Nicaragua's $50BN Panama Canal Rival

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[@kvom01]

Not in my lifetime. A drought that completely disables the Panama canal would restart the idea more seriously.

[@MichaelBreier-dl9gu]

@@kvom01

[@thewaywardwind548]

> In the immortal words of Julia Sugarbaker, "I don't think so, Carlene." And in the equally immortal words of Flo, "When donkeys fly."

[@jeanmarcleplattenier2762]

No

[@smgdfcmfah]

You missed a few interesting tidbits about the Panama canal such as the fact that Panama was actually part of Columbia and the US supported it's succession in order to free the canal for US use and that the French company that had gone broke was led by the same person who built the Suez but mismanaged the Panama canal so badly he was thrown in prison for fraud (selling shares in project several times to generate cash flow and still barely got started). Good video, anyway!

[@Gr8Layks]

Thanks for not being lazy and reading the narration yourself! (I’ve been unsubscribing from channels starting to use AI voices.)

[@Ameng3471]

And what is interesting is ppl commenting in AI video expecting the AI would argue with them 😂😂😂

[@mutteringmale]

They have to use AI voices in most cases, because they're not english, they're uneducated and have no idea of public speaking. Original tape goes "Uh, ummm, you know, well, uh, in a few years the Roosians, I mean the Russians, am I right uh, ummmm, you know, basically, uh, they uh do something what?"

[@Dreadnotus]

Lol, you realize this is an ai voice of himself right? You have all the resources right her to look up what you're thinking about

[@HayK47]

@@Dreadnotus3:21 is footage of him speaking.

[@WokenessisMentalillness]

​@@Dreadnotusdidn't see the human or his other videos. You dum, so so dum.

[@DMBall]

Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt's ships for several years in the 19th Century used the Nicaraguan route, minus the canal between the lake and the Pacific Ocean. Even he, however, couldn't muster the cash to build that last link.

[@Vanderbilt_Money]

He was NEVER going to build it with his own cash, however great that you are only one to mention the Commodore...

[@gr12321]

I am surprised you didn’t mention the Panama Canel expansion project which was completed in 2016 that allowed the new neopanamax ships to go through the panama canal. These new ships dramatically reduce the capacity gaps. This changed the economic equation making the Nigaraguan Canal even less economically feasible.

[@dansullivan8968]

Except water is the issue now.

[@grondhero]

Not really. While the canal was being expanded, container ships were being built that already would exceed its newer size. And the water is just a seasonal thing. The news doesn't report when there's excess water, because there are less views with good news and no one can sell doom and gloom when times are good. This could create a competition lowering tolls, which is where you determine your profits.

[@varsoo1]

All it has done is make water the issue because it's too expensive.

[@aarongarcia1101]

@@dansullivan8968yes, and bigger ships.

[@northernlite3368]

Panama enlarged their canal to meet the demand of the Panamax shipowners. What if Panama had said: Thk's but no thk's ! And told the shipowner to show the money. There would probably not have been any Panamax ship built and the Panama canal would still be operating at maximum water availability. Money talks loud and is always heard by its friend,...greed,...sometimes beyond reason !

[@Summitclym]

Thank you for pronouncing Simon Bolivar correctly! No AI could ever do that.

[@GeneralSulla]

Sy-mon Bo-liver. (Said in a halting, monotone voice striving for normal speech)😂

[@Summitclym]

@ yes and throw in a Southern accent!

[@sonjadidyk-tn4cc]

Bolvar was atruly great man

[@Summitclym]

@@sonjadidyk-tn4cc 💯 an deserves to be remembered correctly.

[@iconicshrubbery]

​Not related​ to Bolíver ( who was a believer!) . @@sonjadidyk-tn4cc

[@michaelmartinez280]

You didn't mention about the Bryan-Chamorro Treaty that was signed between Nicaragua and the United States on August 5, 1914. It gave the United States full rights over any future canal built through Nicaragua. By the terms of the treaty, the United States acquired the rights to any canal built in Nicaragua in perpetuity, a renewable 99year option to establish a naval base in the Gulf of Fonseca, and a renewable 99-year lease to the Great and Little Corn Islands in the Caribbean. For those concessions, Nicaragua received $3 million. At the request of Nicaragua, the United States under Richard Nixon and Nicaragua under Anastasio Somoza Debayle held a convention, on July 14, 1970, that officially abolished the treaty and all its provisions.

[@PeterCPRail8748]

Hence why America will be the only one building any future canal in the region funded by Blackrock or Vanguard.

[@plektosgaming]

And 20 years later we were kicking ourselves as the Panama canal was beginning to fall apart.

[@davidlim5]

Now to steal again???

[@bb-fe9ur]

​@@plektosgamingthe US government doesn't own or control the Panama canal anymore

[@patrioticreport9324]

Soooo your saying the treaty no longer stands, wonder why no billionaires/ powerful corporations have pounced on this opportunity.

[@TGraysChannels]

I have flown down the west coast of Nicaragua. Pretty good hills. Serious, mountains to cut through. God luck!

[@_baert]

Wang Jing coming out of obscurity to be a massive billionaire and then just as quickly disappearing. Oh nothing sketchy there at all.

[@CaptainDickGs]

The US after previous actions to prevent it from being built seemed to have failed they probably had him eliminated & China hasn’t said anything because they don’t want to admit the US was able to secretly delete someone on Chinese soil & they weren’t able to intervene or prevent it.

[@bessibossi69]

it is called chinese stock market lol

[@peternicholls50]

@@bessibossi69 Xi !!!!!!

[@asullivan4047]

Or that I'm having an affair with his wife & mistress-!!!🤗

[@Leto2ndAtreides]

We hardly know about big entrepreneurs in China. Jack Ma is pretty much the only one I can name.

[@MrTeff999]

Shipping across a pristine fresh water lake that the entire country depends on seems like a bad idea.

[@andrewjenkinson7052]

Turning a 100 Metre wide section of the lake into a separate waterway alongside the bank would seem easier and cheaper than digging a canal while retaining the rest of the lake as fresh water.

[@frequentlycynical642]

It's already the case with the lake...don't know its name...that plays the same role in Panama.

[@herrhartmann3036]

Shipping across the lake isn't even the biggest problem. Connecting it to the oceans is. Once the canal is operational, the lake will be flooded with saltwater, eliminating it as a freshwater source and completely changing its ecosystem. This is basically the opposite effect of what happened to the Great Bitter Lake in the Suez Canal. Before the canal was built, the Bitter Lake was a lot saltier than either of the two adjoining oceans. "Experts" expected this to prevent the migration of life forms from the Red Sea into the Mediterranean. Well, it did for a couple of decades. But by now, the salinity of the lake is the same as in the Red Sea. And the Mediterranean has become the new home of several invasive species.

[@ruslankadylak2999]

​@@herrhartmann3036 Elevation of the lake must be higher than the ocean level. They will be connected through the chain of gates. No sea water would be able to get upstream.

[@joelluongo7419]

​​@@ruslankadylak2999 Sooner or later.. after decades.. there will be a build up of salt water from the Pacific Ocean and salt water from the Atlantic Ocean. There is only one option.. Dredge an entire independant canal from the West Coast to the East Coast of Nicaragua.

[@Stubones999]

Mexico is building a dual rail train system used to ship containers from Pacific to Atlantic oceans (and vice versa) so it won't need to ship the ships across... Kind of like the early mules used by the Spanish...

[@jackblaisdell4097]

There's too much liability in moving cargo from a ship to a train back to a ship. It'll never take off

[@charliewang1834]

whats the point of doing that? the U.S can simply ship container from West coast to East coast.....

[@DonGivani]

​@@jackblaisdell4097 BS, 😂. Happens all the time

[@Phalanx443]

Time is the one factor not being taken into account. By the time you've unloaded one ship, load up a train, moved that cargo to the exit point and load another ship, several ships could have traversed the canal and be on their way to their destinations. Time is money, a train, although quite feasible, would, in the end, cost too much because it would not be able to move enough freight to keep up.

[@chrisubias7135]

@@jackblaisdell4097 This would only be for containers. It will need to add loading and unloading and the train will need to be long. I work on container vessels and I don’t think people can comprehend the average number of containers which is 4,500. Also, tankers, bulk cargo, and Ro-Ro ships would definitely not be cheaper

[@classic.cameras]

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[@nautifella]

The *_FRESH WATER_* is the primary concern here. The majority of the population lives near the lake and depend upon it for their drinking water. Contamination of the lake would be catastrophic for the economy, and far worse, the people.

[@openscholar9908]

True

[@robertmoore1215]

@@TheSighphiguy it's morally revolting to me that Nestle's CEO would try to inflict that sociopathic philosophy on billions of people. It's wrong and sane people know it. That said, since your life has been facilitated by capitalism all along, you could stand to check your hypocrisy. Capitalism administered properly is a tool that serves diverse economies & facilitates entrepreneurship. Short sighted lawmakers, greed, corruption and monoculture economies is where things get the destructive version "vulture" or "crony" capitalism. Extraction economics is reliably just a death spiral or a gold rush that ends in disaster. I say this from a perspective of West Virginia coal destroying our state for centuries when it won't allow anything else to exist. The prime beneficiaries live elsewhere on yachts with Cayman accounts and do not have to live in the messes they orchestrated. Their children are not poisoned by mine tailings or flooded out by failed impoundment ponds. It passes for capitalism and isn't when a singular special interest is allowed to override the wellbeing of the majority. No economic system can be sunshine and roses all the time. NY, London, Paris, Hamburg owe their financial successes to diverse portfolio investments and being willing to change those investments when better ideas arrive. They originally invested in oil, and have increasingly shifted investments to green projects & creative brain trusts. They allow for industries to die off naturally and be replaced by the next generation of industry. If they allowed themselves to indulge or cling with endless subsidy to what was, growing corn on the same patch of land that never rests, they'd be burning obscenely priced whale oil in their meager street lights and only permit horse traffic on their streets. They changed because it was needful, and because whales would have gone extinct if they denied the reality of these practices limiting their own growth factor. They also would have choked to death from all the coal fired heating systems dominating their apartment buildings in the late 1800's. Cultures being too conservative obstruct investments, improvements in standards of living, and ultimately harm the ecosystem. There are lakes in India overrun with houseboats dumping raw sewage in what was a paradise of water gardens. Change that habit, see the lake restored. "Conserving" destructive habits as a right is pointless. Permit Rajahs and laws driving people off the land are the reason for the overpopulation with houseboats. The lack of infrastructure and overpopulation in a region is an administrative failure to be avoided. I think Central America repeatedly depopulating itself through a century of immigration should also get a huge influential vote about what was not working for them in these respective nations. Let's not claim that drug cartels are libertine "job creators", shall we? When crimes happen hiding behind national flags, corporate banners, ports of convenience, or a Jolly Roger flag, it doesn't make it less a crime.

[@Tottte]

Stop pulling information out from your own ass and spread lies. A lake is already too contaminated by the chemicals/components carried by the water that rained on the land, especially from the agriculture sector. Its a primary concern if the population drink from this water. GDP from fisheries stand for 0.79% of the total economy in Nicaragua and it dosnt specific say how much comes from the lake

[@arubaga]

They will drink tap water, and be happy. 🥵

[@michaelflower6172]

@@arubagawhat’s the water source for the tap water being drunk…

[@DavidTonner]

Thanks!

[@charron1]

By the time this is built, Canada will open up Northwest passage

[@plektosgaming]

It will certainly be a reality soon. It's easier to build custom ice breakers to lead ships through the few areas of ( not so thick any more ) ice. The weather is pretty severe, though, through the Bearing Straight. It's not as simple as it first looks. But Canada and the U.S. are 100% committed to making it work as it's a potential game-changer for their countries. No locks, no issues of pollution, just a way to clear the ice. As of writing this, the passage is actually open and clear water - and is expected to remain so for about 6-7 more weeks.

[@MrGaryGG48]

@@plektosgaming I lived in Nome for a few years between 1950 and 1953. That would have been a shock to everyone... watching a "train" of ships passing by. We'd get one cargo ship per year in the summer, and we had to place our orders with Sears and Roebuck mail order companies to be delivered the next summer. A lot of thought and "wishing/planning" were struggled through for each year's order. That year long wait was just torture, especially for the kids. It's certainly an interesting idea... just don't let the Chinese investors get involved!!! They're already working their way into central America.

[@rcpmac]

It's open now isn't it?

[@ViscountAlbany]

Arctic waters are too shallow

[@dongeiger8393]

The north west passage will never be a passage from Europe to the orient. You can sometimes use the passage in the late summer but even this is questionable. In the winter with temperatures going into the -60 C it will never work!

[@tjones1950]

Was in the Army Signal Corps (Met) in 1969. We provided upper wind data that (I was told) was used to determine if a canal could be dug using nuclear energy. Not sure what the result was but hear the biggest issue was introducing contamination and different species between the oceans. Pretty sure it was going to impact the large Nicaraguan Lake big time. This huge lake is fresh water. For example has the only fresh water sharks on the planet. Anyway just some thoughts.

[@hoebare]

Lake Gatun, which was created to reduce the digging needed to create the Panama canal, is still a fresh water lake after over 100 years. It's also not an ecological disaster. It has its problems, like anything, but it demonstrates that problems can be solved, it always comes down to who pays and who benefits.

[@ginebrasanmiguel1445]

Salute and respect to all workers who made Panama Canal possible..imagine digging the canal with simple tools🤔🤔🤔

[@ruffxm]

Yes, and imagine such a weak president allowing it to be handed back in 1999. We purchased the land and built it. And this clown caved under pressure and gave it away.

[@ccatarinajm7114]

@@ruffxm you've had us in your grip for a hundred years. It was about time we got custody over the canal. As for those digging, how many people died there and what was their origine? 2030 can't come soon enough.

[@ruffxm]

@ccatarinajm7114 Let me know when you're educated enough, instead of jealous and biased, to have a serious conversation.

[@kellybikeco]

my great grandfather helped to build the Panama Canal...

[@ruffxm]

And I'm sure he would be thrilled to know that it was given back by a weak, liberal president.

[@alexhayden2303]

It has been suggested that Deforestation of the Amazon basin is contributing to lower rain falls.

[@brucewelty7684]

"trust the 'science'"

[@CXensation]

The Panama Canal will never lose its importance, even if a second - or third - canal is build. There will be a natural selection of how big vessels can pass in the canals. Total traffic will evidently increase as it becomes faster and easier to pass.

[@marktwain368]

But now climate change has reduced the water in the Canal to dangerously low levels. This poses a huge problem. Now the incoming president of the US is fantasizing about Panama and that really complicated things.

[@ccatarinajm7114]

I was thinking the same thing. Somebody mentioned Canada's north-west route. I think that will come sooner than any new canal. I know the canal is Panama's most important source of income, but the dry season of 2023 was brutal, forcing Panama to "choose" between water for its citizens and the canal, resulting in them only allowing so many ships through a day. Somebody else mentioned in the comments that allowing ships in a freshwater lake is a bad idea (in regards to Nicaragua) and 2023 showed this to be true in Panama. If Canada can offer an alternative I think everybody wil benefit.

[@markhollis5850]

It may be important to note that Panama, at the time of the Federal Republic of Central America, was not a country. It was part of Colombia. The United States used “gunboat diplomacy” to support a Panamanian independence group’s movement for independence from Colombia. This was in order to secure the isthmus for a proposed canal, initially started by a French company and taken over by the United States.

[@QuantumRift]

Yea yea yea, blah blah blah blah blah...we all know that. Yesterday's news.

[@SSB-im9mn]

What an excellent, professional documentary. Most interesting. Thank you!

[@hillbilly4895]

"I never really liked that Panama Canal" ~ Suez Canal

[@RDBean]

@hillbilly, still getting used to electricity?

[@mitchellwright6899]

Why would you pollute a large freshwater lake . That water would be invaluable in the future.

[@gueronva]

I Never Liked Either Canal’s The Fishing Sucks at Both Of Them.. Too Many Big Boats Makes It Hard to Catch Anything!😊

[@ChatGPT1111]

Good thing no one has ever heard of Suez Canal

[@iam7bit]

No one gets the joke 😂

[@atanacioluna292]

Great report. I did not know about the French action.

[@Doyouknowgeography]

Nicaragua's geography map is a treasure trove of natural wonders! From the stunning Pacific coastline to the volcanic landscapes and the largest freshwater lakes in Central America, its features showcase incredible diversity. Explore the map to uncover the country's unique blend of tropical forests, mountains, and cultural landmarks.

[@gasparcalugas346]

I'm not against the construction of Nicaragua canal but maybe it will dry up the fresh water of that beautiful big lake and for sure it will contaminate the lake, Nicaragua must protect that lake for today and for the future of Nicaraguans who live by,

[@edgarbenjoseph]

Can they do a canal without emptying the lake ?

[@king_has_no_clothskul8635]

@@edgarbenjoseph not possible. these are big ships we are talking about and need lot of water.

[@muhammad.ridwantandiara9300]

No it will not. Because they can build step by step canal to allow ship pass the canal without spill sl much the water to ocean . It can use bernouli principle to lift up and lift down the big ship.

[@robertmoore1215]

@@muhammad.ridwantandiara9300 agreed. Plenty of water from two oceans, and considering this is two way navigation traffic, a canal system can be segregated from the fresh water lakes if civil engineer projects are employed. The canal being salt water based, the lake remaining freshwater based allowing for overspills to be directed into the canal or oceans during rainy seasons works with nature, not against it. Much more sensible. I hope they can achieve their goals and not harm people or native species, but this meager patch of land could also be split apart with tectonic shifts, tsunami's, or any number of natural disasters compromising that 85ft difference between land and sea level. The states of Florida and Louisiana know first hand. In the grand scheme of our planetary history, an isthmus is inherently vulnerable. How Panama & Nicaragua manages that vulnerability to serve all matters a great deal. Panama and Nicaragua are both needed, and their respective economies should rightfully benefit from global trade.

[@hoebare]

Without water in the lake, the canal is out of water too. There's no risk of a functional canal draining the lake.

[@williamflynn4954]

It seems to me that a high speed, freight-container, rail line shuttling back and forth between Atlantic and Pacific would be a much cheaper solution. If the trains were designed to rapidly load/unload cargo containers and powered by electricity, I think there would be much less environmental damage.

[@grondhero]

Sea travel is much cheaper than land travel. Where would all this electricity come from? Wind turbines that destroy the environment to get built and can't be recycled? Or nuclear energy which is clean and efficient, but has a scary name?

[@BobKnight-mm2ze]

I think he mentioned half a billion tons a year of goods, and more is needed. I don't that could be done by rail, but I've never checked. But the loading off ships on one side, then onto land, then back to ships on the other side...jeez. And even with trucks, same load cycle. Plus fuel. And with all that loading; the number of accidents, deaths, labor...

[@plektosgaming]

Mexico is building this exact thing currently.

[@DaveEtchells]

When you consider that just a single ship can carry *20,000* containers and that a canal can handle multiple ships per day, you can start to see why a rail-based solution could never compete :-/

[@jimthain8777]

Ironically Mexico seems to be working on just such a venture.

[@dave-in-nj9393]

a freight train can haul 250 containers, double stacked. a panamax ship holds about 4,000 containers (some say up to 5,000) freight train across the USA could be 60 hours, but it takes over a week.

[@rais1953]

Either a new canal will be built through Nicaragua or the Panama Canal will need to be widened and deepened but the Panama Canal has water supply problems that may be hard to solve.

[@guillermogouldburn763]

Panama Canal water level is close to full capacity.

[@michaelmather7352]

​​@@guillermogouldburn763yes water levels are going up , but climat change could effect the future of it , also the lakes provide drinking water to tje population. .

[@johnstagl5651]

The water supply problem with the Panama Canal is an easy problem to solve. The biggest problem is getting through the bureaucracy of Panama.

[@Vector_Ze]

TWO MINUTE scripted ads seriously suck. I'm not opposed to ads to support a channel, heck, I have them on mine. But 120 seconds is excessive.

[@brucewelty7684]

hey! dingbat cursor over that ad. sheesh some people's kids

[@blauer2551]

Now all the sharks can get out of Lake Nicaragua and meet some ocean girls

[@Lajza12347]

According to Wikipedia those sharks in the lake (bull sharks) pretend to be like salmon or trout and can actually jump out of the lake into the San Juan River which eventually feeds into the ocean. In other words, they can get the ocean girls!

[@edwardmarquis4411]

@@Lajza12347 Kitty is a strong motivator.

[@relicofgold]

Build the original French plan for the Panama Canal by digging to sea level all the way through. This eliminates the need for locks and the freshwater needed to get ships through locks. It was an overwhelming task in the early 1900's, but could be done now. It is the best answer to this situation.

[@jonyemm]

So which sea level?

[@relicofgold]

@@jonyemm You act as though they are different.

[@frequentlycynical642]

@@relicofgold They are.

[@relicofgold]

@@frequentlycynical642 Not after a canal is dug allowing them to infiltrate one another.

[@frequentlycynical642]

@@relicofgold Sigh. A canal will not equalize the difference of two fucking huge oceans. The difference is about 8",

[@bob_greene]

perhaps Nicaragua needs an equivalent to the Civilian Conservation Corps that built numerous projects across the U.S. right after the Depression

[@marktwain368]

Dontcha need a de facto democracy to do that?

[@gordg6904]

Have a look at the North passage through the Canadian North.

[@MiCajaDelIdiota]

Point of clarification: By 1903, Panama was part of Colombia. That's the reason why the Central American Republic did not include it. Thus, the US had to negotiate with Colombia. Since Colombia gave US negotiators a hard time, (rightfully so) the US supported a Panamanian secessionist movement. This movement was successful and, upon gaining power and declaring Panama an independent country, then proceeded to grant the US the right to build the canal. "...[W]ith the passage of the Spooner Act of 1902 by the U.S. Congress, which authorized purchasing the assets of the French company and building a canal, provided that a satisfactory treaty could be negotiated with Colombia. When treaty negotiations with Colombia broke down, Panama, with the implicit backing of the United States, declared its independence and was recognized by the United States in November 1903. The Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty was then negotiated between Panama and the United States. The treaty satisfied the Spooner Act and created the Panama Canal Zone; it was proclaimed in February 1904." For Panamanians, "[t]he most-onerous part of the treaty [...] was the right granted to the United States to act in the entire 10-mile- (16-km-) wide ocean-to-ocean Canal Zone as “if it were the sovereign.” Britannica

[@rdsieben]

A second canal would be beneficial as it would reduce the waiting times for traversing the Panama Canal.

[@mutteringmale]

A second canal is essential to our national security, because democrats gave our canal away for 1$ to the chinese/panamanian thieves.

[@asullivan4047]

Excellent still-motion photography pictures/drawings/maps. Enabling viewers to better understand what the orator is describing-!!!🤗. Much tariff .money 💰 made on those canal systems-!!!

[@loragunning5394]

Um, they aren't tariffs, they're tolls. Tariffs are imposed from one country on to another, a blanket charge placed on all goods from that country into the country that enacted the tariff, while tolls are imposed on individual vehicles/vessels (regardless of country/state of origin) using a transportation infrastructure system. Tariffs are almost always 100% politically motivated, while tolls are necessary to pay for the cost of building and maintaining parts of a transportation system. Not trying to be "grammar police", but do feel it's important to understand the difference between the two words.

[@strikezero01]

this makes me remember that incident in Suez canal 3 years ago

[@thomasratliff9278]

Wonderful presentation sir. Thank you

[@tybrady4598]

I’m guessing locks would be needed. Which brings the big question, would there be enough fresh water to supply the locks? This is the limiting factor with the Panama Canal, there isn’t enough fresh water supply to operate the locks for the demand of boats wanting to cross through the canal.

[@Skiis44]

The drought in Panama and the possible closing of the canal could fuel this.

[@mondocane123]

Panama is about to build an extra reservoir to solve the problem.

[@goldie3464]

The U.S Ain´t let that happend bc the Panama constitution says: If the canal is in a emergency the U.S has the power to take it back and They are going to build a reserve of water if It was necesary, so nah... We are going to be fine.

[@kloc4995]

This guy been living under a rock. Panama has already built a massive canal expansion allowing some of the biggest cargo ships in the world access to the canal again.

[@andrewjenkinson7052]

On Google Earth the land to the south and East of the lake looks fairly flat and there is a kilometer or two between the lake and the border. It would make sense to build a canal there rather than using the lake.

[@grahamhall2662]

Fascinating , thank you for that history come update.

[@johnh1001]

Any plan that involves routing salt water into a fresh water lake , especially Lake Nicaragua must be stopped immediately . Lake Nicaragua is a "FRESH WATER LAKE" . If any canal routes salt water from the Atlantic or Pacific Oceans into any fresh water lake it will absolutely kill the lake . The plan to have a second canal to cross the country of Panama must go back to the drawing board and be moved much much farther south so that salt water does not enter Lake Nicaragua . Also , millions of people rely on Lake Nicaragua for fresh water .

[@jorgegonzalez-larramendi5491]

I wonder if the investors will allow local builders.

[@carlhitchon1009]

It's 107 feet above sea level, so substantial contamination with sea water would be difficult to pull off.

[@DiablotinCinema]

I wonder if they could kip the waters separated completely. It would be difficult but possible?

[@kairesaykiyear]

I watched a documentary about bullsharks living in there. Pretty sad how quick for a dollar people are willing to destroy the ecosystem

[@devere300]

​@@carlhitchon1009 keep in mind that ocean-going vessels has Besides barnacles, other marine organisms like algae, tube worms, and mussels can also accumulate on the bottom of ships, contributing to contamination. Even if the ocean organisms die in fresh water, the massive decay from 36 giant cargo ships a day will have an impact. 36 ships x 30days equals to 1000 ships a month passing through freshwater. Ships passing through the canal can release various substances like oil spills, ballast water containing invasive species, and residues from cargo, which can contaminate the lake water.

[@DanTutum-z2i]

Nicaragua, known as the "Land of Lakes and Volcanoes," is a fascinating country in world geography. It is home to Lake Nicaragua, the largest lake in Central America, and the Masaya Volcano, one of the most accessible active volcanoes in the world. Its unique geography also includes pristine beaches on both the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, making it a natural treasure of the Americas.

[@richknudsen5781]

The French failed because they thought they could dig a trench there like they did in Suez, which was impossible because the mountain range kept closing the gap they dug. It had to be done with locks and a lake but the french had no plan in that direction, ergo , failure.

[@Tibolt-g2g]

They had a plan but they have followed that plan too late.

[@sylvaincroissant7650]

Nah. The failing was due to a gigantic financial scandal that involved ministers who went to prison. After that continuing was not possible. Even with the plan B the French already had, with locks along the canal.

[@josecolon9588]

Very very educational. Thank you

[@LoveHawaii808]

very interesting story. Thank you

[@kennethschalhoub6627]

With the drought in Panama, a second canal is a must. Or, ships can now take the northwest passage to Europe.

[@richknudsen5781]

You would think Ortega would have no problem getting funding from the CCCP and others but he has a bad Rep among the honest traders in the world. Maybe soon it will happen but that's still a tough uphill battle.

[@lightningwingdragon]

Clarification Panamax is a term given to ANY ship designed to fit the parameters of the canal, not just a specific class of vessels as the picture seemed to indicate. For example, Iowa class battleships are Panamax capable. A little rowboat is technically Panamax capable.

[@kiwiadventures3773]

Goodbye fresh drinking water.

[@pjdepaolisii]

thanks for the real use review but the no clip in for Haley, Spiritus, and others, is a no go.

[@secondpulse5728]

Very informative!

[@brown2889]

Them folks got took! Should be a huge warning to anyone thinking about it in the future too!😂

[@europhile2658]

What happened to the Northwest Passage? Due to global warming there was to be a shipping lane north of Canada 😞That story comes and goes as well

[@marktwain368]

Would be good for Canada, I'm sure. But there is little cash in government coffers to devote to it. We're struggling to ante up our NATO dues!

[@servantofgod5642]

The global warming scam is weather engineering, and they can’t be sure they have enough control. Like when the US created a continual monsoon in Vietnam during the war that only half worked and even though the demonic entities that control everything you read, everything you hear, everything you’re brainwashed and trained to fear, the climate engineering/ scam can suddenly reverse and if the North West Passage suddenly freezes over full of global shipping, that could get a bit….interesting.

[@TheWoodFly]

,,,and Mexico is talking about ports in the Atlantic and Pacific with a high speed rail in between promising a 24 hour travel time at less cost. Be interesting to see how it stacks up

[@1981Frederick]

at 0:57 they said halF a million$ but then write 500M$,

[@Stuff_And_Things]

A second canal for commerce does sound like a useful thing. Let the Panama Canal's main focus be on recreational travel. Can't go to Cartagena through Nicaragua. ;)

[@bricefleckenstein9666]

1:00 It also saves a lot of fuel vs going around the Cape - and generally MUCH MUCH safer than the storms in the Cape area. Down side - ever hear the term "Panamax"? There is a SIZE limit to what can fit through the canal, even with the fairly recent 3'd Cut added with bigger locks - many of the largest Container ships, biggest Oil Tankers flat out won't FIT through the Canal (not a big deal to the tankers, they're mostly going other routes anyway, but a LOT of container ships use the Canal THAT CAN).

[@robertmoore1215]

Agree with the former but not the latter. Bigger is not necessarily better or safer for anyone involved. Weld 10 football stadiums together, load it up and set it out to sea. It would be unwieldy and most probably never arrive. Put aside the limited range it would have due to refueling, storms make the largest ships prone to rolling, destabilizing cargo enough to fall overboard taking any crewman attempting to save it with them. One incident in the Indian Ocean lost over 4.900 containers and the MOL Comfort itself. The volume of containers contributed to the sinking. The 2 Russian tankers that were recently lost were pitched so hard by the weather their bows snapped off. If one lost container were your car, your insurance company would write it off as a total loss and not retrieve it because the costs to retrieve deeply depreciated items in deep waters rack up in the millions. Or billions when hazards like oil, chemicals or explosives are involved. How do you feel about a fully loaded 10 football stadium sized oil tanker in your backyard? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prestige_oil_spill#:~:text=Xunta%20de%20Galicia.-,Cleanup%20cost,ban%20of%20single%2Dhulled%20tankers.

[@bricefleckenstein9666]

@@robertmoore1215 Bigger tends to be more efficient. Safer and "better" is more debateable, but it's a long-standing trend that container ships HAVE been growing bigger over time. Limited range is a strawman argument - these ships are NOT short ranged, the Maersk EEE class for example (which does NOT fit through the new Panamax locks) was designed to travel from ports in Asia to ports in Europe on a single load of fuel. They also used a new "lower in the hull" storage design making them MORE stable with less roll than many older ships. I'll also point out that the LARGE majority of their time at sea is nowhere near land. These are also decade-old ships, there are newer ones in a couple classes that are even larger.

[@Reasonablyneutral]

@@bricefleckenstein9666 At the risk of stating the obvious, in reality it's no problem at all that Maersk EEE class-type vessels cannot traverse the Panama canal.....they weren't designed to be able to do so, horses-for-courses, and so on.

[@bricefleckenstein9666]

@@Reasonablyneutral They are NOT the only ones, just an example of why the Panama Canal even with the Panamax expansion is growing largely outdated. There are at least 2 other classes built SINCE the EEE that are even larger (though not by a lot).

[@Reasonablyneutral]

@@bricefleckenstein9666 All true, but does it really matter? There are sufficient vessels of the "correct" capacity to serve the US west coast, which is the primary customer. Moreover, the main point being made, is these larger vessels are constructed to serve a target-market which doesn't include traversing the Panama canal. And agreed, it would be nice for the owners if they could, but the fact that they cannot has not impeded their development 🤣

[@davidconner-shover51]

Mexico has also quietly been working on similar dreams, though I think they recently built a direct rail link between east and west ports

[@kingchristopherpaul477hutc8]

My grandfather helped lead in the US Army construction of the Panama Canal.

[@Maweresistance]

In other words you have relatives in Panama😂

[@kingchristopherpaul477hutc8]

@@Maweresistance 😂😂😂 I dunno my grandfather was married and very religious, he was actually the entertainment director 😂. Go figure 😂

[@kervonfarley1332]

My cousin and my great grandfather, great grandmother and my cousin wife left Barbados 🇧🇧 to help build the Panama 🇵🇦 canal . That how I have family members there back then. Even a cousin left Barbados 🇧🇧 to Panama 🇵🇦 in the 1880s when the French was building it . He return to Barbados 🇧🇧 in 1889 when the French stop building it.

[@lukethompson5558]

The normal toll for a large ship isn’t $500k. It’s over $1M minimum, and up to $4M with priority

[@1SCme]

*Another option* - The Panama Canal reaches a max elevation of 85 feet above sea level. They wanted to make it a sea level crossing like the Suez Canal, but the equipment available at the time wasn't up to it. With the larger surface mining shovels available today, digging out the Panama Canal down to sea level should be reconsidered.

[@arailway8809]

I like that idea, but even when they were building the first one, the mountains were so unstable that they buried whole trains. To have a stable canal route, you would have to move cubic miles.

[@1SCme]

@@arailway8809 At under 40 miles long from the beginning to the end of the locks, I doubt it would be 1 cubic mile of material (average over 800 ft. wide by 800 ft high), certainly not multiple miles. Front shovel excavator buckets can reach over 70 cubic yards, good operators target 1 shovel load every 30 seconds, which comes out to 168,000 cubic yards over 20 hours (allowing for down time). Even the high estimate of 1 cubic mile of material could be cleared by 20 shovels in under 5 years. Draglines and bucket wheel excavators have even larger capacity. Having high unstable walls isn't an issue - they could start at the higher points and work down, terracing if needed as they advance.

[@arailway8809]

Where would you dump your material?

[@1SCme]

@@arailway8809 *Didn't take you long to abandon your volume claim,* you should have abandoned this as well. Where do you think they dispose of large volumes of excavations near the coast of any large body of water? *You're displaying the belief that posing a talking point as a question adds support in prose that doesn't exist in reality* - rational people realize reality doesn't work that way, you depend on it.

[@arailway8809]

I was trying to gauge the depth of your thinking. Purty good! Now tell me how many dredges you will need.

[@teppo9585]

How about just widening the current canal, the Panama one? Make it wide enough for two way traffic for most of time and when some large ships wants to cross charge them so it is feasible to everyone.

[@kaibrunnenG]

That's a beautiful lake. Hundred of ships going through there each day would over time contaminate the lake with pollutant.

[@jackbelk8527]

Yeah, about a week.

[@paulbunion6233]

maybe YOU can help prevent this by closing your Amazon account and buying only items locally made and not imported from China

[@kaibrunnenG]

@@paulbunion6233 Maybe you should be quiet? What's this have to do with China? It's the Nicaragua Government problem.

[@jackbelk8527]

@@paulbunion6233 Amazon sells my books in China. Trade goes both ways. To advance civilization, improvements in communications and transportation have to be solved. Communications are limited by speed of light and we're there now. Capacity is the problem to be solved. Canals have always been a good way to save on transportation cost and increase speed and capacity with very expensive infrastructure. Locks make canals much more expensive and complicated. Unless you can tunnel, mountain ranges require locks.

[@paulbunion6233]

@@kaibrunnenG BECAUSE Einstein, IF YOU didn't purchase so much crap from China, there would be NO SHIPS so don't try and come off all caring about the environment when YOU are a big part of the problem

[@chuckcosby1681]

Much better to see your whole face - good job. Ps. You actually don’t need a pop screen because your microphone has a built in pop screen.

[@throttlebottle5906]

think of it as an primary spit screen! 🤣

[@fdsmith905]

It was the Soviet Union that was trying to push the Nicarauga canal, as a counterweight to the US during the Cold War. Not Russia. Factual error.

[@mikeellis9919]

I think this (proposed) project in Nicaragua is a positive incentive for the Panamanians to be more cooperative with the users of their Canal and not allow the Chinese to dominate (restrict) its use which will ultimately lead to global conflict. Competition is a good thing.

[@chuckmiller5763]

$50 billion project, well, thats just 1/3 of the money the US gave Ukraine.

[@MrTeff999]

@@chuckmiller5763 Yep! $50 billion (per year) to help Ukraine defend itself is just 5% of the US defense budget.

[@chuckmiller5763]

@@MrTeff999 50 billion too much going to Ukraine, just to be funneled back to US politicians.

[@jimarcher5255]

Biden just sent them another 30 Billion

[@masumabid4883]

@@MrTeff999 Why US should help Ukraine defend itself in the first place ? Did it help ? The answer is resounding No.

[@MrTeff999]

@@masumabid4883 Not.

[@Jhnnyaplseed]

The world needs it that’s for sure

[@Duquedecastro]

3:58 You totally left out the fact that all of those Central American countries gained independence as part of the First Mexican Empire

[@jaythompson5102]

New canals bypassing existing trade routes are so hot right now.

[@TheGamingAlienTV]

Build a canal with nukes? Jesus Christ we were unhinged back then.

[@hgman3920]

There were also plans at about the same time to use nukes to dig a waterway through the western Egyptian desert and flood the Qattara Depression, creating an inland sea between Egypt and Libya. This didn't happen wither

[@you_dare_to_gaze_upon_me]

That's some crazy Soviet impression to me...

[@lionsdejudah]

“Do not use the lords name in vain”

[@matthewdunn2034]

Back then?

[@alexandersinclair9006]

​@@lionsdejudahWhat ever hero. You Christians do it everyday.

[@larrymondello8475]

Thank you

[@taunoam]

0:56 Half a million? or 500 million????

[@V3racious3]

Normally container ship transits cost somewhere between $60,000 and $300,000. With continued congestion conflated by drought and low water, an auction system allows some ships to buy their way to the front of the line at the Canal. The Panama Canal Authority has an auction system that allows ships to bid for slots to move ahead in the queue. The starting bid for these slots is $55,000, but winning bids can range from $1.4 million to $4 million. The highest bids are usually won by carriers transporting liquefied petroleum gas or liquefied natural gas.

[@asullivan4047]

I'll settle for either amount-!!!🤗

[@Kenneth-p6j]

This would be great if they build it in Nicaragua. It would help Nicaragua's economy.

[@primeracalidad8320]

The only thing that could help Nicaragua's economy would be to get the communist dictator out.

[@Vfh........y]

I just Googled the project and there is no work being done it has been abandoned and there is no funding so you can go on to the next video,........ thank you very much

[@snuffeldjuret]

lol

[@letmefindout81]

Regarding the project's potential impact, I have concerns about the preservation of Nicaragua's freshwater lake. While cost savings are significant, we must prioritize environmental protection; the irreversible damage to natural resources necessitates a comprehensive risk assessment.

[@ereceeme]

Actually the problem with the french canal Idea was better but the area they needed to build the canal was a gigantic marsh and it was difficult and full of virus carrying mosquitos. The americans decided to build elsewhere in panama in the mountain area where they used the lock system and that it why it was finally done.

[@sorenman1]

7:50 El Salvador deserves a shout-out too... Other than that thanks for the video. This was an interesting topic.

[@ruffxm]

Maybe a shout out to sending all of their gangs, lowlifes and trash to the US.

[@patmcbride9853]

Not only does Spain not get anywhere near the grief the US gets for "stolen land", they were allowed to sue treasure hunters in a world court and get the gold and silver that was painstakingly recovered from a shipwreck.

[@YUDNSAY]

Yes, wonder who was behind that?

[@Duquedecastro]

Spain does not hold that land and hasn’t for 200 years. The US still sits on its s t o l e n land.

[@patmcbride9853]

@@Duquedecastro Spain left its people in the countries it pillaged, even after they became independent. And they stole the land, which you failed to argue against.

[@SeattlePioneer]

During the Spanish Civil War, the Spanish government bought arms from the USSR in exchange for 1500 TONS of gold, some of it still being artifacts from the Aztecs and Incas. A few years later, the United States provided immensely greater amounts of arms to the USSR for FREE! Sharp traders, those Communists!

[@Wolfbroa]

And all of that is irrelevant as stolen land is fake nonsense only braindead morons wanting to use minorities as tools for shit that won’t benefit anyone

[@maxheadrom3088]

I visited Panama once - and the original locks. It's a nice country but there's something you should know: it's illegal to smoke in all public places.

[@richardbause2453]

One thing that is not mentioned, is there going to be a lock system to raise and lower the ships 🚢 or keep the same water elevation at each end and use the tide to move the ships 🚢 from one ocean to the another. Suez Canal does this. Also what do you do with the lake's fresh water 💧 if the Canal is kept at sea levels on both ends 🤔 ??? Nothing said about that 😮.

[@roberthughes7237]

The Suez canal connects salt water to salt water. What happens when salt water in canal meets fresh water in lake?

[@richardbause2453]

@@roberthughes7237 that is the question 🤔. Do you make the Canal a sea level to sea level connection or do a lock and dam Canal to retain the fresh water 💧 🤔??? This answer is what needs to be discussed.

[@lotusday7551]

You missed story about Vanderbuilt and his dredging of the first couple of miles around the turn of the century. Greytown was the name of San Juan Del Norte at the time.

[@xboxbam3979]

As someone who has family that would get displaced by this project, I'm obviously against it. Ortega is going to do a massive land grab and steal my family and many other family's farmland to make this canal. Unlike the American landgrabs where the government is obligated to pay for the land, Nicaraguan government can just take the land and leave you with nothing. Plus, as mentioned in the video, an enormous amount of Nicaraguans rely on Lago de Nicaragua for fresh drinking water. Having that lake invaded by the dense salt water of the Gulf of Mexico would ruin the drinking supply for thousands of people. Also, one of the volcanoes that make up the island in Lago de Nicaragua is an active volcano that has erupted not too long ago. Its twin is dormant, but with one of the two island volcanoes in that very lake being an active volcano, that will definitely hinder the project and cause doubts among shipping companies to use a potentially volatile shipping route.

[@ruffxm]

Don't worry. They can build another jungle hut somewhere else.

[@amacfpv]

Thailand has been talking about a canal as well.

[@just_fares6230]

You should talk about the qiddiya city project in saudi arabia.

[@kasaljf]

It's been overdone already.

[@RandallWest-g9u]

Panama is a unique country that serves as a natural "geography map" of global connectivity. Its famous **Panama Canal** bridges the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, making it a crucial hub for international maritime trade. Geographically, Panama forms the thin land bridge connecting North and South America, showcasing its strategic location in the world!

[@Preview43]

It's never a bad idea to have options and to break up monopolies on a service.

[@NERV_Mars]

Until one guy buys up both and uses an artificial price war against himself to drive up his revenue.

[@jlfqam]

There's another pass, Tehuantepec, hurricanes like Milton 2024 use to cross the isthmus from the Pacific Ocean to the Gulf of Mexico and Northerly winds create an upwelling zone named as Tehuantepec, To the South, Easterly Winds create the Papagayo Upwelling where the Nicaragua Canal is to be build and further south the panama canal zone also allows the passage of the NE winds that create the panama upwelling. Winds had already pointed ou the narrowest and lowest passages across the isthmus of Panama.

[@jerrymanis5180]

Environmentalist will never let it happen imo

[@paulbrungardt9823]

Money talks---especially around corrupt Politicos.

[@Tsavo12]

You managed to fill 16 minutes of space without saying anything about your hook, I'd love to get my time back.

[@jaguarj1942]

If they were planning on digging 90% of the thing anyway then why would they still go through lake Nicaragua? Wouldn’t it make more sense to build it where it wouldn’t risk contaminating their fresh water. The only reason to use the lake was that it would make it cheaper by using natural rivers.

[@bake547]

Good article.

[@ShaighJosephson]

Nope... All done with any channel pushing ads on top of the already insufferable youtube ads... CHANNEL REMOVED !!! 💥

[@farastyle11]

1:19 you got confuse with drake passage. Strait of Magellan is actually a viable passage avoiding drake passage. but it requires less speed as you go.

[@RedXlV]

IMO, the best place to built a new canal isn't Nicaragua. It's Tehuantepec, Mexico.

[@wim1101wim]

not if you look at a topographic map

[@rdsieben]

Too high elevations on that isthmus. A transcontinental railroad is once being resurrected and should be operational within two years

[@burkepete110]

and while we're at it .... another channel Northwest Passage! But be sure to move Polar Bears and seal pups first.

[@marktwain368]

Global warming in the Arctic is already driving out polar bears into the tundra of the territories.

[@SaveAmerica1-pz2xg]

It was peanut cater that gave away the canal the USA built

[@ruffxm]

Yup. But the liberal, anti-establishment ignoramuses on here like to say we stole the land from them and it rightfully belongs to Panama. A 10 mile wide tract of land was purchased through the country and we built it. It should've remained ours.