The Panama Canal's administrator says the war in the Middle East and higher fuel prices make the canal more appealing for shippers.

With fuel and freight prices skyrocketing as war chokes the Strait of Hormuz, the Panama Canal is seeing more business than usual.

The halt to oil and gas shipments through the strait is the nightmare scenario for the global energy system and represents one of the most serious disruptions to energy supply ever suffered. Spare ...

Strait of Hormuz reaches near standstill amid U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran, forcing global shipping to reroute through Panama Canal as traffic drops.

A few months ago, the removal of Venezuela’s president looked like an isolated shock. Then came pressure on Greenland. Now there’s a war in the Middle East — and the next chapter already appears to be ...

Explore the significance of the Strait of Hormuz and its impact on global oil trade, especially for India amidst rising ...

Explore the world's busiest shipping lanes, including the critical Strait of Hormuz, where recent tensions have nearly halted traffic, impacting global oil trade and energy markets.

The ⁠Panama Canal, the world's second busiest interoceanic way, ​saw a 2.8% increase in vessel transits in the first four ‌months of its fiscal year ‌through January, according to an analysis prepared ...

A review of 133 countries’ ports found a correlation between investment from China and proximity to chokepoints.

The government of Panama has launched a diplomatic push to expand international support for the Permanent Neutrality Treaty ...

PANAMA CITY (AP) — Two ports run for years by a Hong Kong-based company at either end of the Panama Canal have thrust Panama into a geopolitical tug-of-war between the United States and China. Even ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An entrance to the Balboa terminal, run by CK Hutchison's Panama Ports Co., is closed after Panama's government ordered the ...