The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JANUARY 3, 2023

Sustainable transport was one of the topics discussed during the event’s “Solution Day” on 17 November 2022. The transport and logistics sector should further raise its profile on the global stage of decarbonisation. Did COP27 leverage the momentum that has been growing since COP26? About the Author.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 10, 2023

The nations with the most flagged vehicles are Panama, China, Singapore, the Marshall Islands, and Liberia. But rather than retrofit, it may be cheaper just to replace old ships with new ships built from the ground up to be sustainable. New technologies are being explored including high tech “sails” mounted to a ship’s deck.

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Freightos

AUGUST 29, 2023

The Panama Canal Authority announced that low-water restrictions will likely stay in place for at least ten months , though there has not been any significant impact on container shipping via the canal yet.

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Freightos

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Judah Levine February 13, 2024 Optimize your logistics tendering, vendor selection, negotiations, and procurement with Freightos Data Book a Demo Weekly highlights Ocean rates – Freightos Baltic Index Asia-US West Coast prices (FBX01 Weekly) increased 11% to $4,859/FEU.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 12, 2024

And now on to this week’s logistics news. Panama on Wednesday unveiled plans for a “dry canal” to move cargo between the Pacific and Atlantic oceans due to low water levels in its century-old maritime channel. Now 27 ships navigate the Panama Canal each day, compared with 39 previously.

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Freightos

NOVEMBER 11, 2015

Wouldn’t it be amazing if someone could cut through the hype and summarize the key freight and logistics trends every month? If you prefer to find the news yourself, head over to our free roundup of nearly 100 digital logistics and supply chain news sources. Logistics managers of tomorrow will need to be more skilled.

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Freightos

AUGUST 8, 2023

Another factor for Asia – US East Coast rates is the low water level in the Panama Canal. But like on the transpacific, the rate climb is only likely to stick if accompanied by significant and sustained capacity reductions.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 3, 2024

As 2024 begins, two of the world’s most critical ocean transit corridors, the Suez Canal , and the Panama Canal are facing threats of shipping disruption as global geopolitical tensions and terrorist threats escalate. Truck and rail transportation movements across the Mexico and U.S.

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BlueYonder

OCTOBER 9, 2023

We all recognize that the world’s supply chains need to operate in a sustainable manner and minimize their environmental impacts — but recent events have brought this closer to home than ever. Under normal operating conditions, the Panama Canal handles 36 to 38 ships per day. How desperate are shippers becoming?

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Freightos

JANUARY 28, 2016

There’s been several great predictions for logistics in 2016. A (short-term at least) solution for large forwarders to sustain growth path by acquiring assets, reach or just size. Tech giants thrive on opportunity, and more are exploring logistics opportunities. 10 Controversial Freight Predictions For 2016. On the list?

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Freightos

JANUARY 28, 2016

There’s been several great predictions for logistics in 2016. A (short-term at least) solution for large forwarders to sustain growth path by acquiring assets, reach or just size. Tech giants thrive on opportunity, and more are exploring logistics opportunities. 10 Controversial Freight Predictions For 2016. On the list?

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

These disruptions occur for myriad reasons, such as factory disruptions in China or ships getting stuck in the Panama Canal. A few examples of where connected ecosystems can make an impact are within sustainability, especially when it comes to measuring emissions, and perfect order delivery.

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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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CH Robinson Transportfolio

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

Imagine that a carrying vessel is on a laden voyage from ports in the Far East to ports in Panama and the U.S. The vessel carrying your freight sustains damage and requires repair at a port of refuge in order to proceed with the intended voyage. This vessel carries 1,500 containers; one of them is yours. Final Thoughts.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 22, 2024

And now on to this week’s logistics news. The Panama Canal is adding transit slots as restrictions in the corridor begin to ease. According to the Panama Canal Authority (ACP), a pair of slots are up for auction for transit dates starting on March 18, with an additional slot for dates beginning on March 25. Intel wins $19.5

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 5, 2024

Noted was a sustained rise in production levels and a further drop in backlogs of work. Inventory management and cost control remains paramount including mitigating the risks of added disruptions in global wide ocean transport brought about by the Red Sea and associated Suez Canal diversions as well as Panama Canal transit time increases.

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MIT Supply Chain

JUNE 3, 2021

As companies look to restructure their global supply chains in response to the Covid-19 pandemic and other disruptive forces, the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region has an opportunity to become the next manufacturing and logistics hub. The region could capitalize on the nearshoring trend given its nearness to US markets.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

A new consideration to such shifts is a current development related to ongoing concerns toward increased lowered water levels in the approaches to the Panama Canal. The storm made landfall near Keaton Beach, Florida as Category 3 hurricane storm with maximum sustained winds of 125 mph. Gulf Coast or major East Coast ports.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 10, 2023

Once more, this does not solely apply to businesses, but also transportation and logistics services firms as well. As the BBC noted in its reporting last week : “ Small states like the Marshall Islands, Liberia and Panama have huge numbers of ships sailing under their national flags but they have no real responsibility for these vessels.”

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Freightos

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Judah Levine November 28, 2023 Optimize your logistics tendering, vendor selection, negotiations, and procurement with Freightos Data Book a Demo Weekly highlights Ocean rates – Freightos Baltic Index Asia-US West Coast prices (FBX01 Weekly) increased 3% to $1,613/FEU.

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Supply Chain Movement

MARCH 16, 2016

To manage this logistics complexity while adhering to customer service standards and incurring reasonable costs, companies need Global Logistics Integration. Mindmap for Global Logistics Integration. The main challenge in logistics is an increasing complexity of trade-offs in transport planning. Choose country.

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