Editing Panama Canal (section)

===Interoceanic Corridor of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec===
{{Main|Interoceanic Corridor of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec}}
Since 2019, Mexico has been building a corridor of its own, known as the Interoceanic Corridor of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec (CIIT, by its initials in Spanish), which will use primarily a railway, the ''[[Tren Interoceánico]]'', to transport cargo and passengers from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic.<ref>{{cite journal |title=What is the Interoceanic Corridor of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec (CIIT)? |journal=Opportimes |date=19 November 2021 |url=https://www.opportimes.com/what-is-the-interoceanic-corridor-of-the-isthmus-of-tehuantepec-ciit/ |access-date=18 July 2023 |archive-date=19 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230719172517/https://www.opportimes.com/what-is-the-interoceanic-corridor-of-the-isthmus-of-tehuantepec-ciit/ |url-status=live }}</ref> It opened for passenger service on 22 December 2023, and all the works related to it to had begun operation by July 2024.<ref>{{cite journal |title="El 22 de diciembre se inaugura el Tren del Istmo": AMLO |journal=[[Proceso (magazine)|Proceso]] |date=14 October 2023 |language=es |url=https://www.proceso.com.mx/nacional/2023/10/14/el-22-de-diciembre-se-inaugura-el-tren-del-istmo-amlo-316776.html |access-date=15 October 2023 |archive-date=15 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231015055731/https://www.proceso.com.mx/nacional/2023/10/14/el-22-de-diciembre-se-inaugura-el-tren-del-istmo-amlo-316776.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |first=Elisa |last=Villa Román |title=Tren Interoceánico del Istmo de Tehuantepec: ruta completa, estaciones y fechas de inauguración |journal=[[El País]] |date=1 October 2023 |language=es |url=https://elpais.com/mexico/2023-10-01/tren-interoceanico-del-istmo-de-tehuantepec-ruta-completa-estaciones-y-fechas-de-inauguracion.html |access-date=15 October 2023 |archive-date=17 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240817093758/https://elpais.com/mexico/2023-12-22/tren-interoceanico-ruta-estaciones-precios-y-donde-comprar-boletos-en-mexico.html |url-status=live }}</ref> This idea is older than the Panama Canal itself, with the original [[Tren Interoceánico|Tehuantepec Railway]], which is being rehabilitated for the CIIT, being inaugurated in 1907 to initial success, but falling out of use due to the [[Mexican Revolution]] and the opening of the Panama Canal in 1914. The current Corridor is expected to have certain advantages over the Panama Canal, such as its speed, being able to transport cargo from one ocean to the other in about six hours,<ref>{{cite journal |title=Interoceanic Corridor in Mexico will move 1.4 million containers a year |journal=Mexico Daily Post |date=10 November 2022 |url=https://mexicodailypost.com/2022/11/10/interoceanic-corridor-in-mexico-will-move-1-4-million-containers-a-year/ |access-date=18 July 2023 |archive-date=19 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230719173721/https://mexicodailypost.com/2022/11/10/interoceanic-corridor-in-mexico-will-move-1-4-million-containers-a-year/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and its location, being closer to the United States than Panama, in addition to the creation of ten [[industrial parks]] in the Isthmus with various tax benefits to encourage private investment.<ref>{{cite journal |first=Juan |last=Toletino Morales |title=Ferrocarril del Istmo: a un siglo, ¿qué puede (volver a) salir mal? |journal=[[Expansión (Mexico)|Expansión]] |date=30 May 2023 |language=es |url=https://expansion.mx/empresas/2023/05/30/proyecto-ferrocarril-del-istmo |access-date=18 July 2023 |archive-date=17 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240817093707/https://expansion.mx/empresas/2023/05/30/proyecto-ferrocarril-del-istmo |url-status=live }}</ref> However, despite being often described as a potential alternative/competitor to the Panama Canal, the ambassador of Panama in Mexico, [[Alfredo Oranges]], and the former director of the CIIT, [[Rafael Marín Mollinedo]], have stated that they do not see the CIIT in this way, and that they prefer to see it as a "complement" to the Panama Canal, which could relieve the intense traffic the Canal has to cope with. The ambassador even proposed collaborating with the Mexican government to make the Corridor more efficient.<ref>{{cite journal |first=Jassiel |last=Valdelamar |title=Corredor Interoceánico de AMLO y Canal de Panamá pueden ser 'compitas', destaca embajador |journal=[[El Financiero]] |date=31 May 2023 |language=es |url=https://www.elfinanciero.com.mx/economia/2023/05/31/corredor-interoceanico-y-canal-de-panama-pueden-ser-compitas-destaca-embajador/ |access-date=18 July 2023 |archive-date=17 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240817093802/https://www.elfinanciero.com.mx/economia/2023/05/31/corredor-interoceanico-y-canal-de-panama-pueden-ser-compitas-destaca-embajador/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |first=Nicolás |last=Guzmán |title=El histórico corredor interoceánico que revivió AMLO |journal=[[DW Español]] |date=23 November 2022 |language=es |url=https://www.dw.com/es/el-hist%C3%B3rico-corredor-interoce%C3%A1nico-que-revivi%C3%B3-amlo-en-m%C3%A9xico/a-63865946 |access-date=18 July 2023 |archive-date=16 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230716042400/https://www.dw.com/es/el-hist%C3%B3rico-corredor-interoce%C3%A1nico-que-revivi%C3%B3-amlo-en-m%C3%A9xico/a-63865946 |url-status=live }}</ref>