The canal serves as a shortcut between the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea and, beyond that, the Atlantic Ocean. Trump said that the United States needs the Panama Canal for "economic security ...

near the Caribbean end of the canal, earlier this year.Credit...Federico Rios for The New York Times Chinese soldiers are not, as Mr. Trump has claimed, “operating” the Panama Canal.

They are known to inhabit Panama’s Caribbean coast, but not the eastern Pacific. If they made it there through the canal, they could ravage the defenseless local fish, just as they’ve done in ...

One Royal Caribbean ship will require extra time than expected in dry dock, so a cruise must be cancelled to accommodate the work.

After Donald Trump suggested the U.S. can retake control of the canal if it’s not “treated ... I cruised almost the same itinerary with Royal Caribbean and Norwegian Cruise Line, and there ...

but a subsidiary of Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison Holdings (0001.HK), opens new tab has long managed two ports located on the canal's Caribbean and Pacific entrances. Panama has strongly rebuked ...

The president's interest, specifically in the Panama Canal, is welcome news. For years, I have called attention to China's and Russia's growing influence in Latin America and the Caribbean.

As Panama Remembers Bloody Past, a Message for Trump: the Canal Is Ours By Elida Moreno PANAMA CITY (Reuters) - Hundreds of Panamanians marched on Thursday to mark the anniversary of a deadly ...