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An Expanded Panama Canal Takes Logistics into Uncharted Waters

TMC

The arrival of the Benjamin Franklin offers a glimpse of a major change in supply chain management in 2016. These big ships are expected to alter the distribution of cargo between U.S. A much broader challenge is how these ships will change the cost of shipping cargo from East Asia to the United States and the competitiveness of U.S.

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An Expanded Panama Canal Takes Logistics into Unchartered Waters

TMC

The arrival of the Benjamin Franklin offers a glimpse of a major change in supply chain management in 2016. These big ships are expected to alter the distribution of cargo between U.S. A much broader challenge is how these ships will change the cost of shipping cargo from East Asia to the United States and the competitiveness of U.S.

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Interoceanic Passages

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It is standard procedure to unload some Mediterranean-bound ships and use the Sumed pipeline to move the excess cargo. It now has two lock systems that can be utilized simultaneously since its expansion in 2016. Additionally, a potential route through Nicaragua was examined. billion tons of cargo (as of 2020). 1200 feet).

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