PANAMA CITY — A black, massive Hong Kong-registered ship inched its way through the churning waters of the Panama Canal — guided by tugboats stern and aft, and sweating Panamanians hoisting ...

The United States is threatening to take over the Panama Canal at a time when Panama is struggling to address growing ...

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PANAMA CITY (AP ... according to data from the canal authority. The fees charged to U.S. warships and those from other nations are based on the ship’s displacement tonnage, or the weight ...

On Wednesday evening, the U.S. State Department said via X that “U.S. government vessels can now transit the Panama Canal without charge ... are based on the ship’s displacement tonnage ...

U.S. Navy ships transiting the Panama Canal aren’t entitled to a free ride just yet despite the State Department’s announcement this week saying they would transit the waterway without paying ...

The Panama Canal Authority late Wednesday denied the State Department’s claim that it had agreed to a deal to allow U.S. vessels to pass through the canal without paying any toll or fees ...

STORY: U.S. government ships can now use the Panama Canal for free. That was according to the State Department on Wednesday. It said the agreement would save the U.S. government millions in fees each ...