Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Thousands of ships transit the Panama Canal every year, but few imagine what happens when one of its locks needs to be repaired.

The official opening of the 48-mile-long waterway's massive new locks on Sunday will add a new twist to what long has been a bucket list item for cruising fans. Some lines will begin using the new ...

PANAMA CITY – Fireworks exploded as a huge container ship made an inaugural passage through the newly expanded Panama Canal on Sunday, formally launching the Central American nation’s ...

PANAMA CITY (AP) – Amid exploding fireworks and waving flags, a Chinese ship carrying more than 9,000 containers on Sunday entered the newly expanded locks that will double the Panama Canal's capacity ...