SCM Research
JUNE 28, 2012
The Forum’s Global Agenda Council on Logistics & Supply Chains , which meets virtually and at the annual Summit on the Global Agenda in the United Arab Emirates, has just published its second annual report.
The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog
JULY 21, 2014
Several key threats are noteworthy: Competition: Panama Canal expansion: it's expected to be completed in 2015; there's already been some debate about how it will affect LA, for instance, an LA Times article in 2011 predicted a 25% decrease in business for LA. Nicaragua is considering building its own canal.
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Resilinc
MARCH 5, 2024
A graph showing Resilinc’s Extreme Weather Trends data from 2012 to 2023. Here’s a look at two recent major droughts that have impacted supply chains: Panama Canal Drought Impact on Supply Chain In 2023, the Panama Canal, one of the world’s most important waterways, faced one of the driest years in over 140 years.
Freightos
AUGUST 8, 2023
Based on projections through December, total 2023 volumes would show 3% growth relative to 2019, slightly below the 2012 – 2019 average annual growth rate of 4.2%. Another factor for Asia – US East Coast rates is the low water level in the Panama Canal.
Supply Chain View from the Field
DECEMBER 4, 2014
The expansion of Panama has shifted shipments from West Coast to East Coast, but only Norfolk and Baltimore can handle these larger ships – and this will result in longer berths where will the funding be coming from for these port expansions – and it is something that is happening, but we aren’t sure how to handle it.
Supply Chain Brain
MARCH 19, 2018
Even a wider Panama Canal can’t accommodate the largest ships on the water, some with capacity exceeding 20,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs). What’s more, the global orderbook for new ships stands at half the level of 2012-2015. Carriers nevertheless have work to do. The bankruptcy of Hanjin Shipping Co.,
Vinculum
JULY 24, 2019
Linio is a Latin American marketplace with presence in 8 countries – Mexico, Panama, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Chile, and Argentina. Konga.com is a Nigerian marketplace founded in 2012 that offers products in various categories including consumer electronics, fashion, home appliances, health care and personal care products.
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