PANAMA CITY (AP) — A European-led consortium said Thursday that work has resumed on a major expansion of the Panama Canal, following a two-week shutdown caused by a dispute over who is to pay for $1.6 billion in cost overruns.

The consortium led by Spain’s Sacyr said it is following startup procedures that will allow full-scale work to resume “as soon as possible.”

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