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We’re hearing a lot more about the Panama Canal lately regarding some presidential statements over whether the US should control it. But with cargo shipping at an all time high and still climbing, the Canal is more important than ever, and it’s also at it’s limits. For this reason there’s not just one but two new Central American canals in the works that could both speed up shipping and shift the balance of power in the world.
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nytimes.com/2025/02/06/business/panama-canal-ck-hutchison.html
freightwaves.com/news/why-the-panama-canal-is-so-important-to-trump
reuters.com/markets/us-east-coast-port-union-strike-threat-test-shippers-nerves-2024-06-13
unctad.org/news/unprecedented-shipping-disruptions-raise-risk-global-trade-unctad-warns
dockmaster.com/blog/top-4-challenges-in-the-shipping-industry/#Operational_Disruptions
imf.org/en/Blogs/Articles/2024/03/07/Red-Sea-Attacks-Disrupt-Global-Trade
researchgate.net/publication/354409900/figure/fig1/AS:1065516483493888@1631050334058/Panama-Canal-Zone-map-showing-the-Panama-Canal-Lake-Gatun-military-bases-and-Panama.png
cfr.org/in-brief/whats-causing-panama-canal-logjam
fortune.com/2024/01/02/panama-canal-shipping-bottleneck-cargo-climate-drought
pa.usembassy.gov/the-expanded-panama-canal
ajot.com/news/tugboat-crushed-in-panama-canal
atlas-network.com/close-call-in-panama-canal-locks-raises-safety-concerns
datacommons.org/place/country/NIC?utm_medium=explore&mprop=amount&popt=EconomicActivity&cpv=activitySource,GrossDomesticProduction&hl=en
theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/08/nicaragua-cancel-china-canal
intellinews.com/nicaragua-unveils-new-canal-route-in-bid-to-rival-panama-354300
https://www.radiohc.cu/en/noticias/internacionales/370064-nicaragua-proposes-to-china-the-construction-of-the-interoceanic-canal
https://confidencial.digital/english/new-route-of-nicaraguas-interoceanic-canal-project-is-not-viable/
https://confidencial.digital/english/banishment-of-nicaraguans-denounced-at-human-rights-court/
amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2023/02/nicaragua-exilio-forzado-por-carcel-el-nuevo-patron-represivo-del-gobierno-de-daniel-ortega
pa.usembassy.gov/the-expanded-panama-canal
nytimes.com/2024/08/14/business/panama-canal-drought.html#:~:text=Canal%20authorities%20have%20been%20exploring,dam%20on%20the%20R%C3%ADo%20Indio
whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/putting-america-first-in-international-environmental-agreements
ajot.com/news/saving-the-panama-canal-will-take-years-and-cost-billions-if-itas-even-possible
pancanal.com/en/green-route-strategy
greenroute-micanal.azurewebsites.net
elfarodelcanal.com/en/social-benefits-of-the-panama-canal
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 - Intro
1:27 - The Problems With The Panama Canal
5:00 - The Nicaragua Canal
9:29 - The Interoceanic Corridor
12:06 - Back to the Panama Canal
16:00 - Sponsor - Ground News
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We’re hearing a lot more about the Panama Canal lately regarding some presidential statements over whether the US should control it. But with cargo shipping at an all time high and still climbing, the Canal is more important than ever, and it’s also at it’s limits. For this reason there’s not just one but two new Central American canals in the works that could both speed up shipping and shift the balance of power in the world.
Want to support the channel? Here's how:
Patreon: patreon.com/answerswithjoe
Channel Memberships: youtube.com/channel/UC-2YHgc363EdcusLIBbgxzg/join
T-Shirts & Merch: laughsmarter.com
Check out my 2nd channel, Joe Scott TMI:
youtube.com/channel/UCqi721JsXlf0wq3Z_cNA_Ew
And my podcast channel, Conversations With Joe:
youtube.com/channel/UCJzc7TiJ2nnuyJkUpOZ8RKA
You can listen to my podcast, Conversations With Joe on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.
Spotify 👉 spoti.fi/37iPGzF
Apple Podcasts 👉 apple.co/3j94kfq
Google Podcasts 👉 bit.ly/3qZCo1V
Follow me at all my places!
Instagram: instagram.com/answerswithjoe
TikTok: tiktok.com/@answerswithjoe
Facebook: facebook.com/answerswithjoe
Twitter: twitter.com/answerswithjoe
LINKS LINKS LINKS
nytimes.com/2025/02/06/business/panama-canal-ck-hutchison.html
freightwaves.com/news/why-the-panama-canal-is-so-important-to-trump
reuters.com/markets/us-east-coast-port-union-strike-threat-test-shippers-nerves-2024-06-13
unctad.org/news/unprecedented-shipping-disruptions-raise-risk-global-trade-unctad-warns
dockmaster.com/blog/top-4-challenges-in-the-shipping-industry/#Operational_Disruptions
imf.org/en/Blogs/Articles/2024/03/07/Red-Sea-Attacks-Disrupt-Global-Trade
researchgate.net/publication/354409900/figure/fig1/AS:1065516483493888@1631050334058/Panama-Canal-Zone-map-showing-the-Panama-Canal-Lake-Gatun-military-bases-and-Panama.png
cfr.org/in-brief/whats-causing-panama-canal-logjam
fortune.com/2024/01/02/panama-canal-shipping-bottleneck-cargo-climate-drought
pa.usembassy.gov/the-expanded-panama-canal
ajot.com/news/tugboat-crushed-in-panama-canal
atlas-network.com/close-call-in-panama-canal-locks-raises-safety-concerns
datacommons.org/place/country/NIC?utm_medium=explore&mprop=amount&popt=EconomicActivity&cpv=activitySource,GrossDomesticProduction&hl=en
theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/08/nicaragua-cancel-china-canal
intellinews.com/nicaragua-unveils-new-canal-route-in-bid-to-rival-panama-354300
https://www.radiohc.cu/en/noticias/internacionales/370064-nicaragua-proposes-to-china-the-construction-of-the-interoceanic-canal
https://confidencial.digital/english/new-route-of-nicaraguas-interoceanic-canal-project-is-not-viable/
https://confidencial.digital/english/banishment-of-nicaraguans-denounced-at-human-rights-court/
amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2023/02/nicaragua-exilio-forzado-por-carcel-el-nuevo-patron-represivo-del-gobierno-de-daniel-ortega
pa.usembassy.gov/the-expanded-panama-canal
nytimes.com/2024/08/14/business/panama-canal-drought.html#:~:text=Canal%20authorities%20have%20been%20exploring,dam%20on%20the%20R%C3%ADo%20Indio
whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/putting-america-first-in-international-environmental-agreements
ajot.com/news/saving-the-panama-canal-will-take-years-and-cost-billions-if-itas-even-possible
pancanal.com/en/green-route-strategy
greenroute-micanal.azurewebsites.net
elfarodelcanal.com/en/social-benefits-of-the-panama-canal
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 - Intro
1:27 - The Problems With The Panama Canal
5:00 - The Nicaragua Canal
9:29 - The Interoceanic Corridor
12:06 - Back to the Panama Canal
16:00 - Sponsor - Ground News
