Last week the first gate for the new locks on the Pacific side was installed, marking another important milestone for the Panama Canal expansion. It was carried to its final destination on ...

WASHINGTON — The southernmost portion of the historic C&O Canal is a step closer to realizing its former glory in D.C. On Thursday, big wooden gates that eventually will manage water flow between ...

There have been 200 years of cruising down the Erie Canal, but that wouldn’t be possible without locks. Locks are essential for navigation on the canal, acting as elevators for boats.Shawn Daily, a ...

New York’s history is largely defined by its waterways. But what about its future? The New York Power Authority recently authorized a $300 million plan to “reimagine” the state’s canals. While it ...

From their vantage point in cranes overlooking the Panama Canal, operators scrutinize the century-old walls of one of its locks as the high-pitched siren of a merchant ship resonates from nearby. In ...

Jutte Excavating Inc. of Ft. Recovery, Ohio, installed new gates at Lock One North in New Bremen, Ohio on Tuesday. Installing the gates was one of the final steps of the Lock One North renovation ...

Members of Forth Rivers Trust have been electrofishing on the section of the waterway between Lock 15 and Lock 16, where the water has been drained. They are recovering fish and moving them further ...

Normally closed to the public, the Bradley workshop in the West Midlands is one of only two specialist sites in the country where skilled craftspeople hand build the giant lock gates that keep the ...