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A Gloomy Future for the Port of Los Angeles?

The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

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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Ocean Freight Routing Terms Explained

Material Handling & Logistics

For example, a shipment from China to the East Coast would go through the Panama Canal to reach its destination and vice versa. . This term is used to describe an intermodal freight service that utilizes ocean and truck or rail to transport to another port location, for example, a shipment coming from Shanghai to New York via Long Beach.

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Port of Los Angeles: Disintermediation and Other Risks

The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

  The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are vital to the LA economy, not only because they provide a significant number of jobs in the shipping and logistics industries, but also because they give the city itself a competitive edge with regard to shipping times and transportation costs when it comes to operating a global businesses here. .

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Disappointing April Container Volumes Keep LA and Long Beach In The Red For 2015

Elementum

Ports Of LA and Long Beach Fail To Continue Record Setting Growth. The ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles continue to deal with the after-effects of February’s total port shutdowns, reporting mixed container volume growth for April. Long Beach managed to continuing an upwards trend, posting a modest 7.9%

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Gridlock at US Ports is Reshaping the Supply Chain

RFgen

Mayor of Long Beach, California Robert Garcia believes business should return to normal at all U.S. Long Beach and Los Angeles – approximately 24 miles apart – are the two largest container ports in the U.S. West Coast ports in about three months.

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Gridlock at US Ports is Reshaping the Supply Chain

RFgen

Mayor of Long Beach, California Robert Garcia believes business should return to normal at all U.S. Long Beach and Los Angeles – approximately 24 miles apart – are the two largest container ports in the U.S. West Coast ports in about three months.

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You Should Be Worried. Supply Chains Are Not OK. Let’s Lock Arms To Drive Change

Supply Chain Shaman

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. 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.