Mexico’s Interoceanic Corridor: The Panama Canal Alternative, Explained

Mexico · Trade Key Facts —What it is. A 303-kilometer rail line across the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Mexico’s narrowest point, linking the Pacific port of Salina Cruz with the Gulf port of Coatzacoalcos. —A “dry canal.” There are no locks and no ship crossing. Containers are unloaded, carried across by train in under six hours,…