This study attempts to fit a global demand model for soybean traffic through the Panama Canal using Ordinary Least Square. Most of the soybean cargo through the interoceanic waterway is loaded on the U.S. Gulf and East Coast ports -mainly destined to East Asia, especially China-, and represented...

The separation of the country of Panama from what was then known as Gran Colombia was a conflict that was fueled mainly by third party interests and mutual benefits for Panama and the United States. The United States mediated and intervened within the political independence of Panama from...

A presentation of the new Panama Canal (opening in 2016) in the context of global economic change, containerized shipping technologies and a worldwide multi-modal shipping system. Five determinants are identified to assess the prospects of Panamanian centrality in global shipping over the coming...

The Erie Canal was a mammoth public works project undertaken largely because the scope of the investment was beyond what a private firm could manage during the early 19th century. As with most public works, there were ample opportunities for public officials to realize private gains from the...

We investigate whether Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities help reduce supply chain disruption risks thanks to supply source diversification strategy-building. The Suez Canal obstruction in March 2021 by the Ever Given container ship provides the empirical setup to identify firms...