This Will KILL the Panama Canal. The Panama Canal, a global shipping route for international trade, is going through a major drought crisis that has affected the canal's efficiency, leading to restrictions in daily ship transit and causing unprecedented congestion at both entrances of the canal. With waiting times going up to 21 days, vessels navigating the Pacific-Atlantic Oceans have started exploring other alternatives, including Mexico's Interoceanic Corridor.
As authorities continue to seek lasting solutions to the water shortage problems, Mexico has announced a $4.5 billion mega project to revive their long abandoned rail corridor to rival the ailing canal and improve their economy.



The 303-kilometer-long Interoceanic Corridor of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec is a rail corridor that connects the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. This is unlike Panama Canal's lock system or the Suez Canal's sea-level canal design.
And while it has been regarded as an ambitious project that'll significantly boost southern Mexico’s economy and reduce congestion at the Panama Canal, questions have been asked as to whether the corridor can really handle the traffic at the Canal. Can Mexico's rail corridor threaten Panama Canal's century-old dominance in global shipping? What is Mexico doing differently this time to ensure the corridor’s longevity and avoid being kicked out of business again like the Panama Canal did to it over 100 years ago?


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