The Interoceanic corridor is a maritime interest of the country that unites two oceans through two ports. Texistepec is a nerve centre of the development poles. It has second- and third-order roads that practically cross the industrial zone. In addition to that, a railway runs through it.
This development pole is strategic for the development of high-value industries. We want companies to settle there that give value to goods that come from Asia or the US. The important thing is that people join in the development. We don't want them to watch the train go by – we want them to get on board.
South-east of Mexico will be a new global logistics centre. in those 300 km of Mexico, is going to revolutionise the region. In the future, the industrial complex will be a major generator of employment in Mexico. Texistepec is the leading such zone and functions as the tip of the spear.
Today we are ready to receive investment. We are about to have significant negotiations. Texistepec has 481 ha ready to help develop the region’s industry in an exceptional way. A railway crosses the industrial zone, dividing it in half to give us the best logistics along the Interoceanic Corridor.
A motorway crosses the zone as well. We have a state motorway, we have water, we have energy. This would not be possible if it were not for the vision and effort that President Andrés Manuel López Obrador put into the Interoceanic Corridor. We have undertaken this project with large international organisations such as the World Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank.
We have major projects with the government of Singapore. All these initiatives have drawn investors’ attention to Texistepec. to see how they can participate. It speaks to how important this project is, and the great potential that the Interoceanic Corridor has for the world and Mexico.
The south and south-eastern parts of Mexico is where the oil is, where the natural gas is, where energy is produced. However, they are consumed in the north and north-east of the country. In the north of the country we have a 3,156-km-long border. This border, if it were a country, would be the third-largest economy in the world, equivalent to Germany.
An estimated $1.2bn a day crosses this border. There is an opportunity for us because the 48 freight crossings we have now, along with five railway crossings, are already saturated. Trucks spend many hours stopped at crossings, which provides an opportunity for the country’s south and south-east.
The Isthmus of Tehuantepec is a region that must be seen geo-strategically, as its location allows us to mitigate future risks and provide business continuity. The corridor facilitates the connection between the Pacific and Atlantic oceans, and does not compete with the Panama Canal, in the sense that the Panama Canal has its own elements of competition. However, the important thing here is that it is an effective alternative for facilitating interoceanic crossings for global supply chains. The corridor is the first time the federal government has invested in to expanding the capacities of ports and modernising the railway that dates back to the previous century, to the era of Porfirio Díaz.
