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Port of Los Angeles: Disintermediation and Other Risks

The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

increase in containerized cargo volumes in May 2014 from the previous year. Connections to rail and vehicular traffic flow are also receiving significant funding in order to improve the overall goods movement strategy. Nicaragua is considering building its own canal.   The Port of LA is America's #1 container port.

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Lessons to Glean From the West Coast Port Dispute

MIT Supply Chain

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. This strategy enables shippers to bypass the Pacific ports altogether. It’s not as if the disruptions were unexpected.

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Interoceanic Passages

Abivin

It is standard procedure to unload some Mediterranean-bound ships and use the Sumed pipeline to move the excess cargo. Additionally, a potential route through Nicaragua was examined. billion tons of cargo (as of 2020). The majority of the transported cargo is made up of containers, grains, and petroleum. meters in 2001.

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