There's already a trans-isthmus railroad running from Atlantic to the Pacific in Panama. There's an oil pipeline as well. The water shortage is not going to get

There's already a trans-isthmus railroad running from Atlantic to the Pacific in Panama. There's an oil pipeline as well. The water shortage is not going to get resolved anytime soon and is a result of the third locks project, a project that did not provide for increased water for transits. Another issue is that containers stacked on top of vessel decks are not counted for the purposes of calculating vessel tolls. In essence, they ride for free. Unloading and loading individual containers means someone will have to start paying for their interoceanic trip.