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Another possible way this project could be beneficial is if the Panama Canal can't widen its locks, and hence this project could enable ships larger than that (
by nickpinkston 3y ago
Another possible way this project could be beneficial is if the Panama Canal can't widen its locks, and hence this project could enable ships larger than that (which are more fuel efficient / cheaper) to have a far faster and possibly cheaper (depends on their costs, etc.) route.
- myself248 3y agoOoooh that's an aspect I hadn't considered. Post-Panamax ships tend to be 2x-3x more TEUs and they continue to grow. Eeeenteresting. Plus if they're already offloading to land in the Americas, don't just put 'em onto another ship and sail up to LAX, a rail route up through Mexico itself could mean the containers arrive directly into the US without going through LAX, which has interesting implications for labor.