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Location: Skylinks at Long Beach
10:30 AM – 7:00 PM
REGISTRATION
Location: Hyatt Regency Long Beach, Lobby
SPONSORED BY: CSX TRANSPORTATION
5:00 – 7:00 PM
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HOSPITALITY RECEPTION
SPONSORED BY: GREATER MEMPHIS CHAMBER
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TUESDAY
Location: Hyatt Regency Long Beach, Pool Deck
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LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA, USA
MONDAY, MARCH 2, 2015
SUNDAY
7:00 AM – 7:15 PM
REGISTRATION
Location: Hyatt Regency Long Beach, Lobby
SPONSORED BY: CSX TRANSPORTATION
7:30 – 8:30 AM
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NETWORKING BREAKFAST
Location: Long Beach Convention Center, 1st Floor
CO-SPONSORED BY: ICTSI OREGON, INC. AND PORT OF PORTLAND
8:30 – 9:00 AM
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WELCOMING REMARKS
Location: Long Beach Convention Center, Grand Ballroom, 2nd Floor
TUESDAY
SPEAKERS:
Peter Tirschwell, Chief Content Officer, JOC, IHS
The Honorable Robert Garcia, Mayor, City of Long Beach
Doug Drummond, President, Port of Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners
9:00 – 9:30 AM
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OPENING ADDRESS
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Location: Long Beach Convention Center, Grand Ballroom, 2nd Floor
INTRODUCED BY:
Frank Mottek, Business News Anchor, CBS, Los Angeles
SPEAKER:
Dr. Nariman Behravesh, Chief Economist, IHS
9:30 – 10:00 AM
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2015 TPM KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Location: Long Beach Convention Center, Grand Ballroom, 2nd Floor
SPONSORED BY: INTERMODAL ASSOCIATION OF NORTH AMERICA (IANA)
INTRODUCED BY:
Frank Mottek, Business News Anchor, CBS, Los Angeles
SPEAKER:
Karl Gernandt, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Kuehne + Nagel International AG
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10:00 – 10:30 AM
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AN OPEN DIALOGUE WITH THE OPENING SPEAKERS
Location: Long Beach Convention Center, Grand Ballroom, 2nd Floor
SESSION CHAIR:
Frank Mottek, Business News Anchor, CBS, Los Angeles
SPEAKERS:
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Karl Gernandt, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Kuehne + Nagel International AG
Dr. Nariman Behravesh, Chief Economist, IHS
10:30 – 11:00 AM
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NETWORKING COFFEE BREAK
Location: Long Beach Convention Center, 1st Floor
WEDNESDAY
TUESDAY
SPONSORED BY: GULF WINDS INTERNATIONAL
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
n GENERAL SESSION
2015 CONTAINER SHIPPING OUTLOOK: ASSESSING THE FUNDAMENTALS
As 2014 ended and the new year began, there were unexpected twists and turns. Capacity was
unusually and exceptionally tight in services to the U.S. East Coast; so tight, in fact, that spot
rates skyrocketed and maintained their gains, and lower-rated — and sometimes contracted —
cargo was left behind on Asian docks in favor of higher-paying freight. Driving this sudden supplydemand twist was a combination of an improving U.S. economy and shipper diversions away from
increasingly controversial and disconcerting West Coast labor talks. Yet statements last August
by Maersk Line pointed to the possibility of industrywide overcapacity lasting for years. What
will all this mean for the trans-Pacific in 2015? With service contract negotiations about to begin,
three pre-eminent economists will analyze the fundamentals in the trade and deliver predictions
for supply and demand in major Asian and North American markets in this, one of TPM’s most
popular and important sessions.
Location: Long Beach Convention Center, Grand Ballroom, 2nd Floor
SPONSORED BY: LAUFER GROUP INTERNATIONAL, LTD.
SPONSOR INTRODUCTION
Mark Laufer, CEO, Laufer Group International Ltd.
SESSION CHAIR:
Peter T. Leach, Editor-at-Large, JOC, IHS
SPEAKERS:
Mario O. Moreno, Economist, JOC, IHS
Doug F. Hayes, Vice President, Equity Research-Freight Transport, Morgan Stanley
Dr. Martin Stopford, Director, Clarkson Research Services
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12:00 – 12:20 PM
n GENERAL SESSION
LOOKING FORWARD: A TED-STYLE TALK ON THE FUTURE OF TRANSPORTATION
AND LOGISTICS
As executive director of MIT’s Center for Transportation & Logistics, Chris Caplice leads some of
the most dynamic and analytical research available to supply chain interests today. A renown
academic and thought leader, his research often delves into the science of supply chain efficiency,
network optimization and transportation procurement. Among his numerous efforts to advance
the way global freight moves, Chris founded the MIT FreightLab, a research initiative that focuses
on improving how freight transportation is designed, procured and managed. In 2010, he helped
launch the Future Freight Flows initiative, a multiyear research project examining the driving forces
and key uncertainties impacting the freight transportation system through 2030, while enabling
informed discussion around freight policy and investment priorities. In the first of two dynamic
TED-style talks, this influential thinker will share his views of the state of freight transportation
now and in the future in a rapid-fire, quick-hitting speech that will inform, excite and motivate.
MONDAY
Location: Long Beach Convention Center, Grand Ballroom, 2nd Floor
SPONSORED BY: CARGOSPHERE
SPONSOR INTRODUCTION
TUESDAY
Neil Barni, Founder, President, CargoSphere
SESSION CHAIR:
Peter T. Leach, Editor-at-Large, JOC, IHS
SPEAKER:
Chris Caplice, Executive Director, Center for Transportation & Logistics at Massachusetts Institute
of Technology
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Location: Hyatt Regency Long Beach, Regency Ballroom, 3rd Level
SPONSORED BY: KUEHNE + NAGEL
SPONSOR INTRODUCTION
John Hextall, President and CEO, Kuehne + Nagel North America
SPEAKER:
Matthew Shay, President and CEO, National Retail Federation
1:45 – 2:45 PM
n GENERAL SESSION
A CONVERSATION WITH MAERSK LINE CEO SØREN SKOU
Since taking over as CEO of Maersk Line in January 2012, Søren Skou has been unwavering in insisting
on the world’s largest container line achieving consistent profitability. While that would seem normal
for any CEO, achieving profits in the container industry is easier said than done — yet Maersk has far
and away led the industry and was on target to post a full-year 2014 profit of $1.5 billion. Along the
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way, Maersk has introduced large, fuel-efficient ships, slashed Asia-Europe capacity, restructured its
north-south U.S.-South America trade with the formation of a new SeaLand division and teamed up
with other large carriers in mega-alliances — first with the failed attempt to form the P3 Network with
CMA CGM and Mediterranean Shipping Co. and now teaming with MSC alone in the M2. Through it all,
Maersk Line has clearly widened the gap among the ocean carrier field, and that puts puts Skou at the
vanguard of the industry’s years-long battle to instill stability during a period of intense turbulence.
In this one-on-one conversation, the Maersk CEO will offer his views of the state of the market, the
outlook for 2015 and his vision of the industry.
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Søren Skou, CEO, Maersk Line
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BIG SHIPS VS. TODAY’S TERMINALS
Shippers using U.S. ports are being affected by the challenges and delays that mega-ships create at
marine terminals. Today, 14,000-TEU ships are calling on the West Coast, sometimes generating 10,000
total lifts, and vessels with capacity between 10,000 and 12,000 TEUs will soon be calling on the East
Coast, port officials say. Globally, the ships are only getting larger, with MOL saying in January that
it will soon operate a 20,000-TEU ship in the Asia-Europe market. Marine terminals in North America
already are struggling to handle big ships, with delays in all regions reported regularly through 2014.
How much more can they take before hitting a breaking point? What must marine terminals do to
improve vessel, yard and gate productivity, especially at key North American gateways such as Los
Angeles-Long Beach, New York-New Jersey, Virginia and Vancouver?
Location: Long Beach Convention Center, Grand Ballroom, 2nd Floor
SPONSORED BY: NATIONAL RETAIL SYSTEMS, INC.
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SPEAKERS:
Mark Sisson, Leader of Maritime Analysis Group, AECOM
Philip Damas, Director, Drewry Supply Chain Advisors
Henry Pringle, Vice President, AlixPartners
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CHINA’S MANUFACTURING SHIFT
China’s inland manufacturing is increasing steadily with the growing exports needing to be barged,
railed or trucked to the coast. According to Citi Research, exports from Chongqing, Sichuan, Jiangxi,
Guangxi and Hunan grew year-over-year by 37.4, 13.8, 9.4, 35.2 and 24.4 percent, respectively, in
the first seven months of 2014. The growing volumes appear to show that momentum is building
in manufacturing migrating from the more expensive coastal regions in China. Some 40 percent of
Shanghai’s throughput comes down the Yangtze River and Shanghai International Port Group’s target
is to increase the river trade share to 45 percent by 2015. The fact that so many containers are sent by
river to the seaport means the prices shippers are able to get make the barge mode a more attractive
option than road or rail.
Location: Long Beach Convention Center, Promenade Ballroom 104 BC, 1st Floor
SPONSORED BY: C.H. ROBINSON
SPONSOR INTRODUCTION:
Stéphane Rambaud, President of Global Freight Forwarding, C.H. Robinson
SESSION CHAIR:
Greg Knowler, Senior Editor, Asia, JOC, IHS
TUESDAY
SPEAKERS:
Daniel M. Krassenstein, Director Asia Operations, Procon Pacific
Chad Taylor, Regional Vice President Asia-Pacific, Crane Worldwide Logistics
Robert Choy, Vice President, Automotive Solutions, UTi Worldwide
3:15 – 3:45 PM
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KEYNOTE ADDRESS
The world’s leading containerized carriers are bullish on the global reefer market and its exciting
growth prospects in the year ahead, evidenced by new and significant investments in vessels and
refrigerated containers and equipment. Additional reefer capacity is coming online in key trade
lanes to respond to rising worldwide demand for cost-effective and reliable refrigerated transport
of perishable produce and food products, pharmaceuticals and other temperature-controlled
cargoes. The Cool Cargoes program welcomes Hapag-Lloyd, a leading player in the global reefer
market, to deliver the 2015 keynote address.
Location: Long Beach Convention Center, Room 103, 1st Floor
WELCOMING REMARKS AND INTRODUCTION:
Lara L. Sowinski, Editor In Chief, Food Logistics
SPEAKER:
Stuart Sandlin, Senior Vice President, Sales and Customer Service, Hapag-Lloyd America, Inc.
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Perishable cargo continues to provide excellent opportunities and growth driven by consumer
demand in both emerging and developing markets. WorldCity President Ken Roberts, whose
company produces the annual Perishables TradeNumbers publication, will provide an interactive
look at the leading U.S. exports and imports of perishable commodities. Pulling live data from the
company’s website, Roberts will focus not only on the perishable goods themselves — fruits and
vegetables, flowers, pharmaceuticals, grains, poultry and fish — but the many seaports involved,
the fastest-growing markets for U.S. exporters, the leading sources for U.S. consumption and
other key trends.
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SPONSORED BY: MAERSK LINE NORTH AMERICA
SPONSOR INTRODUCTION:
William C. Duggan, Head of Refrigerated Services, North America, Maersk Line
SESSION CHAIR:
Lara L. Sowinski, Editor In Chief, Food Logistics
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THE NEW CHASSIS REGIME
Most agree the solution for cargo delays tied to chassis is port-wide chassis pools at major
gateways such as Los Angeles-Long Beach and New York-New Jersey. This will eliminate the
multiple drop offs and pickups of chassis by truckers that kill trucker productivity, create long
truck lines and raise emissions. Despite being in the best interests of shippers, through, port-wide
chassis pools aren’t implemented easily. This panel will discuss the benefits of this solution and
what will be needed to get there.
Location: Long Beach Convention Center, Grand Ballroom, 2nd Floor
SPONSORED BY: CONTAINER PORT GROUP
SPONSOR INTRODUCTION:
Russel A. Graef, President, Containerport Group, Inc. (CPG)
SESSION CO-CHAIR:
Bill Mongelluzzo, Senior Editor, Trans-Pacific, JOC, IHS
SESSION CO-CHAIR:
Joseph Bonney, Senior Editor, JOC, IHS
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William (“Bill”) J. Shea, Jr., CEO, Direct ChassisLink Inc. (DCLI)
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NAVIGATING CHINA’S REGULATORY MAZE
Although most U.S. exporters still view China as one of their Top 5 markets globally, there has been a
steady decline over the past four years regarding how U.S. companies view their prospects in Asia’s
largest market. Beyond such factors as rising costs and competition, there is widespread insecurity
about the policy directions the new Chinese government will take. With new restrictions on wastepaper
imports likely in 2015, exporters shipping the single-largest containerized export are facing new
uncertainties that have already slowed year-over-year growth of China-bound shipments from 15.5
percent in 2011 to less than 1 percent in 2013. Agricultural interests exporting distillers’ dried grains,
one of the highest-value exports in the U.S.-Asia trade, meanwhile, are wrestling with restrictions
of their own. Coupled with trade disputes over poultry and intellectual property concerns in the
apparel and footwear industries, exporters from a variety of sectors are facing an increasingly difficult
regulatory market in China. This session will lay out the challenges and examine best practices in how
to make sure exporters are getting the most out of the world’s fastest-growing consumer market.
MONDAY
Location: Long Beach Convention Center, Promenade Ballroom 104 BC, 1st Floor
SESSION CHAIR:
Greg Knowler, Senior Editor, Asia, JOC, IHS
TUESDAY
SPEAKERS:
Mac Sullivan, USA Route Development Executive, China (SH), NNR Global Logistics
Kevin Hickey, Vice President, Customer Service, North America, Maersk Line
Wolfgang Lehmacher, Director, Head of Supply Chain and Transport, World Economic Forum
4:30 – 5:15 PM
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BUILDING A TRULY INTEGRATED GLOBAL COLD CHAIN
Designing and managing a truly integrated global cold chain is no easy feat. The inherent
complexities and costs associated with transporting time- and temperature-sensitive cargo
around the world are compounded by performance expectations that leave little room for error.
As the cold chain becomes increasingly global with more service providers involved (ocean
carriers, ports, 3PLs, cold storage providers, truck/rail transporters and others), the demands
for seamless integration and complete supply chain visibility are imperative to ensuring proper
product handling (including temperature monitoring), regulatory compliance and risk mitigation.
Challenges abound, including the willingness and ability of containerized and specialized
carriers and other cold chain providers to invest in equipment, facilities and services. Executives
representing ocean carriers, ports, cold storage providers, truck/rail transporters and others will
discuss the latest developments and challenges to creating and supporting a truly integrated
global cold chain.
Location: Long Beach Convention Center, Room 103, 1st Floor
SESSION CHAIR:
F. Brooks Royster III, President, MTC Logistics
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Dr. Noel Hacegaba, Chief Commercial Officer, Port of Long Beach
William C. Duggan, Head of Refrigerated Services, North America, Maersk Line
Ryan R. Brower, Strategic Account Executive, Penske Logistics
Carla Silveira, Director of International Logistics, Lineage Logistics
MONDAY
5:15 – 7:15 PM
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WELCOME RECEPTION
Location: Hyatt Regency Long Beach, Beacon Ballroom, 3rd Level
SPONSORED BY: THE PORT OF LOS ANGELES
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LOG-NET E-COMMERCE EXCELLENCE AWARD
Location: Long Beach Convention Center, Grand Ballroom, 2nd Floor
SPONSORED BY: LOG-NET
PRESENTED BY:
John Motley, CEO & Founder, Log-Net
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LOS ANGELES-LONG BEACH — WHAT HAPPENED AND WHAT’S NEXT
As 2014 drew to a close, the largest port complex in the Americas was wrestling with the worst
congestion in a decade. In some cases, cargo was sitting in marine terminals for more than four
weeks, waiting for a truck or train to get it to its destination. Beneficial cargo owners, frustrated
with the combination of extended longshore labor talks, chassis shortages, the introduction
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of large ships and new alliances, and rail- and drayage-related delays, where possible diverted
shipments to the East Coast or to ports in the Pacific Northwest, and a fall survey of 100 BCOs
revealed that 70 percent plan to route more cargo away from LA-Long Beach in 2015. Help may
be on the way in February in the form of a neutral, or gray, chassis pool among four equipment
lessors that could ease the chassis crunch. But with another peak shipping season right around
the corner, will any LA-Long Beach initiative be too little, too late for shippers who suffered when
they needed service most? This conversation with the executive directors of the two ports will
explore the outlook for 2015, the chassis and other initiatives that aim to ease the crunch and
what shippers can expect in the way of service at the dominant port complex.
SPONSORED BY: GT NEXUS
SPONSOR INTRODUCTION:
John Urban, Executive Vice President, General Manager, GT Nexus
SESSION CHAIR:
Bill Mongelluzzo, Senior Editor, Trans-Pacific, JOC, IHS
SPEAKERS:
Jon Slangerup, CEO, Port of Long Beach
TUESDAY
Gene Seroka, Executive Director, Port of Los Angeles
9:30 – 10:15 AM
n GENERAL SESSION
THE EXPANDING PANAMA CANAL: A CONVERSATION WITH JORGE L. QUIJANO
Location: Long Beach Convention Center, Grand Ballroom, 2nd Floor
SPONSORED BY: PERFORMANCE TEAM
SPONSOR INTRODUCTION:
Mac Forehand, Director of Business Development, Performance Team
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Jorge L. Quijano, CEO, Panama Canal Authority
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Jorge L. Quijano, an engineer with nearly 40 years of experience at the Panama Canal Authority, took
over as CEO in 2012. He was a primary overseer of one of the largest global infrastructure projects
of the last quarter century: the 12-year lock-expansion project that will open this critical shipping
artery to 13,000-TEU ships, nearly three times the size of the largest ships able to transit the canal
currently. Initially scheduled to open in 2014 — the canal’s 100-year anniversary — the project has
faced numerous delays, from strikes to disputes over construction-related cost overruns. Nearly three
years after taking over as canal administrator, Quijano faces a new set of challenges: competition from
the Suez Canal, which is suddenly undergoing its own expansion, and a potential rival Nicaraguan
canal in its backyard; “The future of the canal is full of challenges, and they will certainly not be easy,”
Quijano said upon being sworn in as administrator in 2012. Three years later, those challenges are only
growing. In a one-on-one conversation with Editor-at-Large Peter T. Leach, Quijano will address the
current and future path of the Panama Canal as it nears completion of its expansion in early 2016.
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KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Seatrade is making sizeable investments in its specialized reefer fleet, vowing to hold on to coveted
reefer business that continues to migrate to containerized carriers. Is there room for both in the global
reefer trade? What’s most important to beneficial cargo owners? The Cool Cargoes program welcomes
Seatrade, the world’s largest specialized reefer carrier, to deliver the Day 2 keynote address.
MONDAY
Location: Long Beach Convention Center, Room 103, 1st Floor
INTRODUCED BY:
Lara L. Sowinski, Editor In Chief, Food Logistics
SPEAKER:
Yntze Buitenwerf, CEO, Seatrade Global
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port gateways on the East, West and Gulf coasts, the Southeast is in play as the Panama Canal
expansion in 2016 draws near. What will be shippers’ options for serving Atlanta, Charlotte, Memphis
and other Southeast markets? Will Panama Canal services, as some have predicted, become the route
of choice versus the Suez or overland from Southern California. This session will assess the prospects
for ports in Florida, Georgia and South Carolina.
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SESSION CHAIR:
Joseph Bonney, Senior Editor, JOC, IHS
SPEAKERS:
Donna Lemm, Vice President of Global Sales, Mallory Alexander International Logistics.
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Booming middle-class populations in China and other Asian nations provide huge opportunities
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Location: Long Beach Convention Center, Promenade Ballroom 104 BC, 1st Floor
SPONSORED BY: AFMS, LLC
SPONSOR INTRODUCTION:
Mike Erickson, President, AFMS, LLC
SESSION CHAIR:
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Terry L. Bunch, Managing Principal, Bunch & Associates, LLC
SPEAKERS:
Mike Steenhoek, Executive Director, Soy Transportation Coalition
Marlon B. Jones, Manager of International Distribution, International Paper
Michael Symonanis, Director of Global Container Logistics Group, Louis Dreyfus Commodities
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IS CONTAINER SHIPPING CHARTING THE RIGHT COURSE FOR ITS CUSTOMERS
With carriers investing in mega-ships and relying increasingly on hub-and-spoke networks,
a central issue shippers face is carriers’ growing difficulty in providing the service levels many
customers need. Carriers in many respects are pursuing their own agendas in a search for
profitability, and the decisions they make aren’t always in the best interests of their customers.
With e-commerce making many companies look differently at international logistics, can carriers’
and customers’ needs be reconciled? What solutions will customers need to pursue to maintain
competitive supply chains in the face of sometimes inadequate carrier service? Eminent maritime
economist Dr. Martin Stopford will lead this workshop discussion of these issues and more.
Location: Long Beach Convention Center, Room 102, 1st Floor
SESSION CHAIR:
Peter Tirschwell, Chief Content Officer, JOC, IHS
SPEAKER:
Dr. Martin Stopford, Director, Clarkson Research Services
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for U.S. exporters of food, wine and consumer products that the American middle class has
enjoyed for decades. But to live up to their promise, exporters will need to overcome numerous
challenges, from geopolitical risks in Russia and the Middle East to economic volatility in Asia and
Europe, and an increasingly harsh regulatory environment in China and, to a lesser extent, Mexico.
Those pressures are contributing to a flatlining of U.S. export growth worldwide in 2014, according
to data and forecasts from PIERS. In the U.S., port and inland transportation infrastructure is
designed with imports in mind, further complicating export supply chains. As arable land in the
high-population countries of Asia diminishes, what level of growth could U.S. exporters achieve if
the proper investments are made in transportation infrastructure? How difficult is the regulatory
environment in China and other promising U.S. export markets, and how are exporters meeting
those challenges? What is the state of the U.S. export market, and how are exporters managing
their transportation partnerships to ensure adequate service? A panel of exporters will answer
these questions and more in this roundtable discussion.
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The iconic American publication Popular Science is known for its ability to make sophisticated
science and engineering concepts understandable to the general reader. In this panel, executives
from leading software and technology companies and equipment manufacturers will explore
the latest innovations in refrigeration, from equipment to controlled-atmosphere technology
and beyond in an informative, easy-to-understand format. Audience members will gain deeper
knowledge about innovative and emerging technologies while uncovering new opportunities
and applications these advancements hold for producers and shippers of perishable products,
particularly for extending shelf life, improving sustainability and facilitating the conversion of
temperature-controlled shipments from costly air cargo to more cost-effective ocean alternatives.
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Most products shipped throughout the cold chain share common attributes: They’re time- and
temperature-sensitive, often high-value and usually highly regulated. In short, they’re high-risk
commodities that require the utmost in safe and secure handling to avoid unintentional — or
intentional — consequences such as spoilage or theft. Panelists with expertise in regulatory
compliance and transportation requirements pertaining to refrigerated cargoes, including food,
pharmaceuticals and flowers, will offer insight into cargo safety and security best practices,
educating the audience on everything from simple to sophisticated techniques along with the
latest regulations designed to protect shipments and consumers.
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HARBOR TRUCKING — IS THE OWNER-OPERATOR MODEL SUSTAINABLE?
The owner-operator model is under attack. From Massachusetts to California, trucking companies
that believe they have secure contracts with independent-contractor drivers have been in for a
rude awakening. At least a half-dozen court decisions and rulings by federal and state agencies
determined drivers were being treated like direct employees and were therefore eligible for
wages and benefits similar to other employees. The Teamsters union is engaged in a national
campaign to file or support misclassification lawsuits involving drayage companies. How is the
union carrying out this strategy? Are more strikes by drivers on the horizon for Los Angeles-Long
Beach and other ports? How can motor carriers that prefer the owner-operator model write their
contracts to convince the courts and government agencies that they are maintaining an arm’slength distance from the independent-contractor drivers? In California and other states with
clean-trucks programs, the lease-to-purchase arrangements between companies and drivers for
costly new trucks provide fertile ground for misclassification lawsuits. Two expert attorneys in
misclassification litigation will analyze these important topics in a workshop atmosphere.
Location: Long Beach Convention Center, Room 102, 1st Floor
SESSION CHAIR:
TUESDAY
Bill Mongelluzzo, Senior Editor, Trans-Pacific, JOC, IHS
SPEAKERS:
Greg Stefflre, CEO, Rail Delivery Services
Julie Gutman Dickinson, Partner, Bush Gottlieb
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The North American rail network was choked for the past year, with intermodal shippers among
the victims. The travails began with the brutal winter, which aggravated equipment shortages and
caused gridlock at major port gateways on the East and West coasts. As spring and summer came,
the expected recovery in rail service never materialized. Railroads found a bonanza in the oilby-rail business, but this only made things worse for agricultural shippers in the heartland who
couldn’t compete on price for rail service and equipment. Will the railroads recover in 2015? What
could another bout of winter storms this coming year mean for transit times and reliability?
Location: Long Beach Convention Center, Grand Ballroom, 2nd Floor
SESSION CHAIR:
Mark Szakonyi, Associate Managing Editor, JOC, IHS
SPEAKERS:
Lawrence J. Gross, Senior Consultant and Partner, FTR Associates
Doug Beddome, International Location Manager, Lansing Trade Group
Spencer Frazier, Senior Vice President, Sales, J.B. Hunt Transport Inc.
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MAXIMIZING EXPORT POTENTIAL IN EMERGING MARKETS
For many economists and trade analysts, the best long-term growth prospects for U.S. exporters
aren’t in traditional developed markets such as Germany, Japan and the U.K., but in China, India,
Brazil and other emerging countries with rapidly growing consumer markets. In its fall 2014 “United
States Trade Forecast Report,” HSBC Global Connections said it expects a rebalancing of U.S. trade
to occur over the medium term as the focus shifts away from slower-growing advanced economies
and toward faster-growing emerging markets. Among the countries presenting the best prospects
for U.S. exports are China and India, where exports are expected to increase 9 percent a year. Brazil
and South Korea also are expected to make the top five by 2030, displacing the slower-growing
economies of Japan and Germany, HSBC said. On the containerized side, PIERS sees emerging
markets such as India (CAGR of 8.4 percent), Turkey (10.7 percent) and Bangladesh (11.9 percent)
as some of the fastest-growing export markets over the next five years. This session will analyze
the challenges and opportunities exporters face in the fastest-growing emerging markets, and lay
out best practices for how they can maximize their growth.
TUESDAY
Location: Long Beach Convention Center, Promenade Ballroom 104 BC, 1st Floor
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Shashi Kiran Shetty, Executive Chairman, Avvashya Group
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THE FUTURE OF REEFER VESSEL DESIGN
Denmark-based naval architecture firm Knud E. Hansen A/S continues to make waves with its
revolutionary Reefer RoRo Ship, designed in close cooperation with Steena RoRo and Reefer
Intel. The vessel is targeting the global banana trade with particular focus on providing faster and
efficient cargo handling in port, while simultaneously boosting fuel savings and offsetting the
challenges of slow steaming.
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border was never bigger. Consider that two-way trade between the U.S. and Mexico exceeded $500
billion for the second time last year, and was on pace to shatter the record $506 billion of 2013.
What was it in 1993, the year before NAFTA took effect? $81 billion. With 75 percent of that trade
moving by truck or rail, according to the U.S. Transportation Department, the pressure on landside
infrastructure and border crossings has never been greater. Now, with near-sourcing growing in
Mexico, infrastructure, customs, security and fiscal issues are intensifying, putting greater strains
on the north-south trade and forcing shippers to make difficult decisions about sourcing south
of the U.S. border. As more shippers shift their manufacturing there, the next big question is how
they move their goods north. With Mexican trucking costs rising, an aging fleet and long transit
times at the border, the answer may lie in intermodal rail, which is more secure, has capacity far
outpacing trucking and can clear the border quickly. With Mexico acting on legislation to increase
intermodal rail competition, it may not be long before shippers have more options on northbound
cargo, even with Mexican truckers now granted full operational rights in the United States. Tom
Sanderson, CEO of Dallas-based Transplace and the architect behind this 3PL’s market-leading
position in Mexico, will address these issues and more in this luncheon address.
Location: Hyatt Regency Long Beach, Regency Ballroom, 3rd Level
SPONSORED BY: PORT OF VIRGINIA
SPONSOR INTRODUCTION:
TUESDAY
Thomas D. Capozzi, Chief Commercial Officer, Virginia International Terminals, LLC
SPEAKER:
Tom Sanderson, CEO, Transplace
2:00 – 3:00 PM
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NEW YORK-NEW JERSEY’S ROAD TO STAMPING OUT CONGESTION
Location: Long Beach Convention Center, Grand Ballroom, 2nd Floor
SESSION CHAIR:
Joseph Bonney, Senior Editor, JOC, IHS
SPEAKERS:
Stephen Edwards, President and CEO, GCT Global Container Terminals Inc.
John Nardi, President, New York Shipping Association
Richard M Larrabee, Director of Port Commerce, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
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The Port of New York and New Jersey is the East Coast’s busiest port, and an important U.S.
gateway for Asian cargo, handling more than 3.1 million TEUs of laden imports and exports in
2014. Like the massive Los Angeles-Long Beach complex on the West Coast, however, New
York-New Jersey also has suffered from high-profile bouts of congestion, where harbor truckers
have backed up for miles during peak cargo flows. In response, the port authority and industry
stakeholders formed a port performance task force to develop solutions to such complex
problems as chassis management and congested terminal gates. Last summer, the council issued
23 recommendations to smooth the flow of traffic and goods. This session will examine the
council’s work from the perspective of the port, its users and two New York-New Jersey terminals,
including the semi-automated GCT Bayonne.
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CYBERSECURITY — HOW EXPOSED ARE YOU AND YOUR COMPANY?
The December cyber attack on Sony was the latest in a string of high-profile, costly intrusions that
also included Target Stores, Home Depot and the U.S. Postal Service. They’re also just the tip of
the iceberg, and the threat extends far into the commercial supply chain. A recent Senate Armed
Services Committee report, for example, cited successful intrusions into the computer of a vessel
at sea and an airplane, and drug smugglers in 2014 hacked into a terminal’s computer at the Port
of Antwerp to locate their containers before customs agents got to them. Indeed, cybersecurity is
at the lifeblood of every company, regardless of size. You have personal identification information
from your staff, but you also have highly confidential information for your customers. What is
being done to protect it? What should be done and by whom in the case of successful intrusion?
What is the customer relations fallout if your information gets made public and how do you
manage it? Two cybersecurity experts will discuss these questions, what’s at stake, how big the
risk is and how best to protect yourself and your company.
Location: Long Beach Convention Center, Room 102, 1st Floor
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Lars Jensen, CEO and Partner, SeaIntel Consulting and Cyberkeel
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SUPPLY CHAIN VISIBILITY — IMPROVING UNDERLYING DATA
The reality is that visibility to international container supply chains is dependent on accurate data, yet
accurate visibility to supply chain events, costs, metrics and risks continues to be elusive. Why? What is being
done to improve the data that feeds into systems shippers rely upon to monitor their international supply
chains? Recent industry reports from Gartner, Aberdeen, KPMG, INTTRA and others confirm that supply
chain visibility is a critical strategy to optimize cost and service. Yet, for visibility tools to be effective, data
quality must improve. This session will focus on why these continuing challenges exist and steps that key
industry providers are taking to improve visibility for the benefit of shippers who need timely and accurate
visibility data to run effective international supply chains.
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HARBOR TRUCKING — WHAT’S WRONG AND HOW CAN IT BE FIXED?
Harbor drayage companies and their drivers contend on a daily basis with long lines at marine
terminals, long waits within the terminals, chassis shortages, erratic terminal gate hours,
downtimes when longshoremen are on lunch breaks and appointment systems that sometimes
contribute to port congestion. Truckers also contribute to the problem when they arrive at the
terminals with inaccurate or incomplete documentation. What can marine terminals do to
improve their service to truckers and cargo interests, and what can trucking companies contribute
to make it easier for terminals to do their job better?
Location: Long Beach Convention Center, Promenade Ballroom 104 BC, 1st Floor
TUESDAY
SESSION CHAIR:
Mario Cordero, Chairman, Federal Maritime Commission
SPEAKERS:
Fred Johring, President, Golden State Express/Logistics
Dan Smith, Principal, The Tioga Group, Inc.
Alan McCorkle, Vice President of West Coast Operations, Yusen Terminals/Ceres Terminals Inc.
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IDENTIFYING TOP TALENT AND PREPARING YOUR SUCCESSORS
The difference between high performance and high potential may be difficult to differentiate at
the onset of employment, but research shows that overall a top performer can outweigh a low
performer tenfold. This session will focus on the attributes of top talent and how to motivate and
grow these individuals. These types of employees are rare in any industry, and transportation
and logistics is no exception. A large number of unidentified high potentials don’t have historical
performance to gauge success as some of our more seasoned employees, so focusing on behavior
vs. impact is imperative. As the high demands of our global industry continue, companies should
focus on what they can do to maximize their employee base while staying lean. It’s no secret that
succession planning has been underdeveloped in most organizations, but by adopting these
simple best practices, you will be on your way to developing your next generation of leaders.
Location: Long Beach Convention Center, Room 102, 1st Floor
SESSION CHAIR:
Chris Brooks, Executive Editor, JOC, IHS
SPEAKERS:
Amber Braband, Vice President, Talent & Strategic Growth, Tigers (USA) Global Logistics Inc.
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HOW DATA USERS ARE MAKING THE BEST OF IMPERFECT DATA
Data quality may be imperfect, but shippers and providers are making the best of an imperfect
situation, harnessing the available flow of data from carriers and other logistics service providers
to keep their supply chains performing at a level that adequately supports their business needs. In
this session, those in the trenches of providing and deploying visibility tools will discuss how they
are able to maneuver around the imperfect state of data flow from logistics service providers and
what their hopes and needs are for improvements. The session will highlight “good practices” that
are being employed to maximize the value of supply chain data, even with the data challenges
that exist.
Location: Long Beach Convention Center, Room 103, 1st Floor
SESSION CHAIR:
Mike Simon, Principal Consultant, DefinedLogic
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ONE-ON-ONE: A CONVERSATION WITH AN INDUSTRY LEGEND —
CALCARTAGE’S ROBERT A. CURRY SR.
Bob Curry is the legendary owner of California Cartage, the largest transloader in Southern
California and one of the largest nationwide. A respected industry leader, Curry has seen it all in
his 60 years in the industry: the rise of Los Angeles-Long Beach as the largest U.S. port gateway, a
succession of turbulent ILWU talks and various episodes of trucker unrest. Through it all, he has
been a steady, unflappable presence within the often turbulent port community, with everyone
from shippers to terminals and carriers benefiting in some way from his influence. Bob will give
his honest assessment of the challenges facing the harbor in this one-on-one conversation with
JOC Senior Editor Bill Mongelluzzo
Location: Long Beach Convention Center, Grand Ballroom, 2nd Floor
SPONSORED BY: WORLD CLASS CONSULTING, INC.
SESSION CHAIR:
Bill Mongelluzzo, Senior Editor, Trans-Pacific, JOC, IHS
SPEAKER:
Robert A. Curry Sr., Owner, California Cartage
5:15 – 7:15 PM
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Location: Hyatt Regency Long Beach, Pool Deck
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Location: Hyatt Regency Long Beach, Lobby
MONDAY
SPONSORED BY: CSX TRANSPORTATION
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NETWORKING BREAKFAST
Location: Hyatt Regency Long Beach, Regency Ballroom Foyer, 3rd Level
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BUILDING A TRADE ADVANTAGE — ACTIVATION AND OPERATION OF FOREIGN
TRADE ZONES
For retail, consumer product and industrial companies operating in the U.S., foreign trade zones
offer the ability to achieve incremental cost savings in the international supply chain. Traditionally
used mostly by manufacturers, today retailers and consumer product firms are increasingly
leveraging FTZs to substantially lower supply chain costs by deferring payment of customs duties
and by integrating the FTZ into the logistics process of containers arriving at ports and moving
inland via truck or rail. This session will touch on these benefits while focusing primarily on what
is required to activate and operate an FTZ. The session will be led by Marshall Miller, the foremost
U.S. export on foreign trade zones.
Location: Hyatt Regency Long Beach, Regency Ballroom Foyer BC, 3rd Level
INTRODUCED BY:
Mark Szakonyi, Associate Managing Editor, JOC, IHS
SPEAKERS:
Marshall V. Miller, President, Miller & Co. P.C.
John Bennett, Vice President of DC Compliance & Audit, Skechers USA Inc.
John S. Sabol, Vice President and Group Manager, RICOH Electronics
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SAVANNAH, DISRUPTION-FREE IN THE GRIDLOCK YEAR OF 2014
Savannah is the fourth-largest U.S. container port but was alone among the Top 5 in being
congestion-free in 2014, the worst year for gridlock in memory at New York-New Jersey, Los
Angeles-Long Beach and the Pacific Northwest, where the other Top 5 ports are located. Other
ports in the Southeast, including Charleston and Jacksonville, were also free of congestion last
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year. What is working? At Savannah, the factors include a single, large terminal operated directly
by the port authority, positive labor relations and a longstanding regional chassis pool that allows
units to be freely interchanged throughout the region, including at Charleston, Jacksonville and
Atlanta. Chassis were a big part of the problems seen at Los Angeles-Long Beach and New YorkNew Jersey last year. All that added up to a shipper experience at Savannah that was in stark
contrast to the months of delays and disruption at West Coast ports and, if the results of a JOC
survey of shippers in December prove true, a viable option to re-route cargo through the East
Coast in 2015.
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Chris Logan, Senior Director of Trade Development-Beneficial Cargo Owner Sales, Georgia Ports
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Adam D. Hall, Senior Director of International Logistics, Dollar General
Randy Bayles, Director of International Intermodal, Norfolk Southern Corp.
William Rooney, Vice President of Trans-Pacific Seafreight, Kuehne + Nagel
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In some ways, Beneficial Cargo Owners enter 2015 facing an unfamiliar negotiating environment
for trans-Pacific service contracts. The Transpacific Stabilization Agreement is rolling out a new
contracting formula based on minimum rates versus a general rate increase. This will be the first
year for the 2M and Ocean Three alliances, which some believe will be able to better coordinate
capacity, and there will be lingering effects from 2014′s massive congestion at West Coast ports,
including the impact of ongoing longshore labor negotiations. That undoubtedly will place
additional pressure on East and Gulf coast services. How should importers and exporters approach
contract negotiations this year? Veteran shipping executive Chas Deller, who retired in September
as head of global ocean freight procurement at UTi Worldwide after 39 years with the company,
and is now a partner in 10XOceanSolutions Inc., will lead a discussion on how to approach what
will certainly be an interesting and challenging contract year.
Location: Hyatt Regency Long Beach, Regency Ballroom Foyer BC, 3rd Level
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Andrew Gillespie, Director of Global Transportation, Ansell Ltd.
Stuart Turner, Enterprise Commodity Manager, Global Logistics, Nexteer Automotive
Dan Cronkright, Global Logistics Procurement Manager, Dow Corning Corporation
Siddharth Philar, Strategic Sourcing Manager, Transportation Services, DJO, LLC,
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GREEN SUPPLY CHAINS — IMPROVING YOUR CARBON FOOTPRINT
Expectations among regulators and other stakeholders for beneficial cargo owners to manage the
environmental impacts of their supply chains are rising, yet shippers and their carrier partners don’t
always know how to respond. This case study will highlight lessons from members of the Clean Cargo
Working Group who found ways to integrate environmental performance improvement into global
shipping. It will provide concrete examples of how shippers use CCWG tools that result in business
decisions, and how carriers report. BSR, a global nonprofit network of more than 250 member
companies, has managed the group for more than 10 years, and will lead the discussion.
Location: Hyatt Regency Long Beach, Regency Ballroom Foyer DEF, 3rd Level
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Chris Brooks, Executive Editor, JOC, IHS
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Nate Springer, North American Manager of Transportation and Logistics, BSR
Blair Chikasuye, Global Logistics Environment Manager, Hewlett-Packard
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USING FREIGHT RATE BENCHMARKING TO ENHANCE COMPETITIVENESS IN
OCEAN CARRIER CONTRACTING
As a beneficial cargo owner, how do you know if the best rates from your carriers are baked into your
service contracts? BCOs are traditionally concerned not only with the level of their rates but also
how their rates compare with other large shippers, especially those of their competitors. Although
contract rates in the U.S. trades have been confidential since passage of the 1998 Ocean Shipping
Reform Act, engaging in a freight rate benchmarking exercise can shed light on how your rates
compare to other shippers in a given trade lane. Under such an exercise, shippers confidentially
share their rate levels and other contract terms such as NVO usage, fuel clauses and duration and
timing, and in return can see how their contract rates and other terms compare to other shippers
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in many trade lanes. This visibility can be extremely valuable in service contract negotiations. This
case study will be led by Bjorn Klippel, CEO of TIM Consult, the largest community of shippers
engaged in benchmarking ocean rates and terms since 1999, with 6,550 port pairs and 6 million
TEUs currently covered. Together with Josh Skeen, director of global transportation sourcing and
optimization for NCR, the benchmarking process and benefits will be described in depth.
Location: Hyatt Regency Long Beach, Regency Ballroom Foyer BC, 3rd Level
INTRODUCED BY:
Peter Tirschwell, Chief Content Officer, JOC, IHS
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Bjorn Kippel, CEO, TIM Consult GMBH
Josh Skeen, Director of Global Transportation Sourcing And Optimization, NCR Corp.
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THE FREE-FLOW PROGRAM — EASING CONGESTION A CONTAINER STACK AT A TIME
The combination of chassis ownership shifting from shipping lines to third parties and bigger
ships requiring more land area on marine terminals has resulted in dramatic changes to port
operations. Containers today are rarely mounted on a chassis waiting to be picked up by a trucker.
Instead, it’s more common for containers to be discharged from the ships and set into large stacks
with other containers. As a result, when a truck arrives for a pickup, the terminal operator must
move containers stacked on top and in front of the intended container to make it available to
the trucker. Such procedures are expensive and time-consuming for the terminal operator and
cause unintended wait times for truckers. The process known as “Free Flow,” or “Peel Off,” occurs
when an importer has enough container volume destined for the same location to create its
own block of containers on the terminal. Coordination with the terminal operator and trucker
allows the importer to arrange for all of its containers to be picked up within a set period of time.
These coordinated efforts increase efficiency and productivity. This case study will bring together
terminal operators, trucking operators and a major retailer to discuss the benefits of the Free-Flow
Program, its advances in software applications, and why the system is being compared to Uber.
Location: Hyatt Regency Long Beach, Regency Ballroom Foyer DEF, 3rd Level
INTRODUCED BY:
Bill Mongelluzzo, Senior Editor, Trans-Pacific, JOC, IHS
SPEAKERS:
John Cushing, President, PierPass Inc.
Joshua Dolan, Senior Director of International Transportation, Target Stores
Victor La Rosa, President, CEO and Co-founder, Total Transportation Services Inc.
Mark Wheeler, General Manager, West Basin Container Terminal
Brett Parker, Chief Operating Officer, Cargomatic
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