New technological tools improve logistics processes by generating visualizations that map in detail thousands of assets identifying cost trends, performance along maritime, land and air routes among others.
New technological tools, such as GIS, Big Data, mobile devices, and artificial intelligence, accumulate huge data sets within the logistics processes of any business, so using the right techniques, it is possible to improve operations and generate visualizations that can show a detailed mapping of thousands of assets worldwide, thus being able to identify cost trends, yields along maritime, land and air routes, compare historical arrival and departure times of carriers, among many others.
Building specialized docks for the auxiliary marine industry and increasing the capacity to deliver quickly by air are some of the challenges that Panama will face in the coming years.
The Panamanian economy depends heavily on the logistics sector, but currently faces new challenges because of the increasing competition from other regional players who offer better costs in managing cargo on a large scale.
The government announced that it is studying the feasibility of the project based on an electric train, and some companies have expressed interest in a possible freight service between the port and the greater metropolitan area.
The Ministry of Foreign Trade (Comex) and the authorities of the Instituto Costarricense de Ferrocarriles (Incofer) announced that for funding for the possible launch of the train they will evaluate "...
An announcement has been made of the opening of a new daily nonstop flight for international freight traveling to and from San Jose International Airport.
From a press release issued by Fedex Express:
MIAMI (Florida) August 28, 2014 - FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) and the company of the world's largest express transportation today announced the arrival on 4 August of the first FedEx cargo plane Boeing Express- 757F- to Costa Rica in order to provide a direct service for international shipments. Formerly served by smaller aircraft, the growing Costa Rican market is being leveraged with increased capacity and the best collection schedules in the market, with next day delivery to Miami and the rest of the United States.
Transport ministers have approved a document setting out traffic controls and a regional agreement on driving on roads with weights and dimensions for commercial vehicles.
The Minister of Public Works in El Salvador, Gerson Martinez, said "... it is a single manual for the entire region, including signs, symbols, (road) markings, because if each country has different signs, then it generates
New DHL trade routes include: from Qingdao, China to Santos, Brazil; from Le Havre, France to Veracruz, Mexico; from Miami, USA. to Colon, Panama; and from Hong Kong, China to Managua, Nicaragua.
From a press release published in Dhl.com.mx:
DHL Global Forwarding, the specialist in air and maritime transport which is part of Deutsche Post DHL, has announced the launch of four new direct routes for shipments of consolidated loads (LCL) to countries throughout Latin America. The new trade routes include: from Qingdao, China to Santos, Brazil; from Le Havre, France to Veracruz, Mexico; from Miami, USA. to Colon, Panama; and from Hong Kong, China to Managua, Nicaragua. With the opening of these new routes for LCL in the months of May and June, DHL customers have benefited from shorter transit, better rates and lowering of their carbon footprint.
A new weekly service by APL will go to Valparaiso, Callao, Buenaventura, Balboa, Manzanillo, Jacksonville, New York, and Charleston.
An article on Prensa.com reports that the head of Latin America Markets for APL, Efrain Osorio said that "... this new service will provide a faster journey time for the U.S. market for reefers and dry goods, with modern equipment and priority for handling refrigerated cargo. "
Starting from May 15, rates will be raised on goods transported to the Far East, the Middle East, the Indian subcontinent and the East Coast of South America.
Beginning May 15, the Danish shipping company Maersk Line said its rates for the Far East (excluding Japan), the Middle East and the Sub Indian continent will see an overall increase of $500 per 20-foot container and $1,000 per container measuring 40 feet, 40 feet HC, and 45 feet of dry cargo.
Nicaraguan products will be able to go directly to the ports of Costa Rica and Panama at less cost than by land.
The new Naviera Mercante Nicaragüense (Namenic) will have a direct sea connection from the Port of Corinto with Costa Rica and Panama. The aim is to speed up freight, which currently enters or exits by land as well as lowering the cost of transporting goods.
A tilapia producer is saving 10-15% exporting from Liberia Airport, where airlines offer their warehouses with 20% discount.
This week the tilapia processing plant Terrapez made its first exports through Daniel Oduber Airport in Liberia, Costa Rica.
In the first month the company expects to send through this route 20% of the 30 tons per day of fish sold to the U.S., said Ronald Gomez, head of the logistics company belonging to the Costa Rican conglomerate Aqua Corporación Internacional (ACI).
The Taiwanese shipping company Evergreen Line has announced agreements with three regional carriers to open new routes to Latin America.
In a statement, Evergreen Marine said it will cooperate in partnership with Taiwan's Wan Hai Lines Ltd., Singapore's Pacific International Lines (PIL) and the Chinese group COSCO to offer this new regular service, starting on 4th May.
Administrators of Costa Rica's Caribbean ports have announced less vessel traffic, increased cargo movement and closing 2012 without profits but also without any losses.
According to an article in Nacion.com 2011 up to September Japdeva attended to 1792 merchant ships, unlike in 2012, which reported a decline of 8.25%, with a total of 1,644 ships served.
Measuring the volume of ships and the number of other ports it links to, the Panama Canal is the world's leading maritime hub.
A map showing a year's worth of the world's shipping routes traced by GPS.
Scientists have produced the first map showing all the world's shipping routes, based on actual voyages. A team has reconstructed a year's worth of travel itineraries from 16.693 cargo ships using data from LLoyd's Register Fairplay and the Automatic Identification system, which tracks vessels using VHF and GPS.