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The VF Corporation Invested in Supply Chain Agility Before COVID Made “Agility” the New Buzzword

Logistics Viewpoints

Those goods flowed through three regional hubs – in Singapore, Panama City, Panama and Stabio, Switzerland – to 49 distribution centers, 24 of which VF operates. Goods move through 25 ports of entry into North America and 10 in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Achieving Agility with Regional Supply Chains.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 20 – 26)

Logistics Viewpoints

A severe drought affecting the Panama Canal is forcing container vessels to lighten their loads and pay higher fees, with further increases in the cost of shipping cargo through the canal expected this summer.

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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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November 15, 2023 Update

Freightos

New transit reductions in the Panama Canal are already causing increases in congestion , and impacting some perishables trade between South and North America, though large container carriers have so far not been impacted strongly. Transatlantic rates increased 9% last week, but at $1,108/FEU remain 43% lower than in 2019.

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Maersk Announces New Asia/US East Coast String

Supply Chain Brain

North America, an integrated container logistics company, has announced the start of a new service linking ports in Vietnam and China with the US East Coast via the Panama Canal, starting in May 2021. Maersk Inc.

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How Will Climate Change Impact Supply Chains in 2024?

Resilinc

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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More Challenges for the Transportation Network: Day 2 of the SCRC Meeting

Supply Chain View from the Field

For example, the widening of the Panama Canal will change the conditions here in North Carolina, as enormous container ships will be circumnavigating the globe. And in Panama a huge transshipment area will grow where they will will do break bulk, put cargo onto smaller ships and send to North America.