President-elect Donald Trump has repeatedly suggested the United States take over the Panama Canal, a shipping waterway that cuts across Central America, unless fees for using the canal are lowered.

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 ...

A drought has caused a queue of ships waiting to go through the Panama Canal. The canal was originally completed in 1914 and expanded in 2016. Take a look at the canal's transformation over the past ...

There's a backlog of vessels waiting to cross one of the world's crucial maritime passageways which saves ships from travelling thousands of kilometres. Low water levels in the Panama Canal prompted ...

The Erie Canal's bicentennial season has come to an end. However, several viewers have noticed that the canal's water hasn't ...

Teddy Roosevelt once declared the Panama Canal “one of the feats to which the people of this republic will look back with the highest pride.” More than a century later, Donald Trump is threatening to ...

PANAMA CITY — Teddy Roosevelt once declared the Panama Canal “one of the feats to which the people of this republic will look back with the highest pride.” More than a century later, Donald Trump is ...

Aimee Picchi is the associate managing editor for CBS MoneyWatch, where she covers business and personal finance. She previously worked at Bloomberg News and has written for national news outlets ...

In the 1830s, the Indiana state government conceived a plan to build a 296-mile waterway through the state to increase commerce. Though the Central Canal never came to full fruition, sections of the ...