Panama Canal postpones implementation of lower draft limits on Gatun Lake levels, weather projections

The Panama Canal Authority (PCA) postponed implementation of lower draft limits for ships transiting the waterway by one week and will postpone a future lowering by a month based on the current level of water in Gatun Lake and the latest weather …

Crowds pack Panama City Beach for Labor Day weekend

PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) -Labor Day weekend marks the unofficial end of summer, and beachgoers in Bay County made it count. “We’re just going down the beach to hangout, we’ve been planning this for a minute, we’re trying to take advantage of …

Panama Canal postpones latest draft cut with rains offering respite

The Panama Canal has postponed its latest planned neopanamax draft restriction, offering shipowners some relief after a summer of steadily tightening water constraints. The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) said on Friday it will maintain the maximum authorised …

Panama Canal postpones October Neopanamax draught cuts

The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) said on Friday that the previously announced draught reduction to 14.48 metres Tropical Fresh Water (TFW), scheduled to take effect on 1 October 2026, has been postponed. The decision follows the Canal’s latest review of …

Today in History: September 7, Panama Canal Treaty signed by President Carter

Today is Monday, Sept. 7, the 250th day of 2026. There are 115 days left in the year. Today in history: On Sept. 7, 1977, the Panama Canal Treaty, which called for the U.S. to turn over control of the waterway to Panama at the end of 1999, was signed in …

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Panama Canal Postpones Neopanamax Draft Adjustment

The Panama Canal will maintain the current maximum authorized draft for vessels transiting the Neopanamax Locks which will allow customers to continue operating under the existing 14.63-meter (48.0-foot) Tropical Fresh Water (TFW) limit. A previously …

Miss Universe Panama 2026 is Gabriela Lineth González and will Represent the Country in Puerto Rico.

Panama has a new queen!  After a night filled with emotion, dreams, and intense competition, we now know the woman who will wear the crown and represent our country before the universe.  Gabriela Lineth González del Valle, Miss Chiriquí, is the new Miss …

‘Today’s Panama is Thanks to the Torrijos-Carter Treaties’ says Martín Torrijos.

Panama City: 49 years after the signing of the Torrijos-Carter Treaties, former President Martín Torrijos highlighted the recovery of Panamanian sovereignty and administration of the Canal as the result of a generational struggle.  “The Panama of today is …

Panama’s Tocumen Airport will Invest Over 300 Million Dollars in Megaprojects. 

Tocumen International Airport will carry out two mega-infrastructure projects for three hundred and six point seventy five million dollars, with which it seeks to increase its operational capacity, modernize the airfield and strengthen Panama’s position as …