A recently approved expansion plan will double canal capacity by 2015. In late August, traffic jams at the Atlantic and Pacific entrances to the Panama Canal impeded a healthy chunk of the world's ...

Canalway Trail report from Parks & Trails New York and the New York State Canal Corp. The report estimates that the Canalway Trail System — made up of the Erie and Champlain canalway trails ...

CAPITAL REGION, NY (WRGB) — Due to recent high water on the Mohawk, the New York Power Authority, working with the Canal Corporation, will re-install flashboards at Crescent & Vischer Ferry dams ...

Although the complete canal system’s opening will be delayed, the canal is remaining open to boaters longer this year to allow for the 200th anniversary celebrations to occur. One of the ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – The Erie Canal System will kick off its bicentennial season on Friday when it reopens to boats. There will be events throughout the summer to celebrate the canal’s history ...

The New York State Canal Corp. announced Wednesday that the New York State Canal system will open in phases beginning Friday due to severe weather in the Mohawk Valley. Significant rainfall ...

The disruption continued into the first months of 2024, when water levels in the canal system reached historic lows and the interoceanic route operated at just 63% of its normal capacity ...