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This Week in Logistics News (January 6 – 12)

Logistics Viewpoints

And finally, after 18 years at ARC Advisory Group, our colleague Clint Reiser is moving on to the next phase of his career. By analyzing two groups of over 500,000 products on Amazon U.S. DHL Group does not operate ships but it uses them to transport containers. While we are sad to see him go, we wish him nothing the best.

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The Panama Canal Expansion: The Impact on Logistics Strategies and Operations

Talking Logistics

When the Panama Canal expansion is completed in early 2016, it will effectively double the capacity of the canal and allow post-Panamax vessels to cross it. According to research conducted by The Boston Consulting Group and C.H. Live Episode: June 30, 2015 at 12:00 ET. Robinson , up to 10 percent of container traffic to the U.S.

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October 31, 2023 Update

Freightos

And though, so far, low-water restrictions in the Panama Canal haven’t seemed to impact container flows significantly, the Panama Canal Authority just announced that it will reduce daily transits from 34 – their level since July – to 24 in November, 20 in January and down to just 18 by February.

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Research: How the Panama Canal Expansion Will Impact U.S. Logistics

CH Robinson Transportfolio

What will happen when the Panama Canal expansion is completed in 2016? Shippers should pay attention to this study by Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and C.H. The Panama Canal is over a century old. Competition will heat up between the West and East Coasts, and between the Panama Canal and the Suez Canal, for East Asia business.

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The Panama Canal Expansion: Time Versus Cost Trade-Off

CH Robinson Transportfolio

The Panama Canal expands in 2016, allowing for more and larger (post-Panamax) ships to make the passage from East Asia to the United States. In 2015, the Boston Consulting Group and C.H. Our paper looked at the question of how much traffic the expanded Panama Canal would divert to East Coast ports from a number of angles.

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What to Do Now Before the Panama Canal Expands

CH Robinson Transportfolio

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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This Week in Logistics News (May 20 – 26)

Logistics Viewpoints

Despite the improvement, the group says it is continuing to develop studies, processes, and regulations to decrease the number further, saying that lost containers affect the safety of container ships and their crew, shore-based workers, and the environment.