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Snark Twain

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3. Panama Canal has a ton of problems

Reply to True Dough (Reply #1)

Sat Apr 26, 2025, 03:44 PM

Apr 26

Including historic drought and low tides likely brought on global warming - this led to ships back logged and being on the waiting list to cross as long as 2 weeks and apparently they don’t see a short term fix

While Mexico’s approach will surely face some growing pains once the rail infrastructure is completed, it would be much faster and cheaper (according to the planners)

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Faster cheaper alternative to the Panama Canal? [View all] Snark Twain Apr 26 OP

That looks to be about True Dough Apr 26 #1

Panama Canal has a ton of problems Snark Twain Apr 26 #3

It's a case of True Dough Apr 26 #5

This message was self-deleted by its author Celerity Apr 26 #2

Drump to buy dry canal? bucolic_frolic Apr 26 #4

It's a rail line, not a canal NickB79 Apr 26 #6

China's transport railway goes 215 mph Snark Twain Apr 26 #7