Panama Canal cost, history: Why is Donald Trump threatening to take over key artificial waterway?Donald Trump has warned that once he becomes President, he could reimpose US control over the Panama Canal.
Panama Canal eases limits that caused global shipping bottleneckThe Panama Canal is easing restrictions on vessel transits due to rising water levels after a severe drought. With recent rains, the canal ...
Take maritime shipping off the inflation warning listThese latest disruptions are forcing ships to take alternative, longer routes. But once the ships arrive at their destinations, they are be...
Panama Canal drought could threaten supply chain, S&P saysThe canal has imposed several restrictions since 2023, though last month the Panama Canal Authority bumped up daily crossings to 27, from 2...
Panama Canal to allow more ship traffic in January as rains ease droughtRainfall in the canal region dropped to a record low in October, prompting authorities to restrict traffic on the system for the first time.
Panama Canal drought is a headache for global trade at ChristmasAfter the drought made the canal shallower, ships now have to lighten their loads. The result is fewer containers making the crossing per d...
Panama Canal jam sends ships sailing continents out of wayShipping companies are trying to pass along the extra costs to their customers. Hapag-Lloyd AG, Mediterranean Shipping Co. and Maersk all h...
Dry Panama risks driving large oil tankers away from the CanalIt is expected to make life difficult for tramp ships — that is, vessels that don’t tend to have fixed schedules but instead rely on when c...
Panama Canal traffic is being throttled by climate change impactWeather turmoils such as record heat waves in 2022 led to high evaporation rates of Europe's rivers like Rhine and Danube to the effect tha...
Drought saps the Panama Canal, disrupting global tradeIn Panama, water scarcity has impacted canal operations recently, and some shipping experts say vessels may soon have to avoid the canal al...
Panama Canal water levels at historic lows, restrictions to remainThe bottleneck at the Panama canal which connects the two oceans- Atlantic and Pacific Oceans is known to have eased by nearly 20% since la...
Why Panama Canal is the new challenge for supply chainsJust as the world’s delivery bottlenecks are easing, Panama’s drought and worrisome weather patterns elsewhere threaten to revive some of t...
Panama Canal imposes shipping restrictions to cope with worsening droughtThe canal connecting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans has been long struggling with water supply shortages since before a 2016 expansion all...