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Port of Los Angeles: Disintermediation and Other Risks

The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

.   The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are vital to the LA economy, not only because they provide a significant number of jobs in the shipping and logistics industries, but also because they give the city itself a competitive edge with regard to shipping times and transportation costs when it comes to operating a global businesses here.

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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

Global Maritime Routes and Chokepoints Maritime routes are a few kilometers wide corridors that connect economic regions and cross land transportation gaps. These routes are typically found connecting important marketplaces with active commercial trade systems, such as Western Europe, North America, and East Asia.

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FedEx Announces New March 2022 International Shipping Surcharges

Intelligent Audit

Connect with Intelligent Audit to let the experts deal with the nuances of transportation cost management while you focus on your other priorities. 16 The surcharge increase will apply to other destinations in the same zone as Europe, Asia, Middle East, and Africa. 3 All LAC except Mexico and Puerto Rico. Virgin Islands).