Institution

Panama Canal Authority

1997 · 20th century · Also known as Autoridad del Canal de Panamá

The Panama Canal Authority is the autonomous Panamanian government agency that has operated the Panama Canal since 31 December 1999, when it took over from the US-run Panama Canal Commission. Created under a constitutional amendment and a law of 1997, it is run on commercial lines and pays large revenues to the national treasury. It carried out the expansion of the canal with new, larger locks, opened in 2016.

Panama Canal Authority
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Panama Canal Authority. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/panama-canal-authority
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