Minister of Economy, Raquel Buenrostromost notably in Parliament Federal government project The transoceanic passage of the Isthmus of TehuantepecPort explained Salinas Cruz It will connect Mexico to most parts of the world and will enable the country to have “high seaports” where oil tankers will enter.
During his presence on the occasion of the analysis of the fifth government report of the President Andrés Manuel Lopez Obradorthe Secretary nice face He explained that this project, which was proposed since the time of Porfirio Diaz, is 300 kilometers long between the port of Coatzacoalcos and Salina Cruz, and will help the country unify relations with Europe and Asia, as well as cover more states in the United States. Canada and It will enhance marketing With Latin America.
“to United State80 percent of our trade is in Texas and California, the rest is on hold and with the corridor, with the water exit, we will be able to reach other areas and even Canada“It is not just an industrial business, it is a logistics node that will allow not only to connect Europe and Asia, but also to distribute to the United States, Canada and enter South America,” he added.
nice face He pointed out that the effects of climate change affect Panama CanalThis will reduce the volume of ships crossing there and make the ocean passage increasingly important; This will include the expansion of the port of Veracruz and Salina Cruz, which he stressed will be “a high-altitude port, because the largest ships in the world will enter it, since the Pemex region is located there.”
In addition, he mentioned the ten poles of development, of which there will be four Veracruz And six in OaxacaThey will be connected to industries they want to grow. He remembered that The first five are subtractedFour from Veracruz and one from Salina Cruz. The investment proposals will be closed on Friday so that a judgment will be issued on November 17 at the latest after the qualification process.
He noted that during the pandemic, prices in the Yucatan Peninsula were the most expensive due to the lack of connectivity in the region, which is why he added that the project would help “Lower prices Logistics and consolidation of this entire part of Mexico.
“This is it The first block of industrial areas (…) Today the statements of the three were issued and the other two are being prepared and it is prepared that at the end of this administration we will be able to take poles in Chiapasin the Tapachula region, because the corridor also takes a route from Coatzacoalcos to Palenque and from there to the Maya train, and from Salina Cruz there will be a railway line of approx. Guatemala “This will allow the entire peninsula to be connected.”
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