After months of political debate and maneuvering, an agreement was finally signed Monday allowing a study of deepening the Charleston Harbor shipping channel so it can handle the larger ships that will routinely call when the Panama Canal is widened in three years.Full story
Panama's National Assembly has approved a tax information exchange treaty with the United States that is expected to clear the way for action in the U.S. Congress on a bilateral free trade agreement. Full story
Two large earthquake faults could expose the Panama Canal to serious shaking and perhaps damage, say geologists who have uncovered 1,400 years of fault ruptures in the area. Full story
Geologists have uncovered 1,400 years of fault ruptures in the area of the Panama Canal and Panama City.
