SUNDAY, MARCH 1, 2015 - JOC.com | Container … Maersk Line pointed to the possibility of industrywide overcapacity lasting for years. What will all this mean for the trans-Pacific

PROGRAM MARCH 1-4, 2015LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA, USA

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2015 TPM GOLF OPEN Location: Skylinks at Long Beach

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REGISTRATION Location: Hyatt Regency Long Beach, Lobby SPONSORED BY: CSX TRANSPORTATION

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HOSPITALITY RECEPTION Location: Hyatt Regency Long Beach, Pool Deck SPONSORED BY: GREATER MEMPHIS CHAMBER

MARCH 1-4, 2015LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA, USA

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7 15TH ANNUAL TPM CONFERENCE LONG BEACH CONVENTION CENTER & HYATT REGENCY

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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

SPEAKERS:

Peter Tirschwell, Chief Content Officer, JOC, IHSThe Honorable Robert Garcia, Mayor, City of Long BeachDoug Drummond, President, Port of Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners

9:00 – 9:30 AM

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OPENING ADDRESS Location: Long Beach Convention Center, Grand Ballroom, 2nd Floor

INTRODUCED BY:

Frank Mottek, Business News Anchor, CBS, Los Angeles

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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)

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Karl Gernandt, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Kuehne + Nagel International AG

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AN OPEN DIALOGUE WITH THE OPENING SPEAKERS Location: Long Beach Convention Center, Grand Ballroom, 2nd Floor

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Karl Gernandt, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Kuehne + Nagel International AGDr. Nariman Behravesh, Chief Economist, IHS

10:30 – 11:00 AM

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NETWORKING COFFEE BREAK Location: Long Beach Convention Center, 1st Floor SPONSORED BY: GULF WINDS INTERNATIONAL

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

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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 supply-demand 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, IHSDoug F. Hayes, Vice President, Equity Research-Freight Transport, Morgan StanleyDr. Martin Stopford, Director, Clarkson Research Services


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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.

Location: Long Beach Convention Center, Grand Ballroom, 2nd Floor SPONSORED BY: CARGOSPHERE


Neil Barni, Founder, President, CargoSphere

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Chris Caplice, Executive Director, Center for Transportation & Logistics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

12:20 – 1:45 PM

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LUNCH WITH SPEAKER Location: Hyatt Regency Long Beach, Regency Ballroom, 3rd LevelSPONSORED BY: KUEHNE + NAGEL


John Hextall, President and CEO, Kuehne + Nagel North America

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Matthew Shay, President and CEO, National Retail Federation

1:45 – 2:45 PM

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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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AN OPEN DIALOGUE WITH THE OPENING SPEAKERS Location: Long Beach Convention Center, Grand Ballroom, 2nd Floor

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Karl Gernandt, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Kuehne + Nagel International AGDr. Nariman Behravesh, Chief Economist, IHS

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NETWORKING COFFEE BREAK Location: Long Beach Convention Center, 1st Floor SPONSORED BY: GULF WINDS INTERNATIONAL

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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 supply-demand 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.


Mark Laufer, CEO, Laufer Group International Ltd.

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Mario O. Moreno, Economist, JOC, IHSDoug F. Hayes, Vice President, Equity Research-Freight Transport, Morgan StanleyDr. Martin Stopford, Director, Clarkson Research Services


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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

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Daniel M. Krassenstein, Director Asia Operations, Procon PacificChad Taylor, Regional Vice President Asia-Pacific, Crane Worldwide LogisticsRobert 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.

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.

Location: Long Beach Convention Center, Grand Ballroom, 2nd Floor SPONSORED BY: ECU-INTERNATIONAL N.V.

SESSION CHAIR:

Peter Tirschwell, Chief Content Officer, JOC, IHS

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Søren Skou, CEO, Maersk Line

2:45 – 3:15 PM

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NETWORKING COFFEE BREAK Location: Long Beach Convention Center, 1st Floor SPONSORED BY: RTM LINES

3:15 – 4:15 PM

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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.


Raymond Wisniewski, Jr., Vice President, Supply Chain Solutions, National Retail Systems, Inc.

SESSION CHAIR:

Joseph Bonney, Senior Editor, JOC, IHS

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Mark Sisson, Leader of Maritime Analysis Group, AECOMPhilip Damas, Director, Drewry Supply Chain AdvisorsHenry 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


Stéphane Rambaud, President of Global Freight Forwarding, C.H. Robinson

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Daniel M. Krassenstein, Director Asia Operations, Procon PacificChad Taylor, Regional Vice President Asia-Pacific, Crane Worldwide LogisticsRobert 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.


WELCOMING REMARKS AND INTRODUCTION:


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Stuart Sandlin, Senior Vice President, Sales and Customer Service, Hapag-Lloyd America, Inc.

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.

Location: Long Beach Convention Center, Grand Ballroom, 2nd Floor SPONSORED BY: ECU-INTERNATIONAL N.V.

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Søren Skou, CEO, Maersk Line

2:45 – 3:15 PM

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NETWORKING COFFEE BREAK Location: Long Beach Convention Center, 1st Floor SPONSORED BY: RTM LINES

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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.


Raymond Wisniewski, Jr., Vice President, Supply Chain Solutions, National Retail Systems, Inc.

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Mark Sisson, Leader of Maritime Analysis Group, AECOMPhilip Damas, Director, Drewry Supply Chain AdvisorsHenry Pringle, Vice President, AlixPartners


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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.

Location: Long Beach Convention Center, Promenade Ballroom 104 BC, 1st Floor

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SPEAKERS:

Mac Sullivan, USA Route Development Executive, China (SH), NNR Global LogisticsKevin Hickey, Vice President, Customer Service, North America, Maersk LineWolfgang 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.


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F. Brooks Royster III, President, MTC Logistics

3:45 – 4:30 PM

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A STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF THE GLOBAL REEFER MARKET MARKET 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.

Location: Long Beach Convention Center, Room 103, 1st Floor SPONSORED BY: MAERSK LINE NORTH AMERICA


William C. Duggan, Head of Refrigerated Services, North America, Maersk Line

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Ken Roberts, President, WorldCity

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THE NEW CHASSIS REGIMEMost 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


Russel A. Graef, President, Containerport Group, Inc. (CPG)

SESSION CO-CHAIR:

Bill Mongelluzzo, Senior Editor, Trans-Pacific, JOC, IHS

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Keith E. Lovetro, President and CEO, TRAC Intermodal Philip V. Connors, Executive Vice President, Flexi-Van Leasing, Inc.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.


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Mac Sullivan, USA Route Development Executive, China (SH), NNR Global LogisticsKevin Hickey, Vice President, Customer Service, North America, Maersk LineWolfgang Lehmacher, Director, Head of Supply Chain and Transport, World Economic Forum

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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.


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F. Brooks Royster III, President, MTC Logistics

3:45 – 4:30 PM

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A STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF THE GLOBAL REEFER MARKET MARKET 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.

Location: Long Beach Convention Center, Room 103, 1st Floor SPONSORED BY: MAERSK LINE NORTH AMERICA


William C. Duggan, Head of Refrigerated Services, North America, Maersk Line

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Ken Roberts, President, WorldCity

4:15 – 5:15 PM

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THE NEW CHASSIS REGIMEMost 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


Russel A. Graef, President, Containerport Group, Inc. (CPG)

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Keith E. Lovetro, President and CEO, TRAC Intermodal Philip V. Connors, Executive Vice President, Flexi-Van Leasing, Inc.William (“Bill”) J. Shea, Jr., CEO, Direct ChassisLink Inc. (DCLI)


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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.

Location: Long Beach Convention Center, Grand Ballroom, 2nd Floor SPONSORED BY: GT NEXUS


John Urban, Executive Vice President, General Manager, GT Nexus

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Jon Slangerup, CEO, Port of Long BeachGene Seroka, Executive Director, Port of Los Angeles

9:30 – 10:15 AM

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THE EXPANDING PANAMA CANAL: A CONVERSATION WITH JORGE L. QUIJANO 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.

Location: Long Beach Convention Center, Grand Ballroom, 2nd Floor SPONSORED BY: PERFORMANCE TEAM


Mac Forehand, Director of Business Development, Performance Team

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SPEAKER:

Jorge L. Quijano, CEO, Panama Canal Authority

SPEAKERS:

Frank Camp, Director of Non-Containerized Sales, Jacksonville Port AuthorityDr. Noel Hacegaba, Chief Commercial Officer, Port of Long BeachWilliam C. Duggan, Head of Refrigerated Services, North America, Maersk LineRyan R. Brower, Strategic Account Executive, Penske LogisticsCarla Silveira, Director of International Logistics, Lineage Logistics

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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n NETWORKINGNETWORKING BREAKFAST Location: Long Beach Convention Center, 1st Floor

8:25 – 8:30 AM

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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

8:30 – 9:30 AM

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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.

Location: Long Beach Convention Center, Grand Ballroom, 2nd Floor SPONSORED BY: GT NEXUS


John Urban, Executive Vice President, General Manager, GT Nexus

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Jon Slangerup, CEO, Port of Long BeachGene 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 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.

Location: Long Beach Convention Center, Grand Ballroom, 2nd Floor SPONSORED BY: PERFORMANCE TEAM


Mac Forehand, Director of Business Development, Performance Team

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Jorge L. Quijano, CEO, Panama Canal Authority

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Frank Camp, Director of Non-Containerized Sales, Jacksonville Port AuthorityDr. Noel Hacegaba, Chief Commercial Officer, Port of Long BeachWilliam C. Duggan, Head of Refrigerated Services, North America, Maersk LineRyan R. Brower, Strategic Account Executive, Penske LogisticsCarla Silveira, Director of International Logistics, Lineage Logistics

5:15 – 7:15 PM

n NETWORKING

WELCOME RECEPTION Location: Hyatt Regency Long Beach, Beacon Ballroom, 3rd Level SPONSORED BY: THE PORT OF LOS ANGELES

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n NETWORKINGNETWORKING BREAKFAST Location: Long Beach Convention Center, 1st Floor

8:25 – 8:30 AM

n GENERAL SESSION

LOG-NET E-COMMERCE EXCELLENCE AWARD Location: Long Beach Convention Center, Grand Ballroom, 2nd Floor SPONSORED BY: LOG-NET

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John Motley, CEO & Founder, Log-Net

8:30 – 9:30 AM

n GRIDLOCK

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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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.

Location: Long Beach Convention Center, Promenade Ballroom 104 BC, 1st Floor SPONSORED BY: AFMS, LLC


Mike Erickson, President, AFMS, LLC

SESSION CHAIR:

Terry L. Bunch, Managing Principal, Bunch & Associates, LLC

SPEAKERS:

Mike Steenhoek, Executive Director, Soy Transportation CoalitionMarlon B. Jones, Manager of International Distribution, International PaperMichael Symonanis, Director of Global Container Logistics Group, Louis Dreyfus Commodities

10:45 – 11:45 AM

n INDUSTRY EXPERT WORKSHOP

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.


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Dr. Martin Stopford, Director, Clarkson Research Services

9:30 – 10:15 AM

n COOL CARGOES

KEYNOTE ADDRESSSeatrade 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. Location: Long Beach Convention Center, Room 103, 1st Floor

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Yntze Buitenwerf, CEO, Seatrade Global

10:15 – 10:45 AM

n NETWORKING

NETWORKING COFFEE BREAK Location: Long Beach Convention Center, 1st Floor SPONSORED BY: PORT EVERGLADES

10:45 – 11:45 AM

n GENERAL SESSION

THE U.S. SOUTHEAST — A NEW BATTLEGROUND If there is one battleground in the U.S., it’s the Southeast. Rapidly growing and reachable by multiple 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.

Location: Long Beach Convention Center, Grand Ballroom, 2nd Floor

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Donna Lemm, Vice President of Global Sales, Mallory Alexander International Logistics.David Croft, Senior Manager, Logistics Products, The Walt Disney CompanyRodney Dickey, President, OA Logistics, JLA Home

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EXPORT OUTLOOK: A ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION WITH NORTH AMERICAN EXPORTERS Booming middle-class populations in China and other Asian nations provide huge opportunities


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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.

Location: Long Beach Convention Center, Promenade Ballroom 104 BC, 1st Floor SPONSORED BY: AFMS, LLC


Mike Erickson, President, AFMS, LLC

SESSION CHAIR:

Terry L. Bunch, Managing Principal, Bunch & Associates, LLC

SPEAKERS:

Mike Steenhoek, Executive Director, Soy Transportation CoalitionMarlon B. Jones, Manager of International Distribution, International PaperMichael Symonanis, Director of Global Container Logistics Group, Louis Dreyfus Commodities

10:45 – 11:45 AM


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.


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SPEAKER:

Dr. Martin Stopford, Director, Clarkson Research Services

9:30 – 10:15 AM

n COOL CARGOES

KEYNOTE ADDRESSSeatrade 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. Location: Long Beach Convention Center, Room 103, 1st Floor

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Yntze Buitenwerf, CEO, Seatrade Global

10:15 – 10:45 AM

n NETWORKING

NETWORKING COFFEE BREAK Location: Long Beach Convention Center, 1st Floor SPONSORED BY: PORT EVERGLADES

10:45 – 11:45 AM

n GENERAL SESSION

THE U.S. SOUTHEAST — A NEW BATTLEGROUND If there is one battleground in the U.S., it’s the Southeast. Rapidly growing and reachable by multiple 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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SPEAKERS:

Donna Lemm, Vice President of Global Sales, Mallory Alexander International Logistics.David Croft, Senior Manager, Logistics Products, The Walt Disney CompanyRodney Dickey, President, OA Logistics, JLA Home

10:45 – 11:45 AM

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EXPORT OUTLOOK: A ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION WITH NORTH AMERICAN EXPORTERS Booming middle-class populations in China and other Asian nations provide huge opportunities


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POPULAR SCIENCE MEETS THE COLD CHAIN — A LAYMAN’S GUIDE TO THE LATEST IN REFRIGERATED TECHNOLOGY 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.


SESSION CHAIR:

Lara L. Sowinski, Editor in Chief, Food Logistics

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Mike Dempsey, Vice President, Sales and Marketing, WAM TechnologiesMichel Van Roozendaal, Vice President of Marine, Rail and Bus, Thermo King Eeuwe Kooi, Founder and Owner, TRS EnergySystems

11:30 AM – 12:15 PM

n COOL CARGOES

COLD CHAIN CARGO SAFETY AND SECURITY 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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Shelly Garg, Food and Drug Attorney, FDA Practice Group, Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A.Dan R. Solis, Director, Import Operations Branch, Los Angeles District, U.S. Food and Drug Administration

11:45 AM – 12:45 PM


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’s-length 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.


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Greg Stefflre, CEO, Rail Delivery Services Julie Gutman Dickinson, Partner, Bush Gottlieb

11:45 AM – 12:45 PM

n GRIDLOCK

WILL RAIL SERVICE GET BACK ON TRACK? 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 oil-by-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?


SESSION CHAIR:

Mark Szakonyi, Associate Managing Editor, JOC, IHS

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Lawrence J. Gross, Senior Consultant and Partner, FTR AssociatesDoug Beddome, International Location Manager, Lansing Trade GroupSpencer Frazier, Senior Vice President, Sales, J.B. Hunt Transport Inc.


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POPULAR SCIENCE MEETS THE COLD CHAIN — A LAYMAN’S GUIDE TO THE LATEST IN REFRIGERATED TECHNOLOGY 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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SPEAKERS:

Mike Dempsey, Vice President, Sales and Marketing, WAM TechnologiesMichel Van Roozendaal, Vice President of Marine, Rail and Bus, Thermo King Eeuwe Kooi, Founder and Owner, TRS EnergySystems

11:30 AM – 12:15 PM

n COOL CARGOES

COLD CHAIN CARGO SAFETY AND SECURITY 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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SPEAKERS:

Shelly Garg, Food and Drug Attorney, FDA Practice Group, Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A.Dan R. Solis, Director, Import Operations Branch, Los Angeles District, U.S. Food and Drug Administration

11:45 AM – 12:45 PM


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’s-length 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.


SESSION CHAIR:


SPEAKERS:

Greg Stefflre, CEO, Rail Delivery Services Julie Gutman Dickinson, Partner, Bush Gottlieb

11:45 AM – 12:45 PM

n GRIDLOCK

WILL RAIL SERVICE GET BACK ON TRACK? 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 oil-by-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?


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Lawrence J. Gross, Senior Consultant and Partner, FTR AssociatesDoug Beddome, International Location Manager, Lansing Trade GroupSpencer Frazier, Senior Vice President, Sales, J.B. Hunt Transport Inc.


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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


Thomas D. Capozzi, Chief Commercial Officer, Virginia International Terminals, LLC

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Tom Sanderson, CEO, Transplace

2:00 – 3:00 PM

n GRIDLOCK

NEW YORK-NEW JERSEY’S ROAD TO STAMPING OUT CONGESTION 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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Stephen Edwards, President and CEO, GCT Global Container Terminals Inc.John Nardi, President, New York Shipping AssociationRichard M Larrabee, Director of Port Commerce, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey

11:45 AM – 12:45 PM

n EXPORTS

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.


SESSION CHAIR:

Chris Brooks, Executive Editor, JOC, IHS

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Walter Kemmsies, Chief Economist, Moffatt & Nichol Shashi Kiran Shetty, Executive Chairman, Avvashya GroupCraig Mygatt, CEO, SeaLand

12:15 – 12:45 PM

n COOL CARGOES

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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Birger Lindberg Skov, Managing Director, Reefer Intel

12:45 – 2:00 PM

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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


Thomas D. Capozzi, Chief Commercial Officer, Virginia International Terminals, LLC

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Tom Sanderson, CEO, Transplace

2:00 – 3:00 PM

n GRIDLOCK

NEW YORK-NEW JERSEY’S ROAD TO STAMPING OUT CONGESTION 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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Stephen Edwards, President and CEO, GCT Global Container Terminals Inc.John Nardi, President, New York Shipping AssociationRichard M Larrabee, Director of Port Commerce, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey

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n EXPORTS

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.


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Walter Kemmsies, Chief Economist, Moffatt & Nichol Shashi Kiran Shetty, Executive Chairman, Avvashya GroupCraig Mygatt, CEO, SeaLand

12:15 – 12:45 PM

n COOL CARGOES

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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Birger Lindberg Skov, Managing Director, Reefer Intel

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NETWORKING COFFEE BREAK Location: Long Beach Convention Center, 1st Floor SPONSORED BY: EXPEDITORS

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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?


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Mario Cordero, Chairman, Federal Maritime Commission

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Fred Johring, President, Golden State Express/LogisticsDan 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 SUCCESSORSThe 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.


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Amber Braband, Vice President, Talent & Strategic Growth, Tigers (USA) Global Logistics Inc.

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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.


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William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor, Trucking, JOC, IHS

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Lars Jensen, CEO and Partner, SeaIntel Consulting and Cyberkeel Susan Kohn Ross, Partner and International Trade Counsel, Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP

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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.

Location: Long Beach Convention Center, Room 103, 1st Floor SPONSORED BY: SEKO LOGISTICS


Jose Quesada, Vice President, Ocean Services, SEKO Logistics

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Mike Simon, Principal Consultant, DefinedLogic

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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?


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Mario Cordero, Chairman, Federal Maritime Commission

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Fred Johring, President, Golden State Express/LogisticsDan 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 SUCCESSORSThe 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.


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Amber Braband, Vice President, Talent & Strategic Growth, Tigers (USA) Global Logistics Inc.

2:00 – 3:00 PM


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.


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William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor, Trucking, JOC, IHS

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Lars Jensen, CEO and Partner, SeaIntel Consulting and Cyberkeel Susan Kohn Ross, Partner and International Trade Counsel, Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP

2:00 – 3:00 PM

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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.

Location: Long Beach Convention Center, Room 103, 1st Floor SPONSORED BY: SEKO LOGISTICS


Jose Quesada, Vice President, Ocean Services, SEKO Logistics

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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.


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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.

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Robert A. Curry Sr., Owner, California Cartage

5:15 – 7:15 PM

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NETWORKING RECEPTION Location: Hyatt Regency Long Beach, Pool Deck SPONSORED BY: GEORGIA PORTS AUTHORITY

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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

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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

9:00 – 10:00 AM

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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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Chas Deller, Partner, 10xOceanSolutions Inc. Peter R. Goulding, Executive Director of Global Logistics, The Estee Lauder Cosmetics 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, a DJO Global Company

10:20 – 11:20 AM

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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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Nate Springer, North American Manager of Transportation and Logistics, BSRBlair Chikasuye, Global Logistics Environment Manager, Hewlett-PackardSarah Flagg, Global Head of Sustainable Logistics, Damco International BVLee Kindberg, Ph.D., Director, Environment & Sustainability, Maersk Line

11:20 AM – 12:20 PM

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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

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 York-New 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 AuthorityAdam D. Hall, Senior Director of International Logistics, Dollar GeneralRandy Bayles, Director of International Intermodal, Norfolk Southern Corp.William Rooney, Vice President of Trans-Pacific Seafreight, Kuehne + Nagel

10:00 – 10:20 AM

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NETWORKING COFFEE BREAK Location: Hyatt Regency Long Beach, Regency Ballroom Foyer, 3rd Level

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HOW CAN SHIPPERS NEGOTIATE SUCCESSFUL 2015 SERVICE CONTRACTS? 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.


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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.


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Nate Springer, North American Manager of Transportation and Logistics, BSRBlair Chikasuye, Global Logistics Environment Manager, Hewlett-PackardSarah Flagg, Global Head of Sustainable Logistics, Damco International BVLee Kindberg, Ph.D., Director, Environment & Sustainability, Maersk Line

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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

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 York-New 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 AuthorityAdam D. Hall, Senior Director of International Logistics, Dollar GeneralRandy Bayles, Director of International Intermodal, Norfolk Southern Corp.William Rooney, Vice President of Trans-Pacific Seafreight, Kuehne + Nagel

10:00 – 10:20 AM

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NETWORKING COFFEE BREAK Location: Hyatt Regency Long Beach, Regency Ballroom Foyer, 3rd Level

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HOW CAN SHIPPERS NEGOTIATE SUCCESSFUL 2015 SERVICE CONTRACTS? 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.


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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.


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Bjorn Kippel, CEO, TIM Consult GMBHJosh 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.


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John Cushing, President, PierPass Inc.Joshua Dolan, Senior Director of International Transportation, Target StoresVictor La Rosa, President, CEO and Co-founder, Total Transportation Services Inc.Mark Wheeler, General Manager, West Basin Container TerminalBrett Parker, Chief Operating Officer, Cargomatic

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SUNDAY, MARCH 1, 2015 - JOC.com | Container … Maersk Line pointed to the possibility of industrywide overcapacity lasting for years. What will all this mean for the trans-Pacific