Panama Canal

Panama Denies US Claim of Preferential Canal Passage Rights

The Panama Canal Authority has denied claims made by the US State Department that US government vessels would be allowed to transit the Panama Canal for free. The authority stated that there have been no changes to the fee structure for crossing the canal, contradicting the US State Department's claim that Panama had agreed to waive crossing fees for US government vessels.
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