Supply Chain View from the Field

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

I was in Houston yesterday evening, speaking to a large group of procurement executives at a roundtable held by KPMG’s Procurement Advisory Group, at the fabulous Brennan’s restaurant on Smith Street. It seems as if the infrastructure is continuing to grow, based on the strong oil prices we’ve seen in the last few years.

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Material Handling & Logistics

AUGUST 11, 2017

For example, a shipment from China to the East Coast would go through the Panama Canal to reach its destination and vice versa. . The same shipment via RIPI would go through the Panama Canal and arrive at the East Coast. USGC covers all the freight ports found in the Gulf region, with the largest container port being Houston.

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TMC

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

Consider, for example, the Panama Canal puzzle. A key battleground region that stretches from Detroit in the north to Houston in south is especially sensitive to such trade-offs. The enlarged waterway opened in June 2016, and is capable of handling container ships up to 13,000 TEU’s in size. Vessel size is a further consideration.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JUNE 21, 2016

Region After Panama Canal Expansion.Transportfolio. Since the Panama Canal is scheduled to open this Sunday, June 26, we wanted to share it with you again. They stand to see the greatest advantage from the Panama Canal expansion. Houston and New Orleans-Gulfport. East and West Coast Ports to Battle for U.S.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

OCTOBER 27, 2015

They stand to see the greatest advantage from the Panama Canal expansion. Houston and New Orleans-Gulfport. Robinson, Wide Open: How the Panama Canal Expansion is Redrawing the Logistics Map. Region After Panama Canal Expansion appeared first on Transportfolio. Source: Boston Consulting Group.

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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

In addition to the Port of Savannah, the ports of Mobile, New Orleans, and Houston have all seen year-to-date port volumes jump more than 28% compared to 2014. Improvements to the infrastructure of East Coast ports and the opening of the Panama Canal expansion in 2016 will also make moves away from the west more viable.

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