Drained for maintenance, the Miraflores Locks remain impressive after 93 years of operation. A recently approved expansion plan will double canal capacity by 2015. In late August, traffic jams at ...

Viewing the marvels of engineering that are the existing locks at the Panama Canal long has been a core appeal of canal sailings, and the chance to see the new locks in action could give ...

A new era for Panama Canal cruises kicked off over the weekend as a passenger vessel transited the waterway's new, bigger locks for the first time. Disney Cruise Line's 83,308-ton Disney Wonder ...

Jorge Quijano, chief executive of the Panama Canal Authority, said he expects the new locks will help Panama bring “back home” some of the services that have switched to the Suez. Work on the ...

The new locks, built by Panama without help from other governments, were sold to the nation and the world as a way to ensure that the canal remained as much of a lifeline in the hyperglobalized ...

PANAMA CITY (AP) – Fireworks exploded as a huge container ship made the inaugural passage through the newly expanded Panama Canal on Sunday, formally launching the Central American nation’s ...

From their vantage point in cranes overlooking the Panama Canal, operators scrutinize the century-old walls of one of its locks as the high-pitched siren of a merchant ship resonates from nearby. In ...

was initially received at the Miraflores Locks by Vice President of Operations for the Panama Canal Boris Moreno. The tour continued at the Cocolí Locks where Ambassador Cabrera was welcomed by ...