Cargo Panama Procurement Transportation 
Supply Chain Matters
JUNE 13, 2023
Now we have labour disruptions and the Panama Canal drought, which in normal circumstances would lead to an uptick in freight rates as they adsorb effective capacity, but any significant price effect is now highly doubtful in the current market.” This survey was conducted in May among participants in the global freight forwarding community.
Supply Chain View from the Field
DECEMBER 5, 2014
Speakers are the SCRC meeting yesterday and today continued to speak more on the topic of transportation strategy given increasing challenges in the transportation sector, and the need for an effective transportation management strategy. This is impacting how you think about managing the network, and in procurement.
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3PL Insights
SEPTEMBER 12, 2016
The company represents almost 8% of trans-Pacific trade shipments for the United States market, and now they have stopped accepting new cargo. However, Nerijus Poskus, director of pricing and procurement for the freight forwarder and customs broker Flexport, predicts that this spike won’t last longer than one or two months.
Kinaxis
OCTOBER 23, 2015
Identify Alternative Transportation Routes. For example, the Panama Canal has already restricted the size of ships permitted to pass through it due to drought conditions created by El Niño. Here are the key strategic efforts that resilient supply chain practitioners take to ensure they stay in front of risk.
Resilinc
JULY 19, 2022
At the same time, street blockades and trucker strikes are exacerbating those desabastecimientos in population centers such as Panama City. For supply chain managers, the labor actions of greatest concern are in transport and logistics. They are also disrupting global supply chains. and Europe.
Supply Chain Matters
JUNE 6, 2023
The most significant news in global transportation and logistics circles late last week and this week are U.S. Reportedly, one terminal at the Port of Los Angeles cancelled cargo movement operations on Monday of this week while two terminals at the Post of Long Beach closed. Further, as we indicated in a prior commentary, the U.S.
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. In this storms path have been significant wind and flooding related damage along with disruptions to transportation and logistics that are now being assessed.
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