article thumbnail

Impact of Trump Pulling out of the Paris Climate Agreement on Manufacturing & Transportation

GlobalTranz

manufacturers, distributors or other partners, except for Syria and Nicaragua, will be at risk. inches from 1993 to 2014, reports the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). There are only three countries on the planet, counting the U.S. intention to withdraw, that are not part of the agreement now.

article thumbnail

Port of Los Angeles: Disintermediation and Other Risks

The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

increase in containerized cargo volumes in May 2014 from the previous year. Nicaragua is considering building its own canal. It's a dream Nicaragua has had since they lost to Panama back in the early 1900's.   The Port of LA is America's #1 container port. It saw an 8.2%

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

3PL Subway 2015: Strategic movements among logistics providers

Supply Chain Movement

After years of declining revenues in European logistics services, the business started to stabilise in 2013/2014. However, Technavio’s analysts now forecast the 3PL market in Europe to grow at a CAGR of 2.87% over the period 2014-2019. Acquisitions dominated the logistics headlines in 2014 and that trend is continuing this year.

article thumbnail

Interoceanic Passages

Abivin

A major enlargement project that raised the capacity to around 100 transits per day was completed in 2014. billion of its total revenue in the fiscal year 2014, placing it as the third-largest source of income in the nation. Additionally, a potential route through Nicaragua was examined. meters in 2008 as opposed to 22.5

Panama 52
article thumbnail

Lessons to Glean From the West Coast Port Dispute

MIT Supply Chain

Yet with a few notable exceptions, companies forgot or ignored the lessons learned some 13 years ago and were caught flat-footed by the re-run of the contract dispute in 2014/15. Many enterprises argued that their options were limited given that West Coast ports dominate the container trades in the US.

article thumbnail

[PROFILE] Nathan Adelman '14 - Parker CMC Networking

The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

  Best UCLA Anderson memory thus far:  Over spring break I took a trip with some classmates down to Nicaragua. Posted by: Mike | 01/07/2014 at 04:16 PM. Posted by: wood patio furniture | 05/01/2014 at 05:07 PM. Moorad, a big name on his own right, was exceptionally generous with his time and energy as well.

article thumbnail

List of Top 65 Marketplaces Across the Globe in 2019

Vinculum

Mercado Libre is the largest marketplace in Latin America that operates in 18 countries – Argentina, Bolivia, Brasil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominicana, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Salvador, Uruguay and Venezuela. Launched in 2014, Kilimall operates in Nigeria, Uganda and Kenya.