There are also shorter, mini cruises that offer a flavour of the historic canal, but focus more on the western Caribbean. Getting the most out of any Panama Canal trip would involve a little ...

He points out: "There is not just one Panama Canal to transit but two quite different routes." The route a cruise ship takes is determined by its size, which Gary highlights as a "huge issue ...

With spring travel season well underway, the U.S. State Department just updated and reissued a serious Level 3 travel warning ...

FILE -- Ships crossing the Gatún locks in the Panama Canal, July 10, 2024. To imagine the kind of future a hotter, dryer climate may bring, and the geopolitical challenges it will create, look no ...

At the time, Captain Hallax was working on a cruise ship in Oregon. Image Captain Hallax meeting with other pilots at the Panama Canal Pilots Association in Panama City. He applied immediately ...

Chinese antitrust regulators are investigating a US consortium’s deal for two ports in the Panama Canal zone, reportedly delaying the deal’s closing that was originally set for next week.

For those who prefer briefer experiences, there are mini cruises that provide a glimpse of the historic canal while concentrating on the Western Caribbean. To fully appreciate the Panama Canal ...

FILE PHOTO: The Balboa Port is pictured after Hong Kong's CK Hutchison agreed to sell its interests in a key Panama Canal port operator to a BlackRock Inc-backed consortium, in Panama City.

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.

April 10 (Reuters) - The number of vessels that transited the Panama Canal, the world's second-busiest waterway, fell to an average of 33.7 per day in March for a total of 1,045 ships that month ...

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth also gave a public nod to Panamanian sovereignty at the conclusion of the first visit by a Pentagon chief to Panama in decades. Hegseth said he sees the canal ...