Africa Cargo Sourcing Transportation 
Logistics Viewpoints
APRIL 10, 2024
The most obvious impact was the disruption of traffic and transportation. The port handles about 11 million tons of cargo per year, including automobiles, containers, coal, and farm products. The port handles about 10 million tons of farm products per year, mostly to Europe, Asia, and Africa.
The Network Effect
APRIL 9, 2016
Rwanda is a tiny country in Africa, the fourth smallest to be exact, but one making giant strides in embracing the latest technology. Yet this hasn’t stopped it fast becoming the technophile nation of Africa. ” Source: ReCode.net. Rwanda is at a distinct disadvantage. Here’s the Zip in action. New York Times.
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Enterra Insights
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
The Associated Press reports, “Canal authorities attributed the drought to the El Niño weather phenomenon and climate change, and warned it was urgent for Panama to seek new water sources for both the canal’s operations and human consumption. In January Panamanian authorities slashed Panama Canal ship crossings by 36%.
Resilinc
MARCH 28, 2023
Per the contract, Eni will deliver one LNG cargo per month between 2017 and 2032. However, on January 26 th , Eni warned it would not be able to deliver the LNG cargo to Pakistan because of a force majeure incident. Ahead of the EU oil ban, Russia started diverting petroleum products to North Africa and the Eastern Mediterranean.
Locus
JUNE 3, 2022
It is worth noting that North America has a much higher emission intensity than sub-Saharan Africa, despite Africa being significantly larger and housing more countries. Source: Statista.com. Transportation was redirected to be used in providing first aid, leading to supply chain bottlenecks, shortages and price hikes.
Locus
DECEMBER 7, 2021
Africa-based executives had by far the highest rate of reporting logistics shocks (48%), not a surprising result given the poor state of infrastructure across much of the continent. Presently, their major focus lies on local production, warehousing and strategic sourcing. Optimize sourcing decisions. Cyber attacks.
MIT Supply Chain
JANUARY 15, 2015
The Lab is part of the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics. Items in this shipment were sourced in the United States, and the logistics team led by Dr. Goentzel worked with a commercial distributor to access manufacturing capacity for products such as Ebola suits that are relatively scarce.
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