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This Week in Logistics News (January 20 – 26)

Logistics Viewpoints

The Panama Canal has faded from the headlines amid all the focus on the Red Sea. But fallout to global supply chains from Panama’s drought is far from over. Transits declined yet again in December as reservations were further restricted, according to newly released data from the Panama Canal Authority (ACP).

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Panama Canal Expansion Boosts Freight in an Unexpected Place

DAT Solutions

The Panama Canal opened a new lane for larger ships this week, and East Coast ports have been expanding efforts to attract Asian imports that would otherwise arrive on the West Coast. Expansion at the Panama Canal, pictured above, has led to a business boom in South Carolina. Photo by Stan Shebs. ” The rates are also trending up.

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2024 Predictions for Industry and Global Supply Chains- Prediction One

Supply Chain Matters

As 2024 begins, two of the world’s most critical ocean transit corridors, the Suez Canal , and the Panama Canal are facing threats of shipping disruption as global geopolitical tensions and terrorist threats escalate. Truck and rail transportation movements across the Mexico and U.S.

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Gradual changes in the European supply chain consulting market

Supply Chain Movement

Meanwhile, the Dutch supply chain consulting firm Buck Consultants International opened an office in Atlanta, USA, in early 2016, and Miebach Consulting last year strengthened its presence in North America by opening an office in Canada in addition to its existing one in Indianapolis. Netherlands Antilles. New Caledonia. New Zealand.