Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Cargo ships wait to transit the Panama Canal in Panama City, on ...

Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino on Thursday rejected U.S. claims that American warships and boats can transit the ...

Panama's president says the State Department's claim of an agreement granting U.S. warships free canal passage was "based on ...

Panama President José Raúl Mulino has rejected the U.S. State Department’s claim that his country had reached a deal allowing U.S. warships to transit the Panama Canal for free ...

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 ...

The Panama Canal, a 51-mile maritime shortcut linking the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, is a crucial artery of global trade and a longstanding focal point of international geopolitics. Since its ...

He said Panama will review its arrangement with a Hong Kong-based company to operate ports on either end of the canal. And he reportedly offered US Navy ships an exemption from canal transit fees.

President Trump says the canal authority is overcharging. Recent increases are attributed in part to drought, maintenance investments and demand. By Peter Eavis The cost of using the Panama Canal ...

José Raúl Mulino is set to meet with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday when the two will visit the Panama Canal. NBC Universal, Inc. Panama President José Raúl Mulino said Thursday ...

On Wednesday evening, the U.S. State Department said via X that “U.S. government vessels can now transit the Panama Canal without charge fees, saving the U.S. government millions of dollars a ...

PANAMA CITY — Panama President José Raúl Mulino said Thursday there will be no negotiation with the United States over ownership of the Panama Canal, and he hopes U.S. Secretary of State Marco ...