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April 9, 2024 Update

Freightos

Dive deeper into freight data that matters Stay in the know in the now with instant freight data reporting Sign up for Free Analysis Recovery efforts in Baltimore continued to make progress this week. New rail services are already moving containers between the ports of Baltimore and NY/NJ to assist shippers disrupted by the closure.

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When the Heavy Hand of Government is Not a Burden

MIT Supply Chain

The widening of the Panama Canal to enable larger ships to pass through the trade artery will generate this traffic. What is to stop individuals from using other gateways in the region such as Baltimore or Washington DC to enter the country? Such hastily introduced local measures are ultimately counterproductive, and don’t work anyway.

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Transportation Strategy in a Constrained Infrastructure: 30th SCRC Meeting Kicks Off Today

Supply Chain View from the Field

The expansion of Panama has shifted shipments from West Coast to East Coast, but only Norfolk and Baltimore can handle these larger ships – and this will result in longer berths where will the funding be coming from for these port expansions – and it is something that is happening, but we aren’t sure how to handle it.

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East and West Coast Ports to Battle for U.S. Region After Panama Canal Expansion

CH Robinson Transportfolio

Region After Panama Canal Expansion.Transportfolio. Since the Panama Canal is scheduled to open this Sunday, June 26, we wanted to share it with you again. They stand to see the greatest advantage from the Panama Canal expansion. Neutral or Unclear: Baltimore, Miami, and other East Coast ports.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 6 – 12)

Logistics Viewpoints

Panama on Wednesday unveiled plans for a “dry canal” to move cargo between the Pacific and Atlantic oceans due to low water levels in its century-old maritime channel. Now 27 ships navigate the Panama Canal each day, compared with 39 previously. And now on to this week’s logistics news.

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East and West Coast Ports to Battle for U.S. Region After Panama Canal Expansion

CH Robinson Transportfolio

They stand to see the greatest advantage from the Panama Canal expansion. Neutral or Unclear: Baltimore, Miami, and other East Coast ports. Robinson, Wide Open: How the Panama Canal Expansion is Redrawing the Logistics Map. Region After Panama Canal Expansion appeared first on Transportfolio.

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All The Supply Chain News You Need To Know 1.28-2.1

Freight Plus

Truckers protest Baltimore port delay times. The issue stems back to the Panama Canal expansion which has brought cargo to the port at a faster rate than it's scaled. DHL claims that the warehouse robots that they’ve already invested in have increased order picking productivity by 100%.