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Study Abroad in PanamaJuly 2011
THE UNIVERSITY OF
SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPICenter for Logistics, Trade and TransportationAndCollege of Business
Study Abroad in PanamaCoordinated by
Dr. Tulio SulbaranTel: 601-266-6419 - Email: [email protected]
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: [email protected]
Center for Logistics, Trade and TransportationandCollege of Business
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Video Preamble
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SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPICenter for Logistics, Trade and TransportationAndCollege of Business
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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Information/ Data Collection Approach
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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Information/ Data Collection Approach
Face-To-Face Interview: - Alfredo Mejia – Senior Policy Advisor for the Gulfport-
Biloxi International Airport.
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Information/ Data Collection Approach
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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Results and Results Impact
Similarities:
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Results and Results Impact
Differences:
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Results and Results Impact
Why are such results important?
Similarities?
Differences?
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SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPICenter for Logistics, Trade and TransportationAndCollege of Business
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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