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Port of Los Angeles: Disintermediation and Other Risks

The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

.   The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are vital to the LA economy, not only because they provide a significant number of jobs in the shipping and logistics industries, but also because they give the city itself a competitive edge with regard to shipping times and transportation costs when it comes to operating a global businesses here.

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Lessons to Glean From the West Coast Port Dispute

MIT Supply Chain

But the implications of this standoff between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) and the Pacific Maritime Association go beyond idle ships and stranded freight containers. Strategy Transportation Global Supply Chains ILWU MIT CTL Panama Canal port automation trade unions US ports west coast port stoppages'

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Interoceanic Passages

Abivin

Global Maritime Routes and Chokepoints Maritime routes are a few kilometers wide corridors that connect economic regions and cross land transportation gaps. Major routes also involve the transport of raw commodities, including petroleum, grains, minerals, and food items. Additionally, a potential route through Nicaragua was examined.

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Complex costs of transportation

Supply Chain Movement

10 questions about Freight Spend Management. There are numerous ways a shipper can reduce freight spend. And freight costs are continuing to rise, pushed upward by factors such as globalized distribution and unpredictable fuel prices. Deviations that occur during transportation execution are not necessarily approved immediately.

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Mindmap for Global Logistics Integration

Supply Chain Movement

Goods have to be transported across the globe and across the neighbourhood. Goods have to be transported across the globe and delivered to different destinations – from congested cities to remote, rural areas. The main challenge in logistics is an increasing complexity of trade-offs in transport planning. Montenegro.

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FedEx Announces New March 2022 International Shipping Surcharges

Intelligent Audit

The new peak surcharges for FedEx Express parcel and freight services, effective March 7, 2022 , are as follows. Parcel and freight exports from Macau SAR, China to Europe, MEISA, some LAC countries 1 , and some APAC countries and territories 2 – Increasing $0.25 FedEx Express International Shipping Surcharges. per pound or $1.50