While these investments have boosted Panama’s ability to increase traffic through the canal, they have also raised concerns about Beijing’s growing influence on such a vital shipping route.

Donald Trump has long been fixated on the Panama Canal, a crucial shipping route between the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. He has railed against rising tolls on American ships (though the increases ...

One analysis concludes that going through the canal adds 10 cents to the cost of a coffee maker. Panama Canal shipping fees were ... because it permits a shorter route between the East Coast ...