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The Panama Canal imposes a one-year restriction on ship passage due to severe drought conditions, leading to delays and decreased maritime traffic.
2023-08-26

The $4B USS Zumwalt, thought to be the U.S. Navy's most technologically advanced vessel to date, suffers a large engineering malfunction while crossing the Panama Canal. This is the craft's second major malfunction since its launch less than a month prior.
2016-11-23

The expanded Panama Canal opens after a $4.5 billion expansion allowing larger ships to use it.
2016-06-26

A North Korean cargo ship is allowed to leave the Panama Canal.
2014-02-15

Floods across South America: Panama experiences its heaviest ever rains, with the Panama Canal shut for the first time due to weather. Millions of people are affected across the region, and there are deaths, including in Colombia and Venezuela.
2010-12-9

The Panama Canal is shut to traffic due to heavy rain, the first time it has been shut since the United States invaded in 1989.
2010-12-8

18 countries, including the United States, deploy naval troops in joint exercises which they say are an attempt to defend the Panama Canal against terrorism.
2010-08-18