Say Goodbye to the Panama Canal: A New Ocean-to-Ocean Route Just Shipped 900 Vehicles in Just 72 Hours

I have noted in the past that shipping is one of the biggest industries we have these days. Getting goods around the globe is something everyone wants a piece of. Who controls ports, shipping lanes, and the transit corridors will shape - or reahape - the world economy. 

And the Panama Canal is a choke point from which many counties and shipping companies want to move away. 

Entree Mexico’s Interoceanic Corridor of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, which is an overland route to get goods from the pacific to the Gulf of Mexico. Essentially, the ship is unloaded at a port there, and put onto rail cars and then moved across the expanse in a few hours, and reloaded onto another ship. 

So far, it’s seen some successes. But there are still a lot of concerns and things to consider. 

But Mexico is making a power play.  

https://indiandefencereview.com/mexico-rail-corridor-panama-canal-drought-alternative/