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 ...

The Panama Canal is one of the greatest engineering marvels in human history, forever altering the course of maritime trade and reshaping global navigation. Located in the narrow Isthmus of Panama, ...

More than 35 years have passed since the U.S. invaded Panama to oust the dictator Manuel Noriega, but threats by President ...

The Panama Canal has been in the news for many unexpected reasons lately but should really be talked about for this Viking ...

Thousands of ships transit the Panama Canal every year, but few imagine what happens when one of its locks needs to be repaired. The Pedro Miguel locks, one of the original structures built by the ...

In this episode we visit the world famous Panama Canal. The Miraflores locks visitors centre is the main place to see the ...

Thousands of ships transit the Panama Canal every year, but few imagine what happens when one of its locks needs to be repaired. The Pedro Miguel locks, one of the original structures built by the ...

Panama has suspended constitutional protections for five days in its northwestern Bocas del Toro province after two months of ...

Over the course of seven weeks, the family helmed the vessel south through the Pacific Ocean, northwest across the Panama Canal ... and the canal’s 34 locks, nautical elevators that raise ...

HONG KONG -- Major Hong Kong conglomerate CK Hutchison Holdings is facing mounting pressure from Beijing to cancel the sale of two ports near the Panama Canal. With Chinese authorities stepping up ...

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Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes ...