Commemorate the Panama Canal’s Expansion With These Photos From Its Construction The Panama Canal is opening a third lane to accommodate new mega cargo ships, a feat almost—but not quite—as ...

PANAMA CITY (AP) — It was supposed to be a grand celebration of the engineering triumph that forged a nation. Instead, the 100th anniversary of the Panama Canal's opening Friday is being marred ...

More than half the $5.25 billion budgeted for the expansion of the Panama Canal -- $3.35 billion -- will be spent on new single-lane, three-step locks at the Atlantic and Pacific entrances, as ...

PANAMA CITY — Lofty rhetoric, followed by explosions that blew off parts of a hillside, marked the beginning of a multibillion-dollar expansion of the Panama Canal on Monday. The $5.25-billion ...

Panama's minister for canal affairs José Ramón Icaza presented the key projects shaping the future of the Panama Canal during ...

“When the Panama Canal expansion is complete, one of man and the world’s greatest marvels will forever change the landscape, the economy, and the people of Panama,” says photographer Andrew ...

Opening in 1914, the Panama Canal was a marvel of engineering and dark history. Cholera, malaria and yellow fever claimed the lives of more than 22,000 workers who labored to dig the 50-mile canal ...

When the Panama Canal expansion was completed over the summer, tens of thousands of Panamanians celebrated the accomplishment at a ceremony. The expansion represented economic opportunities for ...

PANAMA CITY, PANAMA . After a work stoppage earlier this year, the Panama Canal expansion is back on an around-the-clock schedule. Twelve of the 16 gates required to build new 11-story locks have ...

As the expanded Panama Canal nears its first anniversary, more East Coast ports are receiving record-breaking containerships. However, there are concerns a lack of resources in Panama has resulted ...

PANAMA CITY — Voters are likely to approve a $5.2-billion project to expand the Panama Canal today, according to polls, despite warnings of an accumulation of debt, competition, technical ...