By Jean-Paul Rodrigue. The expansion of the Panama Canal comes with the expectation that larger ships will call Central American and Caribbean ports, but in many cases port infrastructure is lacking.
"The Logistics Agenda in Paraguay" (August 2012) is the first in a series of reports that will describe the history and current situation of logistics in Latin American and Caribbean countries.
The main theme of the seminar was the importance of data on transport and logistics. Without it, public sector planning takes place based on uncertainty, while the private sector makes blind operating and investment decisions.
By Jean-Paul Rodrigue. Port authorities and terminal operators increasingly look at the hinterland to support their core business, a strategy labeled as port regionalization.