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Baltimore Bridge Collapse: An Opportunity to Reinforce the Importance of Supply Chain Resilience

Logistics Viewpoints

The port handles about 11 million tons of cargo per year, including automobiles, containers, coal, and farm products. For example, a redundant supply chain may have safety stocks, contingency contracts, multiple sourcing, and diversified networks to ensure the availability and continuity of supply.

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Interoceanic Passages

Abivin

It is standard procedure to unload some Mediterranean-bound ships and use the Sumed pipeline to move the excess cargo. billion of its total revenue in the fiscal year 2014, placing it as the third-largest source of income in the nation. billion tons of cargo (as of 2020). meters in 2008 as opposed to 22.5 meters in 2001.

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Managing Supply Chains Through Tariff Confusion and Chaos

Cathy Roberson

Let’s not forget, the need to stay on top of the latest news from reputable sources will be important as well. For example, Trump threatened tariffs and sanctions on Colombia to punish it for earlier refusing to accept military flights carrying deportees as part of his immigration crackdown. And with the U.S.