Exploring the engineering principles behind the recent obstruction of the Suez Canal, which caused a weeklong disruption in global shipping traffic. I give a brief overview of the bank effect and ...

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The critical waterway has a complex history. Why does Trump want it back? And what does China have to do with it?

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The United States spent almost $500 million (roughly equivalent to $15.2 billion in 2023) to finish the Panama Canal project.

The canal, which was completed in August 1914, is one of the two most strategic artificial waterways in the world — the other being the Suez Canal. Ships sailing between the east and west coasts ...

The 2021 Suez Canal blockage resulted in a $89 million loss for Maersk Line, primarily due to inventory holding costs. The incident highlighted vulnerabilities in global supply chains and ...

Does China control the canal? Claim: Trump said, "China is operating the Panama Canal. And we didn't give it to China. We gave it to Panama." DW Fact check: False Donald Trump often claimed that ...

During his inaugural address, President Donald Trump doubled down on his assertion that China runs the Panama Canal. "China is operating the Panama Canal and we didn't give it to China.

Tensions between Panama and the U.S. rose after World War II, especially after the U.S. pressured France and the UK to give up on attempting to retake control of the Suez Canal from Egypt in 1956.