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This Week in Logistics News (October 16-20, 2017)

Talking Logistics

My trip to Chile this week in numbers: 34: the number of hours to travel there and back. 36: the number of hours I spent on the ground in Chile. 2: the number of chocolate ice cream cones I ate while in Chile. Expanded Panama Canal sets record cargo tonnage in FY17 (Seatrade Marine News). during my three presentations.

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IAG Cargo and Level Restart Services to Buenos Aires and Santiago de Chile from Barcelona

Supply Chain Brain

IAG Cargo, the cargo division of International Airlines Group (IAG) and its sister airline LEVEL, have announced a return to regular services from Barcelona to Buenos Aires and Santiago de Chile.

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The Endless Complexities of the Ocean side of Supply Chains

SCMDOJO

The advent of containerization heralded a revolution in cargo handling techniques, the ramifications of which are still influencing maritime trade all over the world today. Lauritzen Chile S.A. ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach which saw their busiest March on record, handling a combined 898,287 TEU’s. Infineon Technologies A.G,

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Panama Canal Drought: Lower Water Levels, Higher Supply Chain Risk

Resilinc

Weight limits have also been adjusted, forcing some ships to unload and transport cargo to the other side of the canal via train—increasing transportation costs. In Germany, the Rhine River faces a historic low this year, preventing many vessels from moving cargo. The ACP also implemented “Condition 3” until September 2, 2023.

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COP26: 5Zs that changed the world

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

came from trucks carrying cargo. 15 countries, Austria, Canada, Chile, Denmark, Finland, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Scotland, Switzerland, Turkey, the United Kingdom, Uruguay and Wales declared that they will collaborate towards realizing 100 percent zero emission new trucks and bus sales by 2040.

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The reality of green energy: “green metal” supply chains won’t be able to keep up

NC State SCRC

The winners are the electrostates: first Australia which has all of the metals in the green seven; Second Chile (which has 42%. There are other risks as well: logistics in these regions (especially Africa and Chile). The findings suggest that the world will be less reliant on energy-related resources in 2040 than it is today.

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Embracing the South American Ecommerce Marketplace

CH Robinson Transportfolio

The United States-Chile trade agreement allows all U.S. exports of consumer and industrial products to enter Chile duty free. In 2018, Brazil’s busiest container cargo port handled 4.3 They’ll know the customs standards and understand the paperwork necessary to ensure products are approved for import. million TEUs in 2017.