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(260608) -- YICHANG, June 8, 2026 -- An aerial drone photo taken on June 8, 2026 shows the upgrading site of navigation facilities at Gezhouba in Yichang, central China s Hubei Province. China on Monday began construction of a mega waterway project, including what is expected to become the world s largest inland ship lock, in response to the rising shipping demand along the Yangtze, the world s third-longest river. The 77.2-billion-yuan (about 11.3 billion U.S. dollars) project will add a five-tier, dual-track ship lock north of the existing lock at the Three Gorges Dam, the world s largest water conservancy project, and upgrade navigation facilities at a smaller downstream dam. The new ship lock and its approach channels, which toge

(260608) -- YICHANG, June 8, 2026 -- An aerial drone photo taken on June 8, 2026 shows the upgrading site of navigation facilities at Gezhouba in Yichang, central China s Hubei Province. China on Monday began construction of a mega waterway project, including what is expected to become the world s largest inland ship lock, in response to the rising shipping demand along the Yangtze, the world s third-longest river. The 77.2-billion-yuan (about 11.3 billion U.S. dollars) project will add a five-tier, dual-track ship lock north of the existing lock at the Three Gorges Dam, the world s largest water conservancy project, and upgrade navigation facilities at a smaller downstream dam. The new ship lock and its approach channels, which toge

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    (260608) -- YICHANG, June 8, 2026 -- An aerial drone photo taken on June 8, 2026 shows the upgrading site of navigation facilities at Gezhouba in Yichang, central China s Hubei Province. China on Monday began construction of a mega waterway project, including what is expected to become the world s largest inland ship lock, in response to the rising shipping demand along the Yangtze, the world s third-longest river. The 77.2-billion-yuan (about 11.3 billion U.S. dollars) project will add a five-tier, dual-track ship lock north of the existing lock at the Three Gorges Dam, the world s largest water conservancy project, and upgrade navigation facilities at a smaller downstream dam. The new ship lock and its approach channels, which toge

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