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Supply Chain Matters
DECEMBER 6, 2023
which is attributable to Q4 holiday sales and the subsequent dips in Warehousing Capacity (+3.6) and Transportation Capacity (+5.2) and slowdown in Warehousing Utilization (-14.0) and Transportation Utilization (-10.7). That trending, along with the latest U.S. That trending, along with the latest U.S.
Logistics Viewpoints
MAY 26, 2023
The responsibility for container safety is shared across the supply chain, with solutions for safer container transport including proper packing, stowage, and securing of containers, and reporting of correct weight. Rainfall was less than 50 percent of normal from February to April near the canal and the lakes that feed it.
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Supply Chain Shaman
DECEMBER 30, 2021
Background on Ocean Transport. I also laugh when newscasters quip, “Just move west coast ships through the Panama Canal…” With new locks in 2016, the Panama Canal is able to handle vessels with an overall length of 366 m (1201 feet), 49 meters beam (increased by the Canal Authority effective 1 June 2018 to 51.25
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. In the short term, drought-conditions that continue in the waters surrounding the Panama Canal continue to face long waits for traversing, or potential detours.
Logistics Viewpoints
AUGUST 18, 2023
Full-to-bursting warehouses means fewer orders for manufacturers, which translates into lower levels of business activity and, ultimately, weaker growth. The massive pileup is a result of water conservation measures the Panama Canal Authority deployed in late July due to drought. And now on to this week’s logistics news.
MIT Supply Chain
MARCH 5, 2015
But the implications of this standoff between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) and the Pacific Maritime Association go beyond idle ships and stranded freight containers. The result was the creation of multiple manufacturing plants in the US South, dwindling union clout, and bankruptcies at General Motors and Chrysler.
Supply Chain Shaman
DECEMBER 30, 2021
Background on Ocean Transport. Returning containers is an ongoing issue resulting in some manufacturers investigating a return to break-bulk shipping (container free). 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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