Panama Canal is not for sale, Panama's president says. What ... - CBS News
4 hours ago · About 40% of the world's cargo ship traffic moves through the Panama Canal, CBS News previously reported, though recent droughts have forced operators to reduce ship crossings.
Trump threatens to try to take back the Panama Canal | AP News
3 days 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 president José Raúl ...
Why is Trump threatening to take over the Panama Canal?
3 days 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.
Panama’s president and Trump spar over Panama Canal
3 days ago · In a video posted to social media, Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino, who was elected earlier this year on a pledge to bring his country closer to the United States, rejected Trump’s...
Trump can't take back the Panama Canal on his own | AP News
2 days ago · President Jimmy Carter applauds as General Omar Torrijos waves after the signing and exchange of treaties in Panama City on June 16, 1978, giving control of the Panama Canal to Panama in 2000. At far right is Zbigniew Brzezinski, Carterís National Security Advisor.
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.
Explainer: What is the Panama Canal and why has Trump …
3 days 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 retake Panama Canal - POLITICO
4 days ago · In two lengthy Truth Social posts Saturday evening, Trump accused Panama of charging U.S. vessels exorbitant rates to pass through the critical waterway. He also claimed that the treaties...
Trump threatens to retake control of Panama Canal | Reuters
4 days ago · WEST PALM BEACH, Florida, Dec 22 (Reuters) - President-elect Donald Trump threatened to reassert U.S. control over the Panama Canal on Sunday, accusing Panama of charging excessive rates to...
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.