Situated in Scotland, the Caledonian Canal links the island’s east coast at Inverness to the west coast at Corpach. The canal’s end channel on the west coast is closely located to Fort William,... continue reading

Stretching across 1,200 miles (1,764 kilometers), Hangzhou Grand Canal is the longest artificial waterway in China. The canal is also listed among the greatest ones in the world, even surpassing the... continue reading

Over the years, Thai Kra Canal goes by several other names, such as Kra Canal, Thai Canal, or Kra Isthmus Canal. Regardless of the name, it actually refers to the same thing: a proposal to construct... continue reading

Closely related to the ancient city of Greece, Corinth Canal serves as a connection channel for two famous gulfs. From northwest to southwest, it connects the Gulf of Corinth in the Ionian Sea and... continue reading

Saint Lawrence Canal, also known as St. Lawrence Seaway, refers to a water channel system stretching across North America, involving the United States and Canada. This canal provides some crucial... continue reading

The Welland Canal is a waterway creating a link between Port Weller on Lake Ontario and Port Colborne on Lake Erie in Canada. It was designed specifically to cater to the passage of large vessels... continue reading

When opened in 1894, Manchester Ship Canal was the largest river canal in the world. The inland position of Manchester did not stop it from being the busiest port, handling around 1,358,875 tonnages... continue reading

Danube Black Sea Canal has a rather unsettling history behind its construction. It was initially constructed by the communist authority of Romania, using the labor of their political prisoners. As... continue reading

The Panama Canal is maybe the single most important waterway on earth. Since the early 1900s, it has connected the Pacific and the Atlantic Ocean, making the transport and trade between regions... continue reading

Houston Ship Channel started as a natural bay known as the Buffalo Bayou that was connected to Galveston. Circa 1890s, cargos from and to the city needed to be transported by barges before they... continue reading