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Port of Los Angeles: Disintermediation and Other Risks

The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

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. toys) from Asia because people will be able to print them at home. Other ports or routes (Suez Canal, Arctic pole) could become more attractive.

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An Expanded Panama Canal Takes Logistics into Uncharted Waters

TMC

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. Robinson, estimates that as much as 10 percent of container traffic between East Asia and the United States should shift from West Coast to East Coast facilities by the year 2020.

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An Expanded Panama Canal Takes Logistics into Unchartered Waters

TMC

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. Robinson, estimates that as much as 10 percent of container traffic between East Asia and the United States should shift from West Coast to East Coast facilities by the year 2020.

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Interoceanic Passages

Abivin

These routes are typically found connecting important marketplaces with active commercial trade systems, such as Western Europe, North America, and East Asia. It serves as a detour for ships traveling between ports in Europe, America, and ports in southern Asia, eastern Africa, and Oceania.

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List of Top 65 Marketplaces Across the Globe in 2019

Vinculum

Amazon operates in 16 other countries in North America, South America, Europe, Asia and Oceania region. With a global reach into more than 80 countries in Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America and the Middle East, Newegg majorly focuses on computer hardware and consumer electronics. million active customers across the Asia-Pacific.

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FedEx Announces New March 2022 International Shipping Surcharges

Intelligent Audit

1 Includes Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Belize, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Paraguay, Suriname, El Salvador, Uruguay, and Venezuela. 16 The surcharge increase will apply to other destinations in the same zone as Europe, Asia, Middle East, and Africa.