Explainer: What is the Panama Canal and why has Trump …
6 hours ago · Latin American leaders on Monday rallied to Panama's defense after U.S. President-elect Donald Trump threatened to reimpose U.S. control over the Panama Canal, a key global shipping route located ...
Trump threatens to try to take back the Panama Canal | AP News
1 day ago · PHOENIX (AP) — Donald Trump suggested Sunday that his new administration could try to regain control of the Panama Canal that the United States “foolishly” ceded to its Central American ally, contending that shippers are charged “ridiculous” fees to pass through the vital transportation channel linking the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Panama’s conservative …
Why is Trump threatening to take over the Panama Canal?
7 hours ago · In the past fiscal year, the Panama Canal saw a 29 percent decrease in ships. Between October 2023 and September 2024, 9,944 traversed the canal, compared with 14,080 in the previous year.
Donald Trump threatens to retake Panama Canal - Sky News
17 hours ago · The Panama Canal allows up to 14,000 ships to cross each year and accounts for some 2.5% of global seaborne trade. In recent weeks, Mr Trump has repeatedly mused about turning Canada into a US ...
Trump threatens to try to regain control of Panama Canal - BBC
Listen: More or Less: Did 35,000 Americans die building the canal? The 51-mile (82km) Panama Canal cuts across the central American nation and is the main link between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
Panama’s president and Trump spar over Panama Canal
1 day ago · Moments after President-elect Donald Trump doubled down on his plans to take back the Panama Canal, Panama’s president said Sunday that the canal will remain under his country’s control. In a ...
What’s the history of the Panama Canal, and why is Trump …
4 hours ago · Trump’s other claim, that China is seeking to exert more control over Panama and the Canal Zone, is not without merit. In 2017, Panama signed a joint communique that stressed it would not ...
Trump’s Wish to Control Greenland and Panama Canal: Not a …
4 hours ago · In recent days the president-elect has called for asserting U.S. control over the Panama Canal and Greenland, showing that his “America First” philosophy has an expansionist dimension. By ...
Panama Canal traffic cut by more than a third because of drought
Jan 19, 2024 · PANAMA CITY (AP) — A severe drought that began last year has forced authorities to slash ship crossings by 36% in the Panama Canal, one of the world’s most important trade routes. The new cuts announced Wednesday by authorities in Panama are set to deal an even greater economic blow than previously expected.
Ruling could permit a new reservoir for the water-starved Panama Canal ...
Jul 8, 2024 · PANAMA CITY (AP) — A court ruling could permit the construction of a new reservoir to feed the water-starved Panama Canal, but the project might take six years to build, the managers of the waterway said Monday.