TMC

JANUARY 12, 2017

From the Panama Canal expansion to the continuous advancement of disruptive technologies, 2016 was another eventful year in the global logistics and supply chain industry. We’re here to help by delivering insights, solutions, and strategies that address your exact needs for today and tomorrow. East and West Coast ports.

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Resilinc

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Following the recent attacks launched by Yemen’s Houthi group on cargo ships in the Bab al Mandeb Strait at the southern end of the Red Sea, several major global shipping and oil companies – including Maersk and British Petroleum (BP) – have suspended shipments and halted operations in the area.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

MARCH 22, 2016

The Panama Canal expands in 2016. If costs were all that mattered, these shippers would route their products through the expanded Panama Canal to reach Columbus via rail from the New York-New Jersey port. For other products, the cost savings of shipping through the Panama Canal will likely outweigh the extra time in transit.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Climate change is affecting another crucial waterway, the Panama Canal. Journalist Andrew Freedman explains, “Geopolitical risks in the Red Sea and extreme weather in Central America are converging, jostling global supply chains fed by the Suez and Panama Canals.”[3] 3] Neither security risks nor climate risks are easily addressed.

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Freightos

JANUARY 3, 2024

The US has indicated that the naval force will use a defensive strategy to secure the waterway, while the Houthis have threatened to attack US Navy ships if Houthi positions in Yemen are targeted. So far there have not been reports of any significant air cargo bump, though. The number of impacted Asia – N.

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Resilinc

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Currently, the Panama Canal, one of the world’s most important waterways, faces one of the driest years in over 140 years. Learn more in our Special Report: How Industries are Adapting to the Panama Canal Drought. Look at this list of supply chain megatrends and note for which challenges your business has a strategy in place.

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Abivin

DECEMBER 5, 2022

In reality, appointment and price systems must be used to control capacity for interoceanic canals like the Panama and Suez. The four most significant interoceanic passes in the globe are the Strait of Hormuz, the Strait of Malacca, the Suez Canal, and the Strait of Panama. Potential for closure or interruption. meters in 2001.

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Freightos

DECEMBER 28, 2023

America vessels will be even higher than usual as several carriers had already rerouted some services – that normally transit the Panama Canal on their way to the East Coast – to the Suez to avoid possible Panama Canal drought-driven delays and extra costs. So far there have not been reports of any significant air cargo bump, though.

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Freightos

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

New transit reductions in the Panama Canal are already causing increases in congestion , and impacting some perishables trade between South and North America, though large container carriers have so far not been impacted strongly. Freight news travels faster than cargo Get industry-leading insights in your inbox.

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DELMIA Quintiq

APRIL 19, 2016

The Panama papers were still hogging the headlines and competing hard against dissections of mishaps in the private lives of British politicians. Allowing GDP growth rate to slip towards 6%, whether by design or circumstance, is the clearest confirmation of their long term economic strategy.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 16, 2016

For example, the G6 alliance has six different cargo interests on one vessel, all of which might have different terminal and intermodal interests. The expanded Panama Canal is expected to officially open this June. Read the white paper, Wide Open: How the Panama Canal Expansion is Redrawing the Logistics Map.

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

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MIT Supply Chain

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

In the maritime example I cited above, the lack of a centralized management strategy for our nation’s port system puts us at a competitive disadvantage. One manifestation of this problem is that multiple ports on the east coast are deepening their approach channels in order to attract bigger cargo ships.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 15, 2024

The Suez’s problems are geopolitical and those in Panama are climate-based, but both are roiling global trade. Cargo volumes through the Suez and Panama canals have plunged by more than a third. One source said that the strategy could be announced Tuesday. Whatever you plan to do this weekend, we wish you a Happy St.

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MIT Supply Chain

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

LGC’s dilemma was how to create a supply chain model that accounts for these variables, and identifies the best transportation routes for the company’s new distribution strategy in Brazil. Prior to the project, Panama as a consolidation center was an obvious choice due to its proximity to Brazil. It is a tough challenge.

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TMC

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

But it is possible to stay a step ahead of events by identifying the risk factors, and developing a strategy for managing the main threats. Consider, for example, the Panama Canal puzzle. Deciding whether to ship cargo via the U.S. Deciding whether to ship cargo via the U.S. Multiple risks. “K” Labor unrest in U.S.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 12, 2024

To strengthen America’s climate resilience, President Biden has secured more than $50 billion for climate resilience and adaptation through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act, and established a National Climate Resilience Framework , which is advancing locally tailored, community-driven climate resilience strategies.

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The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

JULY 21, 2014

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. It's a dream Nicaragua has had since they lost to Panama back in the early 1900's. It saw an 8.2%

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Kinaxis

OCTOBER 23, 2015

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. As a result, some shipments moving from Asia to the Gulf Coast and eastern ports of the United States will be forced to reduce cargo loads to meet the new requirements.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JANUARY 31, 2024

Brian is the Founder of Port X Logistics , a transportation company that specializes in expediting containerized cargo throughout the U.S. About Brian Kempisty Brian Kempisty is the Founder of Port X Logistics, a transportation company that specializes in expediting containerized cargo throughout the U.S. and Canada. and Canada.

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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. Steamship companies will dedicate vessels that permanently go eastbound and westbound.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

Business at the Port of Houston is robust, and the volume is growing, based on the hope that the Panama Canal expansion will drive more cargo into the port. The sense was that the strategy was to drive out competition by forcing oil prices to go lower, and putting these newer companies out of business.

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Intelligent Audit

JANUARY 3, 2022

Then, the whole year became marred by disruption after disruption, and shippers need to understand how the lessons learned from 2021 will be applicable in future strategies. The only alternative was to seek passage through the Panama Canal after a transpacific route. ports to a standstill.

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Intelligent Audit

JANUARY 3, 2022

Then, the whole year became marred by disruption after disruption, and shippers need to understand how the lessons learned from 2021 will be applicable in future strategies. The only alternative was to seek passage through the Panama Canal after a transpacific route. ports to a standstill.

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Elementum

MARCH 23, 2018

While relatively little cargo currently passes through the Arctic, traffic through the region is likely to increase over the next decade as shippers take advantage of freshly-thawed routes. the Suez and Panama Canals) remains a point of contention. Not All Smooth Sailing From Here. However, the story gets more complicated.

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Elementum

MARCH 23, 2018

While relatively little cargo currently passes through the Arctic, traffic through the region is likely to increase over the next decade as shippers take advantage of freshly-thawed routes. the Suez and Panama Canals) remains a point of contention. Not All Smooth Sailing From Here. However, the story gets more complicated.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

AUGUST 14, 2019

Accordingly, significant volumes of ocean cargo shifted to earlier sailings than normal, disrupting typical volume trends in the third and fourth quarters of 2018. gulf region due to Panama Canal restrictions. In fact, there were some instances where vessels had to unload cargo in Panama to get through the canal.

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Freightos

MARCH 27, 2024

Consultant Jon Monroe is optimistic that carriers can reduce their charter exposure to shrink their effective fleet sizes and Jan Tiedemann of Alphaliner argued that new deliveries will be more staggered than expected, and together with an increase in scrapping could avoid an extreme state of oversupply.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 19, 2024

cargo imports in May could hit highest level since last October Transloading is heating up again Hundreds of cargo ships lost propulsion in U.S. A logistics strategy called transloading , used by trucking companies during the pandemic to ease the container backlog, is increasing in popularity again after U.S.

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