The Suez Canal Authority (SCA) has extended a 15 percent discount on transit fees for heavy tonnage container ships until 31 ...

Houthi attacks in the Red Sea have severely disrupted maritime navigation through the Suez Canal, with the number of ...

The head of Egypt’s Suez Canal Authority (SCA) has dismissed US President Donald Trump’s call to allow American ships to ...

Piers on both the Burlington and Hamilton sides of the canal have a history of public recreational use, including walking, ...

Welcome back to the FLUCTUS channel for a discussion about the Panama Canal’s innovative lock system as well as some of the ...

"On March 23, 2021, the massive container ship Ever Given got stuck in the Suez Canal, creating one of the largest maritime ...

The ships either must wait at the canal’s point of entry or find another route altogether. The gates of a lock in the Panama Canal opening. (Danuta Hamlin) ...

The Panama Canal expansion was already a few years behind schedule, and only the New York-New Jersey port is taking steps to expand. One problem is the Bayonne Bridge, which is too low ...

Ships awaiting passage through the Suez Canal in 2021. When shipping companies avoid the canal, they often must spend millions of dollars more on fuel to transport their goods on longer routes.

Additionally, ships are not allowed to tow anything behind them while on the canal. The speed limit in the Welland Canal is 6 knots (though it's 8 knots from Port Robinson to Ramey's Bend).

A 2016 expansion of the Panama Canal ushered in larger ships worldwide. Maryland officials saw economic opportunity in them. Then one hit the Key Bridge.

Over time, ships got bigger and the canal had to be enlarged to accommodate them. It was rebuilt three times, in 1845, 1887 and 1932.