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How could Panama Canal restrictions affect supply chains?
A cap on canal transits could reroute millions of tons of cargo. Different sectors face different choices. The situations at the Panama Canal and Suez Canal are rapidly evolving and inherently uncertain. As a result, this article and the data and analysis it sets out should be treated as a best-efforts perspective at a specific point in time, which seeks to help inform discussion and decisions. The article does not set out economic or geopolitical forecasts and should not be treated as doing so.
How could Panama Canal restrictions affect supply chains?
A cap on canal transits could reroute millions of tons of cargo. Different sectors face different choices. The situations at the Panama Canal and Suez Canal are rapidly evolving and inherently uncertain. As a result, this article and the data and analysis it sets out should be treated as a best-efforts perspective at a specific point in time, which seeks to help inform discussion and decisions. The article does not set out economic or geopolitical forecasts and should not be treated as doing so.
Navigating the current disruption in containerized logistics
Global supply chains have seen unprecedented disruption, and container freight rates are at record highs. COVID-19 led to a boom in US containerized consumer goods demand, causing congestion, and reducing effective container logistics capacity. (Image © Pixabay) By David Dierker, Ezra Greenberg, Steve Saxon, Tewodros Tiruneh Global supply chains have seen unprecedented disruption, and container freight rates are at record highs.
The multi-billion-dollar paper jam: Unlocking trade by digitalizing documentation
Trade documentation is a paper-intensive and resource-consuming process. An electronic bill of lading could save $6.5 billion in direct costs and enable $40 billion in global trade. Imagine you’re a cargo owner in the year 1450. You hand over your goods to the ship that will carry them across the world, and are presented with a bill of lading—a piece of paper stating what you’re shipping, where it comes from, and where it’s heading.
Navigating the current disruption in containerized logistics
Global supply chains have seen unprecedented disruption, and container freight rates are at record highs. COVID-19 led to a boom in US containerized consumer goods demand, causing congestion, and reducing effective container logistics capacity. Global container shipping rates have, on average, increased to four to five times their 2019 levels while some spot markets have seen even higher rates.
Navigating the current disruption in containerized logistics
Container freight rates will remain elevated throughout most of 2022 while the containerized logistics disruption persists. This article presents future scenarios that could help shippers in planning and offers levers to navigate through the disruption to emerge stronger. Global supply chains have seen unprecedented disruption, and container freight rates are at record highs.
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