Multimodal reduces logistics costs using the Panama Canal
At Multimodal, using Logistics Intelligence, we concluded that a lot of cargo going to Asia and
produced in places near the port of Altamira, such as San Luis Potosi or Monterrey, should leave
through this port and not through the Pacific. We reached this conclusion by analyzing the costs
of land transportation and the costs of maritime transportation starting from our Port of Altamira
and using the Panama Canal. In comparison, we performed the same exercise using
Manzanillo, from where the goods travel many more kilometers. The total savings in this
exercise is 700 USD per container, in addition to avoiding risks by reducing the overland
route. And if we add to this the fact that Multimodal can match the export cargo with the import
cargo of one of our many customers, it is even more economical!
MULTIMODAL: Logistics and the Panama Canal
In Multimodal we are logistics operators that advise our customers to reduce costs, avoid delays
and reduce storage. For this reason, we have an area of Logistics Intelligence where a team of
people study the different modes of transport, logistics flows, shipping lines routes, the cost of
ports and the cost of land transport, among other factors that influence to offer the best logistics
solution, developed to suit the needs of each of our customers.
Today we will talk about the Panama Canal as an option to reduce costs and make logistics
efficient. We start from the assumption that all cargo going to China, Japan, or South Korea,
must leave through a Pacific port, Manzanillo, or Lazaro Cardenas. At Multimodal, using
Logistics Intelligence, we concluded that in many cases cargo going to Asia and produced near
the port of Altamira, such as San Luis Potosi or Monterrey, must leave through this port and not
through a Pacific port. We reached this conclusion by analyzing the costs of land transportation
and the costs of maritime transportation leaving through Altamira, using the Panama Canal, and
leaving through Manzanillo, traveling many more kilometers by road.
Here is an example:
Cargo departure location: Monterrey, Nuevo Leon.
Cargo destination: Osaka, Japan.
