Hyundai’s 900-Vehicle Test Pushes Mexico’s Tehuantepec Corridor as a Panama Canal Alternative

Hyundai and Hyundai Glovis demonstrated the Interoceanic Corridor of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec by moving 900 vehicles from South Korea to Brunswick, Georgia in about 72 hours: rail from Salina Cruz to Coatzacoalcos (Line Z) followed by a second ocean leg, illustrating a fast, multi-modal route that could reduce reliance on the Panama Canal amid climate-driven water constraints. The corridor—with Lines Z, FA, and K—is expanding, but full capacity isn’t expected until mid-2026, and the project faces Indigenous land-use concerns and a safety incident in 2025.