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An enlarged Panama Canal, seen here April 21, 2012, will open in 2014, allowing bigger ships with more containers full of consumer goods to reach the big population centers along the East Coast. (Alejandro Bolivar/EFE/Zuma Press/MCT)
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An enlarged Panama Canal, seen here April 21, 2012, will open in 2014, allowing bigger ships with more containers full of consumer goods to reach the big population centers along the East Coast. (Alejandro Bolivar/EFE/Zuma Press/MCT)
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An enlarged Panama Canal, seen here April 21, 2012, will open in 2014, allowing bigger ships with more containers full of consumer goods to reach the big population centers along the East Coast. (Alejandro Bolivar/EFE/Zuma Press/MCT)
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The dredge California deepens Port Manatee's Berth 12 in a photograph from July 2011. The deepening of Berth 12 was a major step in improvements at the port as they prepare for expanded trade with Panama. (Grant Jefferies/Bradenton Herald/MCT)
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Port Manatee's berth 12 is seen May 2011. Dredging will be to a depth of 41 feet and extended from 1,000 feet to 1,584 to accommodate Panamax-sized vessels. The new berth sits adjacent to a planned 52-acre container terminal on the port's south side - aimed at attracting new cargoes expected at Gulf of Mexico and East Coast ports with the completion of the Panama Canal expansion in 2014. (Paul Videla/Bradenton Herald/MCT)
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The dredging and expansion of Berth 12 at Port Manatee in Florida, is a major step in improvements at the port as they prepare for expanded trade with the Panama. (Grant Jefferies/Bradenton Herald/MCT)
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The ship Ouro de Brasil is unloaded of its bulk cargo of orange juice at Port Manatee. The port has acquired new tenants and is positioning itself for future business by expanding Berth 12 and building a 52-acre container yard so the port can recruit more container businesses. (Grant Jefferies/Bradenton Herald/MCT)
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Port Manatee's Steve Tyndal and David McDonald accompany Congressman Vern Buchanan and Panamanian ambassador Jaime Eduardo Aleman Healy during a tour of the port in February of 2010. (Tiffany Tompkins-Condie/Bradenton Herald/MCT)
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