milewski speaks with Benjamin Gedan, Director of the Wilson Center's Latin America Program, about the geopolitical and economic significance of the Panama ...

It is now operated by the government-owned Panama Canal Authority, which recently built a new set of bigger locks, allowing the size limit for ships passing through to be expanded from so-called ...

China — the largest container importer and exporter through the Port of Houston — is planning retaliatory tariffs on energy-related products and more.

[Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] A Senate panel on Jan. 28 took aim at China’s involvement with operations at the Panama Canal and examined President Donald Trump ...

Disruptions in the Panama Canal could also impact economic relationship ... Transit reservation fees for Panamax and Neopanamax vessels are up, while a ‘Last Minute Transit Reservation ...

The Panama Canal Authority late Wednesday denied the State Department’s claim that it had agreed to a deal to allow U.S. vessels to pass through the canal without paying any toll or fees ...

The Panama Canal, a 51-mile maritime shortcut linking the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, is a crucial artery of global trade and a longstanding focal point of international geopolitics. Since its ...

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump came out swinging in a combative inaugural speech in which he affirmed plans to rename the Gulf of Mexico and regain control of the Panama Canal. Trump ...

Panama repeatedly tried to reclaim the canal and the land ... limit for ships passing through to be expanded from so-called Panamax size (maximum 294 metres long) to Neo-Panamax (366 metres).