Just-in-Time Panama Sourcing Warehousing 
Supply Chain Shaman
DECEMBER 30, 2021
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. As I rolled holiday cookies in my hands, I watched TV. As I watched, I shook my head. I am worried.
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. Full-to-bursting warehouses means fewer orders for manufacturers, which translates into lower levels of business activity and, ultimately, weaker growth. The current wait time to cross the canal is now around 21 days.
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Supply Chain Shaman
DECEMBER 30, 2021
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. As I rolled holiday cookies in my hands, I watched TV. As I watched, I shook my head.
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.
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.
SYSPRO Smarter ERP
JANUARY 19, 2022
Many businesses in the US, and elsewhere, were sourcing their componentry from China. This is to avoid more costly routes such as the Panama Canal or taking the long haul around the tip of Africa or South America. A final complication contributing to the delay in delivery times is the location of all the shipping containers.
Logistics Viewpoints
OCTOBER 27, 2021
The West Coast only has so much port capacity, and the East Coast and Gulf are separated by the Panama Canal – another potential point of congestion. Source: Ports of LA, Long Beach, Oakland, Seattle-Tacoma. It is difficult to determine throughput capacity by just looking at the throughput timeline.
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