American Global Logistics

MARCH 5, 2024

Persistent Red Sea Risks Continue to Disrupt Critical Trade Route The ongoing conflict in Yemen has created several shipping risks in the Red Sea. Persistent Red Sea Risks Continue to Disrupt Critical Trade Route The ongoing conflict in Yemen has created several shipping risks in the Red Sea.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JANUARY 3, 2023

The transport sector needs to prepare for the time where only zero-emissions vehicles will be available. Transportation accounts for 17 percent of global greenhouse gases (GHG) and 20 percent of global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. Did COP27 leverage the momentum that has been growing since COP26?

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The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

AUGUST 8, 2016

In June 2016, the Panama Canal will double its capacity, and this capacity expansion will undoubtedly reshape the freight flows around the globe, including those transiting through the Port of Los Angeles (click here for a past blog related to this subject). However, the capacity expansion of the Panama Canal may change this shipment pattern.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 19, 2015

East Coast Ports Could Gain 10 Percent Additional Share Following Panama Canal Expansion. Amazon’s timing for the service, known internally as “On My Way,” couldn’t be learned, and it is possible the company won’t move ahead, the people said. Cloud Logistics Offers New Innovations in Second Upgrade of 2015. FAA expects to clear U.S.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JUNE 21, 2022

There are many causes, for example, container ships from Asia are now too large to traverse the Panama Canal (20 years ago they were not), so they offload on the West Coast of the United States and are compelled to truck all goods to the East Coast. The current war in Ukraine will further destabilize the global supply chain.

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Freightos

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Longer transit times have disrupted schedules and have carriers and port operators rushing to revise arrival slot allocations in an attempt to avoid the “vessel bunching” of multiple ships arriving at once that was one driver of port congestion and delays at Europe’s major hubs during the pandemic.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 30, 2021

Global shipping is national news with most stories covering the symptoms. When the ball drops on Times Square to welcome in 2022, the employees at the Port of Long Beach will celebrate moving 9 M TEUs in imports: a 26% increase year-over-year. As ports become more congested, lead time variability increases. I am worried.

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Freightos

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Container diversions will take an extra 7-14 days in transit time depending on the lane, and mean a 15-20% increase in costs for carriers. Now, carriers will devote those extra vessels to services traveling longer distances and requiring more ships to keep to existing departure schedules. Europe – N. America traffic.

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DELMIA Quintiq

AUGUST 30, 2016

Planes take off on time but end up flying holding patterns above the destination airport and burning expensive fuel. ATFM is in fact optimizing time blocks called slots, short periods of time when take-offs and landings take place. A clash of planning capabilities in shipping. Sorry for the delay.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 3, 2024

The increased cost of working capital and supplemental inventory levels to mitigate fulfillment risk is likely to revert back to just-in-time inventory management. In a prior Supply Chain Matters posting, What Supply Chain Management Should Expect in 2024 , we outlined fives broad themes to anticipate in the coming year.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 13, 2017

I’m on borrowed time this morning, so let’s go straight to the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: DAT Freight Index Hits All-Time High in September. The Panama Canal’s Big Bet Is Paying Off (WSJ – sub. CSX customers demand end to shipping bottlenecks as CEO apologizes (Reuters).

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Freightos

JANUARY 28, 2016

A (short-term at least) solution for large forwarders to sustain growth path by acquiring assets, reach or just size. 50% increase in major rail and road projects , widening of both the Suez and Panama canals), and with freer trade (e.g. It’s a bad time to sell for scrap, so more ships are idle.

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Freightos

JANUARY 28, 2016

A (short-term at least) solution for large forwarders to sustain growth path by acquiring assets, reach or just size. 50% increase in major rail and road projects , widening of both the Suez and Panama canals), and with freer trade (e.g. It’s a bad time to sell for scrap, so more ships are idle.

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Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 30, 2015

James Winebrake, Dean of College of Liberal Arts, Rochester Institute of Technology There are a number of important trends happening in the freight industry, spanning all modes of transportation: trucking, shipping, rail, pipeline, and air. In the U.S., In the rail sector, the big issue is capacity.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 15, 2024

Patrick’s Day is this Sunday, and consumers are doing more than just wearing green – they are spending lots of green as well. But just how do they plan on celebrating? The tolls that ships pay are now around eight times more expensive than normal. billion — or an average of $44.40 billion — or an average of $44.40

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 30, 2021

Global shipping is national news with most stories covering the symptoms. When the ball drops on Times Square to welcome in 2022, the employees at the Port of Long Beach will celebrate moving 9 M TEUs in imports: a 26% increase in year-over-year volume. As ports become more congested, lead time variability increases.

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Freightos

JUNE 27, 2023

This rate is 87% lower than the same time last year. Europe demand could have difficulty pushing prices up as several new ultra large vessels enter the market and replace smaller ships in July and August, likely putting downward pressure on rates. Judah Levine June 27, 2023 Unbox your Freight knowledge. America and Europe this year.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 18, 2023

And to buy multiple tickets with the same numbers in the hopes of winning more money just seems so over the top. The current wait time to cross the canal is now around 21 days. The massive pileup is a result of water conservation measures the Panama Canal Authority deployed in late July due to drought.

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BlueYonder

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Drought conditions at the Panama Canal are not a good match for its high water demands; it takes at least 50 million gallons of water , with some sources citing much more, to move a single ship through the 51-mile waterway. Under normal operating conditions, the Panama Canal handles 36 to 38 ships per day.

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Resilinc

MARCH 5, 2024

Here’s a look at two recent major droughts that have impacted supply chains: Panama Canal Drought Impact on Supply Chain In 2023, the Panama Canal, one of the world’s most important waterways, faced one of the driest years in over 140 years. In April, the Panama Canal Authority will reevaluate water levels.

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Elementum

MARCH 23, 2018

In an ironic twist, melting ice caps and rising sea levels may translate to new business opportunities and reduced greenhouse gas emissions for the shipping industry. Many studies now predict that the thick sheets of ice which prevented ships from passing through in the past will thaw by the year 2030. An Upside to Global Warming?

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Elementum

MARCH 23, 2018

In an ironic twist, melting ice caps and rising sea levels may translate to new business opportunities and reduced greenhouse gas emissions for the shipping industry. Many studies now predict that the thick sheets of ice which prevented ships from passing through in the past will thaw by the year 2030. An Upside to Global Warming?

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The Logistics of Logistics

JANUARY 31, 2024

Brian Kempisty , Frank Kenney and Joe Lynch discuss drought, drones, and delays. Brian is the Founder of Port X Logistics , a transportation company that specializes in expediting containerized cargo throughout the U.S. and Canada. and Canada. Brian grew up as a farm kid outside of Buffalo, NY and learned how to work at a young age.

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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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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JANUARY 19, 2022

This situation has been compounded by the fact that Covid-19 essentially exposed what was already an underperforming process thanks to factors such as the US-China trade war, less efficient shipping routes and a huge drive to cut costs by consolidating loads. Shipping challenges. New trade routes.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

As a result, supply chains continue to be wasteful when looking at time, inefficiencies, and emissions. Mr. Elenjickal discussed how the FourKites platform helps leaders with real-time decision making. These disruptions occur for myriad reasons, such as factory disruptions in China or ships getting stuck in the Panama Canal.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 16, 2016

They will often do just about anything to unload and load the vessel within the given timeframe. Another valid concern about larger vessels is that a ship carrying 18,000 to 19,000 TEUs will need about 100 acres of terminal within the port to carry out efficient operations. With this in mind, let’s apply the same thinking upstream.

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Freightos

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

Today I’m proud to announce that Freightos is releasing a private beta version of an online freight marketplace — an Expedia for freight shipping — and that we have closed a Series B round of $14 million dollars to power global growth. A long time ago in a global economy far away…. Freightos is almost 4 years old. Not really.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Back in the 1990s, however, the technology just wasn’t there to separate Lennon’s vocals from the piano without some serious degradation to the original take. Severe drought has caused water levels in the Mississippi River to drop so low that ships have been running aground. And now on to this week’s logistics news.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

COVID shutdowns, the wars in Ukraine and Gaza and increasing tension over Taiwan show that it is past time to evaluate reshoring and nearshoring as insurance against catastrophic disruptions.”[3] Just such a convergence is happening as I write. Everyone is happy when things go as planned. Supply Chain Risks Geopolitical Risks.

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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. Gibraltar and Suez during World War II).

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 27, 2021

The photos of the cargo ships at anchor waiting for berth at the ports of LA and Long Beach certainly generate an emotional response, “what in those containers will affect my work or personal consumption plans?” It is difficult to determine throughput capacity by just looking at the throughput timeline.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

MARCH 11, 2016

We’re hearing a lot about mega ships and an increase in shipments to East and West Coast ports, a technician shortage, and changes in government regulations. With mega ships in the trans-Pacific, carrier mergers, and the continued expansion of the Panama Canal , East and West Coast ports are expecting a large influx in shipments.

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Resilinc

JANUARY 31, 2024

As risk managers audit their vendors and programs at the start of the year, it’s also time to clean up old strategies and supply chain practices. Are those strategies costing your company money, time, and even market share? Out with the old and in with the new! What practices does your company hang on to that are old hat?

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 22, 2024

But it’s not just at shows like MODEX where robots are showing up. As Steve Banker wrote earlier this week, robots are everywhere. This week, I read two other articles that were fascinating about robots. Intel wins $19.5 billion in CHIPS Act funding New report pegs cost of electrifying U.S. Intel wins $19.5 Full electrification of the U.S.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

MARCH 29, 2016

They will often do just about anything to unload and load the vessel within the given timeframe. Another valid concern about larger vessels is that a ship carrying 18,000 to 19,000 TEUs will need about 100 acres of terminal within the port to carry out efficient operations. With this in mind, let’s apply the same thinking upstream.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

MARCH 29, 2016

They will often do just about anything to unload and load the vessel within the given timeframe. Another valid concern about larger vessels is that a ship carrying 18,000 to 19,000 TEUs will need about 100 acres of terminal within the port to carry out efficient operations. With this in mind, let’s apply the same thinking upstream.

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