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Study Abroad in PanamaJuly 2011

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SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPICenter for Logistics, Trade and TransportationAndCollege of Business

Study Abroad in PanamaCoordinated by

Dr. Tulio SulbaranTel: 601-266-6419 - Email: tulio.sulbaran@usm.edu

1Ce THE UNIVERSITY OF

SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI

Jul 2012

COMPARING THE PANAMA CANAL EXPANSION WITH THE EXPANSION OF

MISSISSIPPI’S PORTS OF GULFPORT AND PASCAGOULA

Presented by:Emerson B. Toledo

Tel: 601-307-7109 - Email: emersontoledo@hotmail.com

Center for Logistics, Trade and TransportationandCollege of Business

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Video Preamble

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Outline

1- Introduction

2- Information/Data Collection Approach

3- Case Study

4- Results and Results ImpactSimilaritiesDifferences

5- Summary

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Introduction

Compare: - Panama Canal Expansion - Port of Gulfport - Port of Pascagoula

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Introduction

Panama Canal: - Serves a critical role in the U.S. global economy of

trade. - Impacts most U.S. ports – “from the West Coast to

the East Coast to the Gulf Coast.”

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Introduction

Focus:- Expansions – Panama Canal & Mississippi’s Ports

(Gulfport & Pascagoula)- Increases in imports and exports- Infrastructure improvements

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Information/ Data Collection Approach

Internet Search: - Google:

- Keywords: - Panama Canal Expansion - History of the Panama Canal- Port of Gulfport- Port of Pascagoula

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Internet Search: - Databases:

- Impact of Panama Canal Expansion on the U.S. Intermodal System

- The Panama Canal Expansion and SLC State Ports

- Mississippi State Port Authority at Gulfport- Port of Pascagoula

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Face-To-Face Interview: - Alfredo Mejia – Senior Policy Advisor for the Gulfport-

Biloxi International Airport.

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Face-To-Face Interview Questions:

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Case Study

The Panama Canal: - The waterway between the Pacific and Atlantic - Expansion goals and outcomes- Expansion benefits

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Case Study

Ports of Gulfport & Pascagoula: - Investments- Expansion and modernization

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Results and Results Impact

Comparing key elements of the Panama Canal expansion with the expansion of Mississippi’s maritime ports

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Similarities:

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Differences:

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Why are such results important?

Similarities?

Differences?

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Summary

- Overall impact of the expansion of the Panama Canal

- Overall impact of the expansion of Mississippi’s ports (Gulfport & Pascagoula)

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THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPIfounded in 1910

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