Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

As I pointed out in the first part of this article, two of the world’s most vital maritime chokepoints — the Suez Canal and the Panama Canal — are experiencing serious challenges. a severe drought, which began last year in Panama, is disrupting canal operations. Unfortunately. ” How bad have things become?

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Resilinc

AUGUST 30, 2023

What’s happening in the Panama Canal 2023? The Panama Canal, a crucial 50-mile waterway that six percent of all global trade passes through, faced major traffic jams this month due to a historic drought. How long will the Panama Canal drought last? Which countries are impacted by the Panama Canal drought?

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 30, 2021

Value networks do not interoperate and the business leader trying to track shipments must manually sync multiple data sources to get to answers. 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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Talking Logistics

MARCH 15, 2024

Those messages have been a source of strength and inspiration for me during my recovery. That’s how I feel today, thanks to the many messages of love and support I have received from friends and colleagues in the industry following my surgery. Thank you for thinking of me and reaching out.

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TMC

DECEMBER 8, 2016

New Panama Canal Options: Running the Numbers with a TMS.Connect by TMC. When the expanded Panama Canal opened this June, a new set of routes became available for shippers and beneficial cargo owners (BCOs). As described in my previous blog post , the enlarged Panama Canal can handle container ships up to 13,000 TEUs in size.

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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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The Network Effect

FEBRUARY 12, 2015

Source: Vox.com. These massive ships are also behind the current project to widen the Panama Canal. Essentially, larger boats mean lower prices per container, which means lower prices for the consumer. To accommodate these boats, ports have been rebuilt, and dockyards and equipment have had to be modified or even invented.

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MIT Supply Chain

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

A DSS-based model synthesizes information from a wide range of sources and help managers to make decisions. An example of the results is a network that involves shipments from a cargo consolidation center in Panama to a port in southwestern Brazil and an airport in the central portion of the country. The model performed two key tasks.

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EcoVadis

APRIL 19, 2016

The mind-boggling number of names and companies ensnared in the Panama Papers scandal leaves many people wondering if they might know or work with any of the entities on the list, and whether it means they are doing anything unethical, or breaking any laws. EcoVadis customers may be wondering if any companies on the Panama Papers list (e.g.

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Resilinc

JANUARY 31, 2024

Diversify your supplier base Single sourcing presents a huge risk for companies in all industries, especially as geopolitical disruptions are on the rise. AI-powered supply chain monitoring helps companies sift through millions of news sources to uncover potential supply chain disruptions as soon as possible—saving managers time and money.

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Freightos

NOVEMBER 11, 2015

If you prefer to find the news yourself, head over to our free roundup of nearly 100 digital logistics and supply chain news sources. The ramifications of the restructuring of China’s economy, freight innovation, re-shoring, widening the Panama Canal, and the new super-size ships are all covered. Prefer the summary? Keep reading.

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The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

AUGUST 8, 2016

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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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JANUARY 19, 2022

Many businesses in the US, and elsewhere, were sourcing their componentry from China. This is to avoid more costly routes such as the Panama Canal or taking the long haul around the tip of Africa or South America. When China shut down operations in a bid to contain Covid-19, supply chains ran out of material. Shipping challenges.

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DELMIA Quintiq

AUGUST 30, 2016

Take the example of the crossing of Panama Canal. The other source of congestion is due to pilots and tugboats. There is too much reliance on empirical experience embedded into simplistic heuristic technique of finding fast solutions at the cost of precision. Complexities in achieving planning precision. People and asset allocation.

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Supply Chain Opz

OCTOBER 24, 2012

Based on my literature search, solution methods can be classified as below, - Analysis of demand/supply data: company needs to gather the data then determine if they want to have a facility location near source of supply, near demand points or something in between. Chapter 2: Florence which is one type of clusters are examined.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 29, 2024

Included in this update are topics related to the Panama Canal along with increased import tariffs for EV vehicles produced and exported from China. container traffic travels through the Panama Canal every year. This was because of the low water levels in the staging basin area. It is estimated that forty percent of all U.S.

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The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

JULY 21, 2014

Several key threats are noteworthy: Competition: Panama Canal expansion: it's expected to be completed in 2015; there's already been some debate about how it will affect LA, for instance, an LA Times article in 2011 predicted a 25% decrease in business for LA. Nicaragua is considering building its own canal.

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Resilinc

JANUARY 15, 2024

East Coast ports, even though most cargo from Asia to the East Coast typically travels across the Pacific and through the Panama Canal. Scanning over 104 million sources and sites worldwide, 24/7—so you can save time and act quickly. The disruptions primarily affect U.S. Retailers are reporting delays of up to two weeks.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 20, 2023

The Related Concern The related concern is the ongoing drought conditions in the areas surrounding the Panama Canal which for weeks have restricted the volume of vessels that can transit this canal because of the low water levels in the staging basin area. container traffic travels through the Panama Canal every year.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

DECEMBER 4, 2014

The expansion of Panama has shifted shipments from West Coast to East Coast, but only Norfolk and Baltimore can handle these larger ships – and this will result in longer berths where will the funding be coming from for these port expansions – and it is something that is happening, but we aren’t sure how to handle it.

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Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 30, 2015

for example, many of the east coast ports have expanded exponentially over the past decade in preparation for the Panama Canal expansion; however, it is unclear whether increased activity in the canal will lead to more business for these ports. In the U.S., In the rail sector, the big issue is capacity.

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Supply Chain Movement

MAY 3, 2016

From local truck transportation to global supply chain management systems, from produce sourcing to consulting based on practical experience to outsourcing, C.H. Integrated technology gathers data from all parts of the supply chain and provides full visibility to orders and costs. Netherlands Antilles. New Caledonia. New Zealand. Philippines.

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 8, 2015

Walmart Charging Vendors for Inventory, The Panama Canal is Filling Up, Apparel Companies See Africa as Next Source of Low Costs, China Stock Market Tumbling, Impacts to Follow

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

As we have noted in this thread of updates, to a further extent, shipments from Asia eastward that traverse the Panama Canal are an important added backdrop to ocean transport disruption impacts. In parallel is the assessing of the related restricted ship transit volumes surrounding the Panama Canal because of low water levels.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 13, 2023

Now we have labour disruptions and the Panama Canal drought, which in normal circumstances would lead to an uptick in freight rates as they adsorb effective capacity, but any significant price effect is now highly doubtful in the current market.” This survey was conducted in May among participants in the global freight forwarding community.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 3, 2024

However, the lessons garnered during the pandemic will likely drive inventory management toward less of a dependency on global-wide sourcing and more toward product postponement sourcing and customer fulfillment strategies. Truck and rail transportation movements across the Mexico and U.S.

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Supply Chain Movement

MAY 11, 2016

By consolidating at the source, several shipments can be combined into one, thereby reducing the number of shipments even before the shipments arrive at the Logistics Service Provider (LSP). Supply Chain Movement and software vendor Eyefreight have developed this checklist to provide to pinpoint the key drivers of Freight Spend Management.

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Supply Chain Movement

JANUARY 21, 2016

However, there must be consensus within the organisation about definitions and the right source of information for important reports. S&OP fosters clear and unambiguous communication and this strengthens teamwork. Answer the 10 questions below to gain insight into the current added value and the potential of S&OP for your company. >>Please

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Supply Chain Movement

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

The sourcing department is challenged by increasing compliancy issues. Netherlands Antilles. New Caledonia. New Zealand. Norfolk Island. Northern Mariana Islands. Palestinian Territory, Occupied. Papua New Guinea. Philippines. Puerto Rico. Russian Federation. Saint Helena. Saint Kitts and Nevis. Challenges for high-tech supply chain.

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Supply Chain Movement

DECEMBER 11, 2015

Sourcing from far-flung countries such as China is leading to growing uncertainty about the actual supply of purchase orders. Netherlands Antilles. New Caledonia. New Zealand. Norfolk Island. Northern Mariana Islands. Palestinian Territory, Occupied. Papua New Guinea. Philippines. Puerto Rico. Russian Federation. Saint Helena.

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TMC

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

Although container shipping is in dire straits with several other lines at risk of failure or in the throes of restructurings, it is by no means the only source of unpredictability in freight markets. Consider, for example, the Panama Canal puzzle. but choosing the optimum route is not necessarily straightforward.

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Supply Chain Movement

MARCH 14, 2016

The benefits of utilising modern-day FTAs include fewer customs duties, less red tape, access to public tenders, sourcing opportunities, investment opportunities and more transparent business conditions. It lays the foundation for gradual alignment of norms and standards, including on food safety and technical regulations. New Caledonia.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 5, 2024

We view such an indicator as clear evidence that sourcing for lowest cost manufacturing is again apparent among multi-industry supply networks. For the first time in many months, report authors identified export order demands originating countries as being Australia, Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, China, Europe, Indonesia and the United States.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 10, 2023

Thus, de-carbonization mitigation efforts become more focused on supply chain strategy and policy actions along with product sourcing and transportation movement efforts weighted toward de-carbonization. Be prepared for a more urgent yet pragmatic approach by businesses and governments on accelerated global warming evidence.

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Precoro

MARCH 22, 2023

Such an interruption can affect any of the supply chain steps, often involving sourcing of raw materials, production, and distribution of goods or services. Adopt multi-sourcing Dependence on one supplier for critical inputs can form a single source of failure. Diversify your suppliers.

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ThroughPut

MAY 9, 2024

A resilient supply chain has great visibility and the agility to shift sourcing, manufacturing and distribution activities around fairly rapidly. You can improve supply chain resilience by reducing redundancy, building flexibility, adopting digitized processes, identifying vulnerabilities and creating a single source of truth.

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Elementum

AUGUST 2, 2022

Countries like Panama, trade US dollars domestically.) However, outside the emergence of a newly discovered technology or energy source, an economic boom seems unlikely at this time. For example, companies who export oil are paid in dollars. Cash reserves. 59% of all foreign bank reserves are denominated in U.S.

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