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On August 15, 1914, the US Ancon, an American cargo and passenger ship, became the first ship to pass through the Panama Canal, which more than one hundred years later is still widely considered the greatest engineering achievement in history. The Canal’s opening was the culmination of eleven years of difficult construction work at a […]
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Supply chain challenges have dominated news stories during the second half of 2021. These problems have been blamed on the global pandemic, staff shortages at ports, logistical failures, manufacturing delays, shortages of cargo containers, and more. The enormity of the ocean freight transport industry is not often discussed or reported on, yet global economies rely on […]
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