Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 30, 2021

Global shipping is national news with most stories covering the symptoms. Pandemic demand for goods, and the shifts from a service economy, increased volume in southern California ports where 40% of ocean carriers unload for entry into the United States. Freight Rates 2019-2021. So, I write this blog with this bias.

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3PL Insights

JULY 28, 2016

The Panama Canal was originally constructed as a way to increase maritime trade in the Americas, and it is the largest American engineering feat undertaken in history. It was completed in 1914, after the United States spent close to $375,000,000 to finish it – which equates to over $8.5 million tons of shipping materials.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

DECEMBER 5, 2014

For example, the widening of the Panama Canal will change the conditions here in North Carolina, as enormous container ships will be circumnavigating the globe. And in Panama a huge transshipment area will grow where they will will do break bulk, put cargo onto smaller ships and send to North America.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 30, 2021

Global shipping is national news with most stories covering the symptoms. Pandemic demand for goods, and the shifts from a service economy, drove the increase in southern California ports where 40% of ocean carriers unload for entry into the United States. Freight Rates 2019-2021. So, I write this blog with this bias.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

MAY 20, 2014

Or, will we see a repeat of 2002, when a 10-day lockout left dozens of ships lined up outside the West Coast docks, unable to unload? Still, although nothing is certain at this time, if you ship goods to the West Coast ports, you can consider your options: 1. When the current contract expires on June 30, will they have a deal?

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JANUARY 8, 2016

For example, the China-owned COSCO and China Shipping Container Lines (CSCL) have confirmed their merger. Panama Canal Expansion. The Panama Canal expansion, slated for completion this spring, will impact logistics in a big way. This leads to surplus of containers at specific points in the United States.

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TMC

DECEMBER 8, 2016

New Panama Canal Options: Running the Numbers with a TMS.Connect by TMC. When the expanded Panama Canal opened this June, a new set of routes became available for shippers and beneficial cargo owners (BCOs). As described in my previous blog post , the enlarged Panama Canal can handle container ships up to 13,000 TEUs in size.

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Elementum

MAY 19, 2015

Port of Los Angeles spokesman Phillip Sanfield claims that year-to-date shipping volumes have likely dropped off because cargo ships have not returned to normal schedules after February’s delays. Sanfield laments that, “In March, a lot of the ships unloaded here and went back to Asia and didn’t get back to their routine rotations.”.

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Abivin

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Passages, capes, and straits are defined as geographical areas through which international shipping routes must transit. Chokepoints commonly have shallow, constricting depths, which hinder navigation and place restrictions on ship capacity. Potential for closure or interruption. It is approximately 190 kilometers long.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 22, 2024

commercial truck fleet would require nearly $1 trillion in infrastructure investment alone, according to a new report from Roland Berger released today by the Clean Freight Coalition. The $2,500 spread between spot market rates and long-term freight contract rates for Asia to U.S. Intel wins $19.5 Full electrification of the U.S.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

AUGUST 14, 2019

Reoccurring events—like the holiday season—used to provide some level of predictability to ocean shipping trends in the transpacific eastbound (TPEB) trade lane. Normally, we see a rush in ocean shipping just before the Chinese New Year (CNY). gulf region due to Panama Canal restrictions. And, total imports on trade were up 1.4%

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Intelligent Audit

MARCH 7, 2022

It’s impossible to paint the new international shipping surcharges with the broad strokes of the past, and shippers need to know exactly what to expect and what countries are affected. FedEx Express International Shipping Surcharges. APAC Outbound International Shipping Surcharges. per pound or $1.50 per kilogram. per kilogram.

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