The discrepancy comes after earlier rhetoric from President ... denies that Beijing controls the vital shipping lane. Hegseth said Wednesday the U.S. was “helping to take back the Panama Canal ...

US President Trump сalls for free passage of American ships through Panama and Suez canals. Find the latest news from the maritime industry on the PortNews website.

signed the agreement that will allow the U.S. to go “first and free through the Panama Canal” on Wednesday. China has played a leading role during his visit this week. “President Trump has ...

According to Hegseth, a broader framework is also in the works, one that would guarantee U.S. warships "first and free" passage through the Panama Canal ... And as President Donald Trump has ...

Panama's President Jose Raul Mulino (C) looks on as Panama's Security Minister Frank Abrego (L) and US Secretary of Defense ... sovereignty over the national canal, amid President Donald Trump ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will travel to Panama ... S. national security interests under President Trump’s leadership, to include ensuring unfettered access to the Panama Canal and keeping ...

But Panama’s President José Raúl Mulino asserted the canal “is, and will continue to be, Panamanian,” as it has been since 1999. Hegseth’s visit to the country included a meeting with ...

The move came amid U.S. President ... China controls the canal—a charge denied by both Beijing and Panama. He also accused the Latin American nation of levying unfair passage fees on American ...

Trump's vow to take back the canal, and his claim of Chinese influence have prompted mass demonstrations. By law, Panama operates the canal, giving access to all nations. But the US president has ...

Ewan Palmer is a Newsweek News Reporter based in London, U.K. His focus is reporting on US ... President Donald Trump, who has threatened that the U.S. could retake control of the Panama Canal ...

addressing President Trump's concerns about Chinese influence over the Panama Canal. While stopping short of permanent US bases, the deal allows for the deployment of US personnel, sparking both ...

In March, US investment giant BlackRock announced a $22.8 billion deal to buy 43 ports, including two located on either side of the Panama Canal, from CK Hutchison, the Hong Kong logistics company ...