The $43 BILLION Arctic Passage That Will END The Panama & Suez Canals

[@ncdave4life]

I am so tired of these AI-voiced clickbait misinformation channels.

[@joaoalbertodosanjosgomes1536]

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[@mr.memedovski5976]

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[@conveyor2]

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[@GizmoFromPizmo]

Don't you like hearing Keanu Reeves' voice being imitated by a machine?

[@craigthompson3739]

The Panama Canal problem was not caused by drought. The canal was widened. Engineers told them they needed more water reservoirs, but they were never built.

[@ad70preterist]

Don’t let facts get in the way of a government “crisis” requiring large amounts of taxpayer dollars and regulations.

[@holgernarrog962]

The author is mixing-up trade issues with the green woke religion with its dogma of "climate change"? The Panama Canal was built 100 years ago with far less traffic. The weather was and is fluctuating. That means a draught in 1950 would not have disturbed the traffic thru it. Isn`t it better to build another Panama Canal?

[@Axrover]

Thats not true. The canal was not just widened is was made deeper (dredged) that in itself is a larger reservoir. Plus there is a secondary lake to the east of Gatun. Plus a river to the west they are planning on putting a dam to form another reservoir with a pipe to Gatun

[@nemo1405]

Probably easier said than done

[@Axrover]

@nemo1405 the already rerouted 1 river...

[@danlowe8684]

The Panama Canal has not experienced anything close to a long-term drought. If you look at the rainfall charts from 1901 to 1922, you will find this to be true. The problem is that 52 million gallons of reservoir water is used per ship. This equal to 160 acre-feet. With 15,000 ships per year, this equals 2.4 million acre-feet of water used every year. Now, add about 200,000 acre-feet for the population's use = 2.6 million acre-feet/yr. Gatun Lake, the man-made reservoir built for the canal, only holds 4.2 million acre-feet at full capacity. This means there is only 19 months of water supply at full capacity. Now, take into account that the months of January thru March historically produce nearly no rain, a 'drought' of only one rainy season is a big deal. This math is well known to the operators and government. It is simply easier to blame 'climate change'.

[@herchelleonwood7463]

it was called GLOBAL WARMING until the rethuglikkkans cancelled that term.

[@seanworkman431]

Pumping the water back up, although expensive, is a solution that is better than letting all that fresh water flood back to sea.

[@danlowe8684]

@@seanworkman431 Not a realistic option, here. There is no generation of power here.

[@danlowe8684]

@@seanworkman431 The water 'pump back', (conservation measures) equals 7% per passage, at best. It is no different than the plastics recycling truck that pulls up after the garbage truck - only to haul the recycling to the same landfill.

[@Kraken4201]

Real anwser is your cheap b*ast*rds!

[@squireson]

Cheaper to simply pump water from Panamanian lower locks _back up_ to the upland locks (rather than letting the water run out to the sea). Still expensive, but cheaper and easier to implement than an arctic passage.

[@cratecruncher4974]

The new locks recycle 90% of the water already. The lake level is too low. Improving efficiency doesn't make more water.

[@GreenIsland38]

Well that should be done anyway in order to save sweet water from being lost in the ocean. However, both Panama and Suez are very prone to sabotage/blocking which could seriously upset the entire world economy. The northern sea routes are therfore a good backup and a viable economic alternative to both.

[@sriharshacv7760]

@@GreenIsland38 For Suez at least there is an option to dig one in Israel (Aqaba). For Panama, there is no alternative.

[@stevenparker8076]

​@@cratecruncher4974that would take a dedicated nuclear plant and a lot of time.

[@cliffvictoria3863]

You can pump ocean water up. I'm wondering if the canal traffic finally became too much for the lake to handle. Drought or no drought.

[@brookestephen]

there is literally no one living along the entire route. The sea is shallow, the weather is horrible, the ice comes on fast, and you can wait for weeks to months for rescue. I think Panama is safe.

[@alby4548]

No matter how many weather scientists and researchers state there is no climate/weather crisis on earth ,the talking heads keep repeating the political lie of climate change and its doomsday ending.

[@brookestephen]

@@alby4548 get this book, keep it under your pillow, maybe you'll learn something. Environmental Science for Dummies by Alecia M. Spooner

[@mrHBarry]

People do live there but they don't live all over the place and it's beautiful there, the weather is good but not all the time, like pretty well anywhere

[@alasdairblack393]

Not an international seaway. Canadian territorial waters. To those who disagree- would they be happy with a ruSSian nuke carrying sub sitting there?

[@DJC-it2sw]

​@@alby4548maybe the talking heads are focused on the >80% of published climate scientists who believe in human caused climate change?

[@CD22752]

Amazing, this content could have been delivered in 1 minute yet it continually repeats itself for 12 minutes!

[@Fkay396912]

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[@charlesrowan4632]

Yea that is good one. America should make more their own products👍

[@lisagardner5157]

We will be 👌🇺🇲⚖️

[@Alanclarke-s7j]

Except it's Canada's you know the country trump just insulted ,he can bite us

[@John_Linn]

The Panama Canal exist because the USA built it. Panama's income from the canal is because of the USA, the trade we provide, and our generosity in giving Panama such an amazing asset. Panama should be thankful.

[@Alanclarke-s7j]

@John_Linn maybe France should take back lady liberty statue, a deal is a deal ,no matter what the back stabber trump says

[@reefslayer21]

Lol good luck with that

[@GenesisGarden-l9s]

United States need to start making its own products!

[@jacksmith-mu3ee]

@@GenesisGarden-l9s usa is using coal .

[@peterbee129]

The USA is already making its own products but in the international market, everybody buys from other countrys products as clothing, food, etc.

[@jacksmith-mu3ee]

@@peterbee129 usa products don't last .

[@hifinsword]

Every country makes its own products. Some are free to make them according to the markets demand, and others are dictated and supported with subsidies by the Command Controlled strategy of the gov't in charge. China focuses on what sectors they want to control and then support that segment such as high-tech chips or strategic rare earth metals. That's at the expense of what the free market demands are from their own people in the form of higher prices for those goods produced domestically and more imports for them. High tariffs from countries like Trump has proposed, results in the same situation, reduced imports but higher prices on domestically produced goods.

[@MR..181]

To make money and stop paying $20 for a $2.50 parts or local looters..

[@ThatGuyz82]

The arctic is on a 14 year ice growth trend. To have missed this fact, refers this video largely moot.

[@MR..181]

Climate change is rip off weather.

[@hansj.hobein5762]

Russia still takes tourists to the north pole.

[@markbaker5080]

Highly sceptical about this. I don’t believe the NW Passage is ever going to be navigable or become a trade route. Been talked about for centuries. Fascinating to see that Sir John Franklin’s ships the Erebus and Terror have recently been located though.

[@roysmallian2889]

N.W. passage is crazy. Build a canal across the narrows in Mexico. There are no ice bergs there and the distance of the canal would be shorter.

[@revolutionhamburger]

People have been selling the mythical Northwest Passage for five hundred years. It's almost hallious hearing it sold in modern times when we have maps and should really know better.

[@andyharman3022]

Most people don't understand the issues that ships face trying to traverse the northwest passage.

[@martinrichard-r1v]

Could be a lot of pirating

[@philmacgregor1374]

Canada is not golng to allow shipping A free passage through sovern with out paying to maintain the route, CANADA considers it internal waterway not a international free passage

[@lassepeterson2740]

Canada wont be Canada by then .

[@mikeloughnane5436]

Vassal states will do as they are told.

[@geofflepper3207]

​@@lassepeterson2740 I don't even know what that means but whatever you meant to say it makes no sense.

[@mattmatt6572]

To bad Canada has a weak tit leader that no one respects

[@heaven-is-real]

trudeau is AWFUL

[@LawsonBowling]

“Climate” is not the same thing as “recent weather”

[@mobrule8219]

Indeed, and weather predictions are 50-50 at best 72 hours from now. So how can one predict climate decades down the road.

[@TheJaylefevre]

@@mobrule8219 yeah, how did scientists in the 70's predict the weather we're having now? hmm,, guess it was just a 50-50 chance they were right huh? probably has nothing to do with, ya know, science?

[@herbertfawcett7213]

According to Nobel winner Al Gore the summer ice at the north pole ended in 2016, so the shipping there should already exist!

[@DougNorth-ml9de]

The Canadian route will NOT be free of Fees. Be clear on this. Canada will be expected to provide safety of passage and emergency care and that will come at significant cost which shippers will bear.

[@healthfitness2745]

This is great for the Canadian economy, the whole globe could start paying us back all the freebies from Trudeau!

[@davidleaman6801]

The ice going military ship building is at the highest rate that it has been. Launched one on Dec 9, 2024.kzbin.info/www/bejne/onPLo4Ghl7ufoac

[@holgernarrog962]

It would require expensive nuclear ice breakers like the Russians. The ships need to be build to sail in pack ice.

[@nerradnosnhoj5122]

Canada has 18 or so icebreakers , 2 may be added or have been added making 18-20 , Russia has more than double the icebreakers Canada has , not sure if the USA has their own breakers up there , those routes are not open by the ice melting ,

[@holgernarrog962]

@@nerradnosnhoj5122 None of the Canadian ice breakers is nuclear. It needs and awful lot of Diesel and regular refueling and are weaker than the Russian nuclear ice breakers.

[@Mechone11]

If Canada is smart it won't be free to go through Canadian waters, same for US

[@fonebonedon]

Sounds like the fabled Northwest Passage!

[@michaelcap9550]

Al Gore was right?

[@joywebster2678]

Tis. The ice has receded opening the passage. PUTIN HAS claimed he owns it even though it's inside Canada.

[@LucasHeinemann-x2f]

The Canada people should decide what to do with the North West passage. They have Islands surrounding the route. It would profit the Canadian’s economy. It would be such a good gain for Canada if this large amounts of ice would melt. Hopefully the animals can adapt up in the North.

[@hifinsword]

The vast majority of the Northwest Passage is not International waters. Most of the NP is within 12 nm of Canada's mainland and islands, hence it is Territorial water subject to Canada's sovereignty.

[@sylvialoffredo3887]

This is why the US wants to anex Canada. Russia has already petitioned for "fishing" . That is why US wants Greenland for military bases to control this area. I think this is the border that the US is most interested in because between the minerals and control of the shipping it would give them power and growth potential

[@hifinsword]

@@sylvialoffredo3887 The U.S. already has Pituffik Space Base, formerly called Thule Air vase in Greenland. Saying you might use the military to take over the land of a ally, a NATO country such as Denmark, is akin to a declaration of war! This is also similar to Hitler's claim that Germany needed Austria and Czechoslovakia when he invaded them, igniting WW2. It is IMPERIALISM pure and simple.

[@sylvialoffredo3887]

I hope our next Prime Minister can keep him in check but I doubt it. He is power hungry!

[@gregrice1354]

The Trans Mexican channel is mostly in place, and far shorter length than any Northwest Passage. No ice is a huge advantage for Mexican canal.

[@benjaminbio5834]

Arctic route, maybe, but only during summer and spring time!

[@northerncaptain855]

The Northern Sea Route is not even remotely likely to become a significant conveyance of trade. The pack ice,storms, seasonality, lack of supporting infrastructure as well as environmental considerations make it simply a non starter.

[@RussSmith-xu6kd]

US & Canada need many more and newer Ice Breaker ships to assist keeping the NWP open. Weather comes on quickly across the north.

[@Alanclarke-s7j]

Canada will rule Canadian waters . The USA has no say .keep insulting Canada 🇨🇦 trump

[@julianneheindorf5757]

This is similar to the insane rhetoric I’ve been seeing for the past week of Americans claiming that it’s okay for trump to invade and annex Greenland 🇬🇱 a land belonging to another sovereign country in violation of all international law, and against the wishes of the people of Greenland, because “it would be good for us and our economy to become Americans”. There are absolutely no benefits to either the Canadian Arctic or to Greenland to see a massive amount of dirty, old rusty container ships trying their luck through the Northwest Passage and then coming down or going up along the west coast of Greenland.

[@jimpawa5793]

We can’t successfully respond to oil spills and groundings in our US coastal waters what will happen in the US/Canadian Arctic waters.

[@footballdrills3434]

I'm not going to clean oil off of a polar bear with Dawn detergent. 😳

[@Nicklan1961]

We have been drilling off shore and producing for more then 60 years in Canada And we have never ever had a major spill and you cannot have one if you follow the proper procedures which we do.

[@jimpawa5793]

Exactly what BP was doing in the Gulf of Mexico 😂

[@Nicklan1961]

@@jimpawa5793 CEO of BP overruled the engineer on the rig in the Gulf who was going to stop drilling and replace the malfunctioning blowout preventer which is the proper procedure and it never happened which is why the blow out occurred if proper procedures are fallowed every where Like we do in the offshore in Canada including the wells already drill along the northwest passage you don't have blow outs or oil spills and we have never had one in Canada in the more then 60 years we have been drilling off shore or the more then 100 years we have used tankers not even one.

[@Nicklan1961]

@@jimpawa5793 we have already drilled well along the northwest passage

[@joshJ.]

You think ice road trucking is bad , this is much worse

[@SirManfly]

Canada's arctic passage would be viable in spring, summer and fall but probably not winter but what do I know?

[@PRND21]

@@SirManflya new federal agency will be created in Canada to keep shipping lanes open. It will be like the longshoreman, but with sea ice.

[@Chris_at_Home]

@@SirManflyI worked in Northern Alaska for many years and the ice doesn’t open up enough for shipping till the middle of August and closes in by the end of October.

[@justme.9711]

I remember watching ' An Inconvenient Truth ' when it first came out and Al Gore was saying all this CERTAIN stuff about this passage being open permanently, bla, bla, bla never happened and then YEARSSSS later Clarkson and his two mates on Top Gear LITERALLY drove to the magnetic north pole in Toyotas and there was ZERO!!! chance of them falling through the very thick solid ice.

[@johnbeck8812]

Well a Finnish cargo ship carrying steel for ship building from British Columbia sailed through the northwest passage back in 2013-0r 2014 it saved two weeks in time and could haul many more tons and completed the journey

[@TheVideohans]

If as aspected the golf stream stops... Then the Nothern half will go colder again. and the passage will be difficult.

[@revagreen2303]

Canada should build a northwest passage as quickly as possible. There are many small hamlets along the way, which could also benefit. You don’t have to go as far north as this is pictured.

[@Mercury0369]

Nicely done video ! Good Job !

[@danielrota7491]

after completing the northwest passage crossing f the Manhattan tanker Imperial oil who chartered the ship during a press conference said never again uses it. The crossing is to difficult it and was not worth the risk Currently the Northwest passage is used by small cargo ships to transit mine concentrate mined in the Nanuvit territory very few small cruise ship transit through the straight

[@joekulik999]

The USSR built a fleet of nuclear powered ice breakers in the 1960's which were huge cargo ships as well. These cargo ships have been using the Artic route from St Petersburg to Vladivostok since then, now under Russian control. They operated more than 6 months of the year even before climate change was a factor. Furthermore, China is already working with Nicaragua to cut a new canal north of the present Panama Canal, although this narrator seems Clueless about it. Long story short, this narrator is Full Of $hit and doesn't know what he's talking about. 😮

[@blueocean2510]

​@@joekulik999 Maritime English is used for safe operations in Maritime Industry, by Marine Professionals, are you a Maritime Professional?

[@kimhorton6109]

@@joekulik999the Nicaragua canal is more a trucking exercise to clear the mountains that run the spine of the country. Ships would get a ways into the country, unload onto trucks and other ships would load and continue ur the trip. I have to assume this would take more ships and huge yards on each end of the land transit. Not as convenient as the Panama Canal.

[@kanuck2003]

Forgetting the world trade population will rise. More shipping required. Maybe add to world trade but not shut down anything

[@jerrybessetteDIY]

The potential for use has not changed. The rout was supposed to be ice free 20 years ago.

[@robertw3299]

This route will be a reality 15 years from now. The development of the navigation routes would be best done via joint venture between Canada, and the USA. Some of the development Money can also come from the Suadi’s

[@Kilundrum]

Convoys with an ice breaker in the lead could be used to transit the NW passage. Maritime cargo will follow the safest/cheapest route.

[@tonyconte6283]

Love that idea. A convoy lead by an icebreaker, Brilliant! 1-) You don't have to build any infrastructures (like locks) that create slowdowns and bottlenecks. It would flow more rapidly. 2-) You don't have to unload the boat , load on trains, and reload on another boat on the other side (like the project in Mexico) . That seems very inconvenient and time consuming

[@bonniegettingthrumyday2866]

Good luck with that in winter

[@williamspain3860]

Yes it will likely become an alternate route for shipping

[@doreenlaird6289]

It is a good alternative. It may work out well.

[@kluge4206]

This is a fantastic opportunity, Canada needs to get the icebreakers needed to safely escort cargo ships through the NW passage

[@fairlane19641]

How do they keep it clear of ice ?

[@scottlewisparsons9551]

This is a nice story. However, I don’t think that this route will ever happen. It’s just too risky.

[@JamesJ30t]

This northern route will make Greenland and Iceland even more important.

[@jacobderaadt6501]

Generalizations and platitudes. I stropped watching at 6 minutes!

[@wmffmw]

Not being dependent on the Chinese Operated and Controlled Panama Canal is a good thing. Not to mention depriving the CCP a major source of income. US lose of control of the Panama Canal is another major Democrat fuck up. Thanks Barrock

[@728huey]

What did Barack Obama have to do with the Panama Canal? Territorial control of the canal was given back to Panama at the turn of the new millennium, and this was granted back when George HW Bush was President.

[@tennesseetexan1957]

@@728hueyactually I believe we had a contract with Panama that required us to turn it back over to them after 100 years. We should have stipulated that no other foreign country could have any interest in it or it would revert back to us.

[@tennesseetexan1957]

Debate on giving the canal territory back to Panama started during Richard Nixon’s term & was supported by Carter and finalized at the very end of Clinton’s last term. And there is a clause that it must remain neutral or theUS could regain control.

[@cyberlizardcouk]

one good thing about the canal options is there are no rogue waves. weather (on the whole) is not an issue.

[@StevenPine-s8t]

Question Haven't we been told if the ice cape melts, the sea level will rise?

[@victorstock5842]

Excellent move, better security, economically sound, go for it!!!

[@JeanJacquesNantel]

You went too far. Even the most optimist of the geopoliticians admit that the North-West passage will be open only from august to september.

[@DJC-it2sw]

This is going to be a tricky situation over the next decades. The seasonal freeze/thaw is making this route feasible for a couple months but because of the flowing ice, there's no guaranteed accessibility. This passage and the Northern Sea Route are unique because while, according to international law, you're allowed to sail through a country's EEZ, I don't think international law says anything about being allowed to break ice in another country's EEZ. Canada does need to massively invest in the NWP in any case. At least Russia already has a population and extensive infrastructure along the NSR

[@hifinsword]

The vast majority of the Northwest Passage is not International waters. Most of the NP is within 12 nm of Canada's mainland and islands, hence it is Territorial water subject to Canada's sovereignty.

[@Xalta_Sailor]

After watching your video I want to buy shares in the Panamá canal. It will still be around and the Arctic route will still be plugged with ice a hundred years from now. Cheers.

[@jeffreybartlett4899]

Studying icecap coverage over the the past 20 years, I found no significant change ... so I'd be interested to hear what future changes are planned by the experts.

[@changboni]

That should be the route during the summer months. No need to wait any longer.

[@AaronBabcock-nx2un]

Hope America makes supply lines safe again !!! Others will not !!

[@zdzislawmeglicki2262]

The western passage, through the Canadian straits, is forever frozen and nothing indicates that it might change. The eastern passage has been in use in summer for nearly a century, but it's controlled by Russia and this will not change either.

[@PaulHodgson-gm6lg]

I worked on an oil tanker, we delivered a ship load of fuel to Polaris mine on Cornwallis island, on that route. It was the end of September. We ran into a storm the spray was blowing over the bridge, with chunks of ice bouncing all over. This route will never be safe, as much of the ice is glacial. Sea level rise will make Panama and Suez all saltwater.

[@burntoutaussie4005]

The sea level tide mark on the old fort in Sydney harbour has not changed for a lot longer than i've been alive. ( 75 years ) When it starts to rise, gimme a shout cobber.

[@robertsolomielke5134]

I see you say "this route will never be safe" so is the red sea safe? or long delays for Panama viable ? Northern passage is the future>.

[@jimafton5659]

Route should be OPEN at least 4 to 5 months a year because of being closed by ice in the northern sea

[@Gareat]

Canada will never agree.

[@genreynolds6685]

The rest of the world disputes Canada’s claim.

[@beeamerica5024]

It'll have to replace them unless they dig a new one

[@Catalyst8487]

Kinda wild that a canal with oceans on either side is experiencing a drought.

[@Axrover]

This is not new. It has been a known passage since forever. Only usable in summer though. And it's not free. Canada has requirements, inspections and fees.

[@jamesmatheson9624]

From my understanding the space station travels around the world one time every 90 minutes which means that at a certain altitude time moves faster so if we built a structure that was tall enough and connected them between each other these structures would move at the speed of the space station and we can send products around the world in 90 minutes. From my understanding air pressure is the thing that makes speed and the less air pressure that there is is the faster that an object is capable of moving.

[@2HighNoon]

They need to pump sea water into the locks instead of using the reservoir to supply them. The drought has caused a limit to the amount of water they can use and release in operation of the locks.

[@williammaxwell1919]

The opening of the north-west passage will not make the Suez or Panama Canals obsolete due to the origins and the destinations of goods shipped.

[@paulberweiler2249]

I think that this is unlikely to happen given the environmental risk of oil spills or cargo loss due to collision/weather events. Right now there is serious obstruction to mining, drilling and / or pipelines in that part of the world, so this seems like a very large lift indeed.

[@donkraus1991]

No to ships using polluting bunker fuel anywhere in the NW passage!

[@analysisonlight605]

I think it sounds awesome! I would want to make sure, there was a large focus on not polluting the environment, but it would be interesting which other industries would appear in the area. Deep water fisheries could be developed so that sustainable fishing could be monitored and maintained. Computer farms which require significant cooling could be built in this area, if cities were to develop. Glass solar panels could be built that take advantage of in the influx of cosmic rays that enter in through the poles. The biggest concern would be making sure we did not disrupt the ecosystem to the point to where it fell apart. The marine life if more delicate in this area in some aspects, but because they are so use to living on such limited nutrition, if fisheries were established that brought nutrients for marine life into the environment, then the populations would probably explode. You would just have to make sure to keep the environment clean.

[@Mr05Chuck]

Only problem with global warming making a NW passage possible is that ice area is increasing not shrinking.

[@robertsolomielke5134]

Canada will eventully have nuclear powered subs to patrol this passage, as looking ahead the other canals are doomed to fail. Tolls will be set on costs of keeping it ice free.

[@TournamentPlayer]

I'd never heard of the idea. It's interesting, perhaps not too likely yet. I love your photography and editing.

[@shasanmaz]

only in theory to pass through canadian territory which is frozen for many months. then the environmentalists pop up and protest. Sea freights are extremely heavy and if the passage there is shallow waters, then nothing moves at canadian waters. Why not consult the Chinese engineers who may help to devise a workable method for the decreasing water level.

[@Oldguy-k3t]

Yeah right! It's faster to use stargate or star trek's transporter system!

[@coolblu101]

Arctic passages might eventually become useful in summer but in winter forget it.

[@jimhallinsn1023]

Thinking counter to this, if the Antarctic ice melts sufficiently, could a southern route also be viable for commercial shipping.

[@footballdrills3434]

Ocean is open all the way around Antarctica. Problem is it's like a perpetual hurricane circling the continent.

[@cratecruncher4974]

Suez and Panama won't be abandoned just because shipping is viable in the arctic. Their share of global shipping will merely be reduced during the summer. Quit spreading silly nonsense.

[@thedevastator8784]

The artic route will be extra fun when the ice age starts back up! :-)

[@OutlawMonstersPerson]

I heard they are going right through the middle of Santa's House and workshop! 😂 Merry Christmas Everyone!

[@robertmoore1215]

If I were twenty something again and had a choice between nautical life in Panama or transiting artic regions, it would be hands down Panama. The closer you are to the poles, the rougher the seas, the more extreme the storms, and the hull designs are obliged to be beefed up. Northwest passage may be a logical choice for some shipping, but for maritime safety, hands down Panama. We do need more canals and routes. The arctic route will help plenty of remote locations in the north lower their import prices. The premise that Panama & Suez are obsolete is nonsense. Developing alternative routes, adding more canals, and getting realistic about shipping in global trade are necessary. That means that instead of having materials and goods shipped from great distances, local & regional trade should be a higher priority. That would alleviate needless bottlenecks. Low priority cargo could just as easily be transported by rail freight & networks of distribution hubs.

[@ivangim1]

Disagree. The Arctic route will supplement the Suez and Panama Canal routes. More trade will flow. It is stupid sanctions and trade wars that stifle trade.

[@michaelvoden1748]

Yes but there is a solid rumor that there are trans isthmus railroads in a new Canal being dug

[@robertodebeers2551]

What about the new canal Mexico is planning to build north of the Panama Canal? If Mexico actually builds that new canal, how much with that effect the Northwest Passage?

[@tennesseetexan1957]

Mexico’s plan is not a total canal it also includes trucking & rail to accomplish the much longer crossing.

[@dm55]

This is a real Stretch.

[@owencallaghan8735]

How traveling on water could cost $43 billion dollars.

[@RoadTr]

The Berring Straits are very dangerous, and now 5 months later and the drought is over in Panama.

[@MR..181]

Spending $20 to buy an $2.50 auto part with tax and shipping and the auto parts store charges the same as looters?..Amazon?

[@elmagodelmaryahoo]

In the event that a new arctic transportation route is feasible, then at minimum, lets just "hope" that the initial development costs *_and_* annual maintenance of that option is going to be equally shared by ALL companies / countries who will benefit from the costs savings of the new corridor. And will NOT be largely borne by the U.S. (as was Panama) or of combined UK and U.S. investments as was the Suez.... For Starters!!! 👍

[@Pete-jg1rz]

That's great, just accelerate the breakup of what remaining permanent ice that might exist up there by the constant transit of ice breakers to assure the passages remains open. Seems counter-productive to the green initiatives that are trying to slow the rate of global warming and preserve polar ice caps and glaciers. Where do we find the balance. Can't see the uses of the Suez and Panama canals ending anytime soon,

[@julianneheindorf5757]

The Northwest Passage is a part of the sovereign territory of Canada. They rightfully claim the management of the Passage as they would anyone entering their waters in any other place in Canada. The US demands that the Passage is an international trading route like the Suez. Canada insists it’s their sovereign territory. While the ice is melting making it possible to go through during a couple summer months, this fluctuates greatly. The whole place still freezes solid during the winter months. Any ships going through would have to have a double hull as a bare minimum or better be required to be ice strengthened. Traversing the Passage is hazardous: inclement weather, threats of superstructure icing, shallow and narrow waterways making it impossible for ships of a certain depth to pass through safely, and no cities, towns or any infrastructure at all. Help would be miles away if something went wrong. The environmental problems that will be caused to this region by thousands of ships going through is massive. It would not just involve the Passage itself, but the entire Baffin Bay and the Davis Strait between Greenland and Canada. This is pristine wild, untouched land, but also very fragile when it comes to pollution. Noise, oil spills breaking the ice at the wrong time of year, will have devastating consequences for both marine live, land life and for the communities in both the Canadian Arctic and Greenland. Their livelihoods as hunters and fishermen are threatened by a massive passage of ships. Their is no benefit to them unless Greenland and Canada demands a fee from ships going through.

[@eduardodaquiljr9637]

The new shipping route is thru Mediterranean sea,Israel,Saudi Arabia then passing the Persian Gulf.

[@footballdrills3434]

All in range of drones and missiles?

[@qualicumwilson5168]

What are you worried about. If the North West Passage becomes Ice Free, the oceans may rise enough the Suez will become a wide straight, sort of like Gibraltar is today.

[@LetzBeaFranque]

The Arctic is known for it's "extreme and unpredictable weather patterns." In addition, the climate models have been extremely inaccurate in their weather pattern predictions. According to one expert, Professor Peter Wadhams, "This collapse, I predicted would occur in 2015-16 at which time the summer Arctic (August to September) would become ice-free. The final collapse towards that state is now happening and will probably be complete by those dates". This article is more than twelve years old. Were still waiting. Humanity is humbled by nature daily.

[@peterjermyn5785]

I think ships on both sides of the Panama canal should be emptied at one end moved to the other end, probably by rail and truck to empty awaiting ship on the other end

[@ErnieMathews]

Global warming gave us the Northwest Passage, but that weather...

[@mv80401]

Any large scale investments that can only be used seasonally are unlikely to be profitable - unless the bulk of those investments are born by governments who value side benefits more.

[@grandaddyoe1434]

"Lack of infrastructure" is cited as a problem, but how much of it is in place across the Atlantic and Pacific oceans . . . ?

[@rongendron8705]

Instead of just a single vessel traversing the proposed Arctic passage, why couldn't "convoys" of cargo ships, always preceded by an "icebreaker" ship, go through at one time? This way, fewer would get caught in the ice & assistance would be easily available! Also, all newly built cargo ships should be constructed with an "icebreaker" bow!

[@euniceibeh2873]

Both Canals are necessary for convenience or it could be alternatively utilized.

[@artsabound7627]

The drought in Panama was caused by the extensive aerosol weather modification program that has been amplified here 5x since 2021. It still is being used here and worldwide to cause an invented "climate emergency"

[@orovalleyview8103]

Wait…!? So there is a drought in the Panama Canal, yet the ice is melting in the north? Where is the melted water going? Wouldn’t it increase water level in the ocean?

[@martinrichard-r1v]

So we are going to allow ships from every country in the world to use our international waters, virtually through the middle of our country. Notice we have land on both sides of the proposed route for the vast majority of what is known as the northwest passage