Talking Logistics

MARCH 15, 2024

Read more The post Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (March 15, 2024) appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez. Those messages have been a source of strength and inspiration for me during my recovery. Thank you for thinking of me and reaching out.

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The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Brian is the Founder of Port X Logistics , a transportation company that specializes in expediting containerized cargo throughout the U.S. About Brian Kempisty Brian Kempisty is the Founder of Port X Logistics, a transportation company that specializes in expediting containerized cargo throughout the U.S. and Canada.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Supply Chain Matters provides our latest update regarding the Red Sea Transport disruption impacting transport movements to and from European and Asian ports. In parallel is the assessing of the related restricted ship transit volumes surrounding the Panama Canal because of low water levels. All rights reserved.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JANUARY 3, 2023

An Update from Sharm El-Sheikh on Decarbonisation of Transport. Transportation accounts for 17 percent of global greenhouse gases (GHG) and 20 percent of global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. Transportation accounts for 17 percent of global greenhouse gases (GHG) and 20 percent of global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Logistics Managers Index (LMI) that declined to contractionary level and reflecting rather noteworthy trending. The report authors indicated that this decline was the largest since the start of the ongoing logistics industry downturn that that occurred in April 2022. and Transportation Capacity (+5.2) declined a significant 7.1

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Read more The post Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (September 15, 2023) appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez. I’ll be leading a panel discussion on “Automation, Real-time Insights, and Collaboration” with various industry leaders.

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American Global Logistics

MARCH 5, 2024

Volatility and uncertainty in the logistics industry have dominated the news in 2024. Enduring Drought Disrupts Panama Canal Navigation The Panama Canal is a vital shipping route that connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Drought and congestion at the Panama Canal have significantly impacted shippers.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

DECEMBER 1, 2015

What will happen when the Panama Canal expansion is completed in 2016? The Panama Canal is over a century old. And the canal was too small for the Post-Panamax vessels, which carry two to three times as much cargo as the ships that currently squeeze through the Panama Canal. logistics landscape starting in 2016.

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 3, 2015

Find the Money – How a Transportation Spend Diagram Can Help. Guess Who Announced New Transportation Management Software (TMS) Functionality Yesterday. Netflix Developing Original Series About Logistics Called “D is for Drones”. The Panama Canal Expansion: The Impact on Logistics Strategies and Operations (1,410 views).

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 19, 2015

It’s the last Friday of school and my kids are showing off their work this morning, so as I fill my coffee mug and get ready for the walk to school, let’s go straight to the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: Amazon’s Next Delivery Drone: You (WSJ – sub. The $50 Billion Question: Can Uber Deliver?

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 16, 2023

Energy, industry, transport, buildings, agriculture and land use are among the main sectors causing greenhouse gases. A drop of 10 centimeters (four inches) means about 100 fewer tons can be transported per ship. The post Climate Change and the Supply Chain appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Read more Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (December 3, 2021). The post Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (December 3, 2021) appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez. And just when.

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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. Are you communicating what’s happening in the transportation market to upper management?

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

MARCH 22, 2016

The Panama Canal expands in 2016. Shippers, carriers, and logistics service providers will need to make decisions, given the likely scenarios, about how to best serve their customers in a changing business environment. Logistics service providers can help both carriers and shippers sort through their options.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

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. Robinson evaluated how shippers, carriers, and infrastructure operators will need to respond to the changing logistics environment. In 2015, the Boston Consulting Group and C.H.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 15, 2015

All this talk about Cuba, however, sparked a question for me this week: Where does Cuba rank in logistics? The answer, according to the World Bank’s Logistics Performance Index (LPI) , is near the bottom of the list. Back in 2001, my friend and logistics expert Art Van Bodegraven traveled to Cuba as part of a logistics delegation.

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MIT Supply Chain

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

Distributing product in Brazil involves endless transportation choices. When shipping product into a country as large and complex as Brazil, the choice of transportation routes has a critical impact on supply chain costs. Spoilt for choice. A new model helps shippers to choose the best routes. Pictured is the Port of Santos, Brazil.

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Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 30, 2015

In this article, leading experts from various sectors in transportation industry will discuss transportation trends you should take a closer look. However, the end of the recession and an increase in demand for transportation services did not restore the motor carrier industry to its former state. In the U.S.,

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 13, 2023

freight and logistics industry continues to mitigate recessionary conditions and that was reinforced by the April 2023 Logistics Manager Index (LMI) reaching its lowest level lowest level in six and one-half years. The May report narrative reinforced that that “the negatives seem to outweigh the positives in the logistics industry.”

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Talking Logistics

JULY 17, 2015

Now, this week’s supply chain and logistics news, which was dominated by transportation-related items: Are Imports Moving to the East Coast? When it comes to transportation infrastructure funding, it’s the same old story. House approves $8 billion highway funding extension (The Hill). And with that, have a happy weekend!

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

Panama Canal Expansion. The Panama Canal expansion, slated for completion this spring, will impact logistics in a big way. You can read more on the topic in our recent white paper, Wide Open: How the Panama Canal Expansion Is Redrawing the Logistics Map [DK1] , which was written collaboratively with Boston Consulting Group.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 22, 2015

As 2015 comes to an end, a quick thank you to all of our readers, followers, and sponsors for another great year of learning and conversation on Talking Logistics. But it’s the positive feedback we receive regularly from supply chain and logistics professionals like you that means the most to us. – Pedro B. Top 10 Video Episodes.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

DECEMBER 5, 2014

Speakers are the SCRC meeting yesterday and today continued to speak more on the topic of transportation strategy given increasing challenges in the transportation sector, and the need for an effective transportation management strategy. Steamship companies will dedicate vessels that permanently go eastbound and westbound.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

DECEMBER 4, 2014

The 30 th SCRC meeting kicked off today with a theme on “Transportation Strategy in an Infrastructure Constrained Environment”. This is a theme that was discussed a year ago at a conference in DC on Transportation Infrastructure, over coffee with William Lucas from Caterpillar. It is also happening at border crossings such as Mexico.

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Supply Chain Opz

OCTOBER 24, 2012

Book Review: Logistics Clusters-Delivering Value and Driving Growth. Recently, Ive found the new book called " Logistics Clusters: Delivering Value and Driving Growth ". Professor Yossi Sheffi is the director and founder of Master of Engineering in Logistics Program at MIT. The Story of Logistics Clusters. "

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 13, 2016

Gilroy of Transportation Topics News , shippers are looking to the future through investment into current operations to ensure long-term success and stability. Yet, contractual parties, such as third party logistics providers ( 3PLs ) are expecting increases in freight of between 2 and 3 percent from 2015. Fleets Are Expanding.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 18, 2023

And now on to this week’s logistics news. The number of vessels waiting to cross the Panama Canal has reached 154, and slots for carriers to book passage are being reduced in an effort to manage congestion caused by ongoing drought conditions that have roiled the major shipping gateway since the spring. 11 release.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 15, 2024

And now on to this week’s logistics news. The Suez’s problems are geopolitical and those in Panama are climate-based, but both are roiling global trade. Cargo volumes through the Suez and Panama canals have plunged by more than a third. Whatever you plan to do this weekend, we wish you a Happy St. Patrick’s Day, and say Sláinte!

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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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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Labor Department indicating that warehouses and transportation companies employed 25,000 few workers in October than the year-earlier period. Some carriers who invested prior windfall profits in other non-freight and global logistics related areas may have a buffer in costs and potential offsetting revenues.

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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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Material Handling & Logistics

AUGUST 11, 2017

This acronym stands for All Water Service, which is one of the most cost-effective ways to ship your cargo, and also one of the most eco-friendly ; however, it’s also one of the slowest forms of freight transportation. The same shipment via RIPI would go through the Panama Canal and arrive at the East Coast. Inland Point Intermodal.

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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. The post World Shipping Body Toughens Their Emissions Targets appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 30, 2021

The current state of logistics is our malady. I find no agency or entity trying to find a holistic solution to global logistics. Background on Ocean Transport. Net/Net: The Panama Canal cannot handle the largest ships, and moving a vessel through the Panama canal increases the cost of a container by approximately $8,000.

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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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3PL Insights

DECEMBER 17, 2013

WILL THE PANAMA EXPANSION AFFECT YOU? by Derek Byrd – Marketing Manager, Evans Distribution Systems In 2014, the Panama Canal will complete a $5.3 3PL Freight Management Logistics Virginia' by Derek Byrd – Marketing Manager, Evans Distribution Systems In 2014, the Panama Canal will complete a $5.3

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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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