The Panama Canal is one of the most remarkable engineering feats in history, revolutionizing global trade and travel by splitting the Americas in half. In this video, we’ll explore the fascinating ...

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

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

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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) ...

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.

Container ships have felt varying impacts from the global chokepoints, taking on the lion’s share (43 percent) of gross tonnage through the Suez Canal in 2023, the UNCTAD report said.

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 ...

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

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).

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.