Panama Canal Authority Denies U.S. Claim of Free Transit for Military Vessels

The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has directly contradicted U.S. State Department claims regarding free passage for U.S. government vessels through the strategic waterway.

In a statement posted to X, the U.S. State Department announced that U.S. government vessels would no longer be charged transit fees, claiming this would save “millions of dollars a year”.

However, the ACP quickly refuted this claim, stating it “has not made any adjustme…