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Panama: The Logistics Engine of Latin America with Demo Perez

The Logistics of Logistics

Panama offers significant cost advantages over Miami for logistics operations, particularly in real estate and labor costs, while serving the Americas region effectively due to its strategic location.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 27 – May 3)

Logistics Viewpoints

After Wednesday night’s blowout of the Miami Heat, the Celtics won their opening round series and had me in a good spot. Postal Service is considering changes to how it works with key shipping partners, a move experts say could challenge service levels and pressure delivery prices.

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The GoBolt Story with Mark Ang

The Logistics of Logistics

GoBolt provide a technology-driven, customer-centric and sustainable approach to fulfillment, including reliable warehousing, pick and pack, shipping, and last-mile delivery. GoBolt currently has locations in Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, Calgary, and Vancouver, New York, Miami, Houston, and Los Angeles.

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Supply Chain Risk Management: Could You Face a Category 4 Supply Chain Disaster?

Kinaxis

Starting with Miami, this port primarily handles containerized cargo with small amounts of breakbulk, vehicles and industrial equipment. As if the situation wasn’t bad enough, Hanjin, the huge shipping company, was already in bankruptcy as of early September and putting a delay in the arrival of goods well before the hurricane.

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This Week in Logistics News (June 5 – 11)

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MIT spin-off ISEE brings autonomous trucks to shipping yards. Late last Friday, the US Air Force launched a new rocket cargo program with the Space Force to study the use of commercial spacecraft to ship supplies around the world, and they may look to NASA’s lunar lander program for ideas. US trade deficit dips to $68.9

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Capacity Crunch Factors: What Causes a Capacity Crunch?

GlobalTranz

Unbelievably, the capacity crunch is back the shipping headlines. Now, the shipping and transportation industry faces unprecedented capacity problems, and the upcoming ELD implementation deadline will exacerbate the issue. A shipping capacity crunch is not a once-in-a-lifetime event. In April 2017, William B. Gross of JOC.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 11 – 17)

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The companies said Wednesday that the collaboration will use Ford Escape hybrids with Argo AI technology for Walmart deliveries in Miami, the District of Columbia and Austin, Texas. Walmart is expanding its self-driving vehicle program to include Ford Motor and Argo AI, an autonomous car start-up backed by the automaker.