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

Resilinc

Two weeks ago, 160 ships were stuck waiting to pass through the canal, carrying everything from auto parts, Barbie dolls, and diabetes test kits, according to Reuters. Some ships were delayed by as much as 21 days. 55 to 125 million gallons per ship, depending on sizeā€”to move ships through the canal.

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This Week in Logistics New (May 6 ā€“ 12)

Logistics Viewpoints

A mountain of discarded clothing, including Christmas sweaters and ski boots, cuts a strange sight in Chileā€™s Atacama, the driest desert in the world, which is increasingly suffering from pollution created by fast fashion. Some 59,000 tons of clothing arrive each year at the Iquique port in the Alto Hospicio free zone in northern Chile.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 2-6, 2017)

Talking Logistics

Iā€™ve never been to Chile. Iā€™ve never given a supply chain presentation in Spanish. Iā€™ll be doing both for the first time in a couple of weeks at Seminariumā€™s Logistics & Operations Conference 2017 (October 18th in Santiago, Chile). Google AI to Power Rolls-Royceā€™s Autonomous Ships (Port Technology).