a big step or a small leap? the panama canal expansion and global supply chains
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A Big Step or a Small Leap? The Panama Canal Expansion and Global Supply Chains. Jean-Paul Rodrigue Professor, Dept. of Global Studies & Geography, Hofstra University, New York, USA. Ship Happens…. Factors Guiding our Steps. Global Trends: The Proverbial Elephant in the Living (Board) Room. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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A Big Step or a Small Leap?The Panama Canal Expansion and Global Supply Chains
Jean-Paul Rodrigue
Professor, Dept. of Global Studies & Geography, Hofstra University, New York, USA
Ship Happens…
Factors Guiding our Steps
Elephants
Paradigms
Funnels
Global Trends: The Proverbial Elephant in the Living (Board) Room
Multiplying Effects of Derived Demand on Container Transport Peaking?
1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010100
1,000
10,000
Global Trade and Container Throughput (1970=100)Container Throughput(520.4 Millions TEU)
GDP in current USD($63.4 Trillion)
Exports in current USD($15.2 Trillion)
World Population(6.84 Billions)
China: The Largest Bubble in History?
Iron OreCement
EggsPorkCoalSteelLead
CopperZinc
AluminumNickel
RiceChickens
SoybeansPopulation
WheatGDP (PPP)
OilCattle
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%
54.4%
53.6%
53.6%
49.6%
46.9%
45.8%
42.1%
39.5%
38.2%
34.6%
31.9%
30.2%
25.2%
24.9%
19.7%
16.6%
13.6%
10.4%
6.1%
1.9%
2.1%
7.8%
8.4%
15.2%
4.8%
13.7%
9.1%
1.8%
8.7%
10.1%
0.9%
11.3%
19.9%
4.5%
4.9%
19.7%
21.7%
6.8%Share of the World Commodity Consumption, China and United States, c2009/10
ChinaUnited States
Rebalancing in demand
The Third Oil Shock UnfoldingJa
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0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140West Texas Intermediate, Monthly Nominal Spot Oil Price (1970-
2011)
First Oil Shock
Second Oil Shock
Third Oil Shock
Rebalancing in input costs
Global Trade Stalling? (and diverging)
Jan-91
Nov-91
Sep-92Jul-9
3
May-94
Mar-95
Jan-96
Nov-96
Sep-97Jul-9
8
May-99
Mar-00
Jan-01
Nov-01
Sep-02Jul-0
3
May-04
Mar-05
Jan-06
Nov-06
Sep-07Jul-0
8
May-09
Mar-10
Jan-11
Nov-110.0
50.0
100.0
150.0
200.0
250.0CPB World Trade Index, 1991-2011 (volume)
World TradeImports (Advanced Economies)Exports (Emerging Economies)
The Usual Suspects Shifting to Lower Gears
Jan-06
Apr-06Jul-0
6
Oct-06
Jan-07
Apr-07Jul-0
7
Oct-07
Jan-08
Apr-08Jul-0
8
Oct-08
Jan-09
Apr-09Jul-0
9
Oct-09
Jan-10
Apr-10Jul-1
0
Oct-10
Jan-11
Apr-11Jul-1
1
Oct-11
50
75
100
125
150
175
200
225
250
275
300
325
350Monthly Value of Exports or Imports, Selected Traders, 2006-
2011 (Jan 2006=100)
Japan (Exports)
Korea (Exports)
Germany (Exports)
Canada (Exports)
USA (Imports)
Latin American Traders Shifting to Higher Gear
Jan-06
Apr-06Jul-0
6
Oct-06
Jan-07
Apr-07Jul-0
7
Oct-07
Jan-08
Apr-08Jul-0
8
Oct-08
Jan-09
Apr-09Jul-0
9
Oct-09
Jan-10
Apr-10Jul-1
0
Oct-10
Jan-11
Apr-11Jul-1
1
Oct-11
50
75
100
125
150
175
200
225
250
275
300
325
350 Monthly Value of Exports, Selected Latin American Traders, 2006-2011 (Jan 2006=100)
Chile (Exports)
Peru (Exports)
Brazil (Exports)
Argentina (Exports)
Colombia (Exports)
The Elephants…
Energy and Resources
Debt and sovereign defaults
Aging & HealthCare
Ports and Maritime Shipping in a Paradigm
An Expected Shift in Containerization Growth Factors
Derived
Economic and income growth
Globalization (outsourcing)
Fragmentation of production and consumption
Substitution
Functional and geographical
diffusion
New niches (commodities
and cold chain)
Capture of bulk and break-bulk
markets
Incidental
Trade imbalances
Repositioning of empty containers
Induced
Transshipment (hub, relay and
interlining)
World’s Major Container Ports, 2010
Geography of production and consumptionGateways and intermediary hubs dynamics
Gateways and Transshipment Hubs: Different Dynamics Monthly Container Traffic (Jan 2005 =100)
Ports and Maritime Shipping in the “Post-Bubble” Period: An Enduring Cognitive Dissonance?
Supply Demand
Maritime Shipping
Port Operations
Financialisation (dumb money)
Paradigm
Shift in economic geography
Linear inference
Macroeconomic shifts
Changes in shipping network configuration
(gateways vs transshipment)
Supply Chain Differentiation: Selective Performance Preferences
Costs (38%)Stability of the cost structure.Relation with the cargo being carried.
Time (12%)Influence inventory carrying costs and inventory cycle time.Routing options in relation to value / perishability.
Reliability (43%)Stability of the distribution schedule.Reliability can mitigate time.
Reliability Remains Somewhat Elusive…
-4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 100%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
0.4% 1.1% 1.7%7.0%
45.3%
19.3%
9.1%5.3% 4.0% 1.6% 1.5% 1.7% 1.3% 0.5% 0.2%
Schedule Reliability in Container Shipping, 2010
TotalAsia/EuropeTransatlanticTranspacific
Difference from ETA in days (ETA=0)
Shar
e of
Por
t Cal
ls
Some Key Issues in Liner Shipping
Renewed risk for overcapacity.
18,000 TEU vessels and their
ramifications on ports.
Slow steaming: using a green argument to
hide a green ($) bottom line?
Overcapacity absorbing potential is
weakening
Impact of bunker price evolution and
low-sulphur fuel
The Six Flags Index…
0
2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
12,000 Baltic Dry Index, Monthly Value, 2000-2012
Enjoy the ride
New supply above demand growth
The North American East and West Coasts Dominate…
Millions
… but Growth has Shifted to South America / The Caribbean
Million TEUs
Panama Canal Expansion: Triangles and Funnels
Transshipment Volume and Incidence by Major Ports, 2007-09
Asia – Mediterranean CorridorCaribbean Transshipment Triangle
East Asia Cluster
Northern Range
Transshipment in the Caribbean: From A Triangle to a Funnel
63.1%
4.9%
16.4%
15.6%
Economies of scale involve less tolerance for deviation
Components of the Logistics Performance Index, Selected Latin American Countries, 2010
The Inland Logistics Funnel: The “Last Mile” in Freight Distribution
CapacityFunnel
FrequencyFunnel
CapacityGap
Economies of scale
FrequencyGap
FORELAND
HINTERLAND
Main Shipping Lane
Inland Terminal
INTERMEDIATE HUB
GATEWAY
Atomization
Massification
Emerging Global Maritime Freight Transport System: Changes in Routing and Density?
Macroeconomic Factors (Elephants)
Operational Factors (Funnels)
Competitive Factors (Paradigms)