"Post-Panamax" ships, which include many oil tankers, liquefied natural gas carriers, and bulk carriers, are too big to pass through the canal's lock system. By 2011, 37% of the world's container ...

If China wanted to disable the Panama Canal to stop the flow of U.S. ships, it likely could do so via a cyberattack, Chuck ...

Panama's famous canal connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. But, this important gateway for world trade is increasingly ...

How do the ships get raised and lowered? The canal has a water lock system that acts like a massive elevator. When ships enter the locks, they're raised by water from the lake. Each lock raises ...

conquering 29 locks in a row at the steepest flight in the country. This video captures the camaraderie, physical effort, and historic engineering behind the 200-year-old canal system. Featuring ...

The Canal & River Trust's new guide highlights Maunsel Lock on the Bridgwater & Taunton Canal as a key spot for nature lovers.

Experts have completed a painstaking 10-week process to replace two sets of lock gates on the Sheffield and Tinsley Canal. Worn-out gates were replaced at the top and bottom ends of the 200-year ...

A section of the UK's longest canal that has been closed since January for repair work will reopen on Friday. Locks 12 and 13 in Long Buckby, Northamptonshire, are having new handmade gates fitted.

Maintenance work under way on the Sheffield and Tinsley Canal Experts have completed a painstaking 10-week process to replace two sets of lock gates on the Sheffield and Tinsley Canal. Worn-out ...