The ship that struck Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge this week was one of a new, larger class that began plying the route from Asia to the East Coast via the Panama Canal in 2016 ...

A deep drought is making the Panama Canal too shallow for its largest container ships. Restrictions on large vessels have been in force since March 2023 and recent advisories by the canal’s authority ...

The canal has capped the daily number of ships that can pass through ... has affected the canal's operations. "The big disadvantage that the Panama Canal has as a maritime route, is that we ...

The Panama Canal Authority said it will add extra slots allowing ships to pay big premiums to transit the waterway, which has become congested due to an ongoing drought. The special auctions allow ...

In 2023, on a research trip to Panama ... story about the canal’s epic construction, importance in world trade and successful expansion to allow for larger modern ships. What I did not expect ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech ... those who can afford it. The Panama Canal announced Saturday it will reduce the maximum number of ships travelling the waterway to ...

Threatened by Climate Change, Panama Canal Has Big Plans to Deal With Drought By ... The waterway, which allows up to 14,000 ships to cross per year, accounts for 2.5% of global seaborne trade ...

Some projects, like a railway corridor across southern Mexico, have emerged to directly compete with the Panama Canal. Over the long term, as trade volume and ship sizes increase while the amount ...