Panama Canal Authority Administrator Ilya Espino de Marotta delivers a speech during her inauguration ceremony at the Panama Canal Administration Building in Panama City on September 7, 2026. Marotta assumes the administration of the Panama Canal for the 2026-2033 period, becoming the first woman to lead the interoceanic waterway. (Photo by ARNULFO FRANCO / AFP via Getty Images)

Ilya Espino de Marotta, deputy administrator of the Panama Canal, speaks during an interview with AFP at the Panama Canal Administration Building in Panama City on September 4, 2026. (Photo by ARNULFO FRANCO / AFP via Getty Images)

Ilya Espino de Marotta, deputy administrator of the Panama Canal, speaks during an interview with AFP at the Panama Canal Administration Building in Panama City on September 4, 2026. (Photo by ARNULFO FRANCO / AFP via Getty Images)

Ilya Espino de Marotta, deputy administrator of the Panama Canal, speaks during an interview with AFP at the Panama Canal Administration Building in Panama City on September 4, 2026. (Photo by ARNULFO FRANCO / AFP via Getty Images)

Ilya Espino de Marotta, deputy administrator of the Panama Canal, speaks during an interview with AFP at the Panama Canal Administration Building in Panama City on September 4, 2026. (Photo by ARNULFO FRANCO / AFP via Getty Images)

Ilya Espino de Marotta, deputy administrator of the Panama Canal, speaks during an interview with AFP at the Panama Canal Administration Building in Panama City on September 4, 2026. (Photo by ARNULFO FRANCO / AFP via Getty Images)

Ilya Espino de Marotta, deputy administrator of the Panama Canal, stands before an interview with AFP at the Panama Canal Administration Building in Panama City on September 4, 2026. (Photo by ARNULFO FRANCO / AFP via Getty Images)

Ilya Espino de Marotta, deputy administrator of the Panama Canal, speaks during an interview with AFP at the Panama Canal Administration Building in Panama City on September 4, 2026. (Photo by ARNULFO FRANCO / AFP via Getty Images)