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

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

Panama City, Feb 13 (EFE).Panama City, Feb 13 (EFE). — The Panama Canal Authority, or ACP, said a successful test was conducted on a section of the new third set of locks where cracks were discovered ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Thousands of ships transit the Panama Canal every year, but few imagine what happens when one of its locks needs to be repaired.

The official opening of the 48-mile-long waterway's massive new locks on Sunday will add a new twist to what long has been a bucket list item for cruising fans. Some lines will begin using the new ...

PANAMA CITY (AP) – Amid exploding fireworks and waving flags, a Chinese ship carrying more than 9,000 containers on Sunday entered the newly expanded locks that will double the Panama Canal's capacity ...

Add Carnival to the list of cruise lines that soon will be sending a ship through the Panama Canal's new, larger locks. The Miami-based cruise giant on Thursday said its 3,006-passenger Carnival ...

Panamaxed out. Larger locks will mean larger vessels will be able to use the canal in 2014. On Friday, four consortia applied for qualification to build the $3.35-billion locks that will be the heart ...

From giant cargo ships squeezing through the Miraflores Locks to monkey-filled jungle tours and colorful afternoons in Casco ...

Opened on Aug. 15, 1914, the Panama Canal was constructed by the United States between 1904 and 1913 at a cost of $375 million, building on an earlier, French-led effort that fizzled. An estimated ...