3PL Insights

JULY 28, 2016

The Panama Canal was originally constructed as a way to increase maritime trade in the Americas, and it is the largest American engineering feat undertaken in history. And now, over a century after its original completion, the Panama Canal has once again been expanded. Cargo ships arriving to Miraflores Locks. billion today.

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MIT Supply Chain

MARCH 5, 2015

It appears that ports on the US West Coast are back in full swing after a protracted labor dispute delayed cargo worth billions of dollars and caused untold reputational damage to the companies caught in the crossfire. Limited options on the West Coast without new thinking? This post was originally published on the LinkedIn Influencer site.

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RFgen

MARCH 19, 2015

According to The Wall Street Journal, supply chain managers have increasingly shifted their destinations to ports on the East Coast, Gulf Coast and in Western Mexico and Canada instead, hoping to bypass any West Coast congestion. cargo has flowed through the country’s West Coast ports until recently. Roughly half of all U.S.

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RFgen

MARCH 19, 2015

According to The Wall Street Journal, supply chain managers have increasingly shifted their destinations to ports on the East Coast, Gulf Coast and in Western Mexico and Canada instead, hoping to bypass any West Coast congestion. cargo has flowed through the country’s West Coast ports until recently. Roughly half of all U.S.

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Resilinc

MARCH 5, 2024

Here’s a look at two recent major droughts that have impacted supply chains: Panama Canal Drought Impact on Supply Chain In 2023, the Panama Canal, one of the world’s most important waterways, faced one of the driest years in over 140 years. In April, the Panama Canal Authority will reevaluate water levels.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

A new consideration to such shifts is a current development related to ongoing concerns toward increased lowered water levels in the approaches to the Panama Canal. Thus far hundreds of flights in the region have been cancelled, stranding passengers and air cargo. Gulf Coast or major East Coast ports.

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