The Panama Canal changed global trade forever, but its creation came at a staggering human cost. Over 400 years of failed ...

The first chief engineer of the Panama Canal project, John Findley Wallace, resigned in frustration after only a year on the isthmus. His replacement, John Stevens, lasted just 20 months, but ...

For Panama Canal visitors, here’s a guide to experiencing and understanding the mega engineering project that captivates the world. CNN values your feedback 1.

At the time it was built, the canal was an engineering marvel, relying on a series of locks that lift ships – and their thousands of pounds of cargo – above mountains. But thousands of workers ...

The Gatun Lake comprises 21 miles of the Panama Canal's 50-mile-long course. Photo by Scott Blair/ENR. A Man, a Plan, a Reservoir. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has studied possibility of a ...

In August 15, 1914, the Panama Canal opened, an engineering feat that would transform world trade. It is one of the two most strategic artificial waterways in the world, the other being the Suez ...

Panama Canal officials say a new reservoir needed to meet the growing water demands of the heavily trafficked waterway would take six years to construct at an estimated cost of $1.6 billion. In a ...

Depending on the size, weight, and type of vessel, ship owners often pay anywhere between $15,000 and $300,000 in basic fees ...

For Panama Canal visitors, here’s a guide to experiencing and understanding the mega engineering project that captivates the world. CNN values your feedback 1.