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Four Risk Mitigation Actions for Weathering a Stormy Market

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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. Robinson.

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East and West Coast Ports to Battle for U.S. Region After Panama Canal Expansion

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Region After Panama Canal Expansion.Transportfolio. Since the Panama Canal is scheduled to open this Sunday, June 26, we wanted to share it with you again. They stand to see the greatest advantage from the Panama Canal expansion. These observations were made in the white paper by Boston Consulting Group and C.H.

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East and West Coast Ports to Battle for U.S. Region After Panama Canal Expansion

CH Robinson Transportfolio

They stand to see the greatest advantage from the Panama Canal expansion. These observations were made in the white paper by Boston Consulting Group and C.H. Robinson, Wide Open: How the Panama Canal Expansion is Redrawing the Logistics Map. Source: Boston Consulting Group. Houston and New Orleans-Gulfport.

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New Panama Canal Options: Running the Numbers with a TMS

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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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