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May 10, 2024

A canal worker looks over a railing as water from the Atlantic begins to flood the Gatun flood chambers that will provide water to the new set of locks in the Atlantic side of the Panama Canal in Colon, Panama, Thursday, June 11, 2015. Water began flooding into an expanded section of the Panama Canal as engineers begin testing new locks. It’s a key step in a project that will affect trade across the world.

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A canal worker looks over a railing as water from the Atlantic begins to flood the Gatun flood chambers that will provide water to the new set of locks in the Atlantic side of the Panama Canal in Colon, Panama, Thursday, June 11, 2015. Water began flooding into an expanded section of the Panama Canal as engineers begin testing new locks. It’s a key step in a project that will affect trade across the world.