Kuehne + Nagel Majority Shareholder to Address JOC Group Inc.’s TPM 2015 Conference
NEWARK, N.J., Oct. 6, 2014 — Klaus-Michael Kuehne, honorary chairman and majority shareholder of Kuehne + Nagel, the world’s largest ocean freight forwarder, will deliver the keynote address at the 15th Annual TPM Conference to be held on Mar. 1-4, 2015, in Long Beach, California, JOC Group Inc. announced today.
Kuehne joined the family business in 1958. Following various management positions, he served as CEO from 1966-1999; thereafter he was Chairman of the Board of Directors at the holding company Kuehne + Nagel International AG until 2011. With almost a 125-year history, Kuehne + Nagel has evolved from a traditional international freight forwarder to one of the world’s leading global providers of innovative logistics and supply chain solutions. Its 63,000 employees operate in more than 100 countries.
Besides his Kuehne + Nagel ownership stake, Klaus-Michael Kuehne is one of the major shareholders of Hapag-Lloyd AG, one of the leading global liner shipping companies.
“We are delighted that Klaus-Michael Kuehne will deliver the keynote address at TPM 2015,” said Peter Tirschwell, JOC Group executive vice president and chief content officer. “This event has always delved into the substance of industry issues, and no one is more immersed in the industry, or has provided more leadership, through his ownership roles at Kuehne + Nagel and Hapag-Lloyd.”
Timed to coincide with the start of the service contract negotiating cycle for the eastbound trans-Pacific maritime trade, TPM features a content-rich conference program and the largest networking opportunity of the year for the global container shipping community.
Registration is now open for TPM 2015, which will be held in Long Beach on March 1-4. The conference will bring together some 2,000 attendees for discussions of the most pressing issues in the global container shipping industry. It will include three days of speeches, panels and case studies that will provide insights from top ocean carrier executives, economic and import-export forecasts, as well as discussions on port delays, supply and demand of capacity, the impact of the upcoming Panama Canal expansion, the global container cold chain, U.S. export challenges and other trends in the containerized movement of goods as identified by the JOC Group editorial team.
TPM is the largest global event of its kind, and established a new attendance record in 2014. It is complemented by a sister event, TPM Asia, which is in its eighth year and will be held in Shenzhen, China on October 14-16, 2014.
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ABOUT JOC GROUP INC.: JOC Group Inc. is the authoritative provider of business intelligence, data and events covering the global container shipping and logistics market. Through its PIERS and JOC products — online, print and events — JOC Group Inc. provides the access, intelligence, insight and support that enable our customers to establish and maintain critical customer connections and make informed decisions to compete effectively in the global marketplace. JOC.com is the leading information portal providing a mix of editorially created content and pertinent visualized data combining more than 200 different data sets. JOC Group’s leading industry events include TPM (held annually in Long Beach, California), TPM Asia and JOC Inland Distribution. Through PIERS, the world’s most comprehensive database of U.S. waterborne trade, international businesses from transportation, chemical, energy and finance sectors analyze unique intelligence to inform critical business decisions. For more information visit JOC.com/group.
JOC Group Inc. is part of the AXIO Data Group, owned by Electra Partners, an independent private equity fund manager with more than 30 years’ experience in the mid-market. As of March 31, 2014, the firm had funds under management valued at over £1.5 billion. The firm’s flexible investment approach allows it to invest across a broad range of sectors and financial instruments including equity, senior equity, convertibles and mezzanine debt. For further information please visit www.axiogroup.net or www.electrapartners.com
ABOUT KUEHNE + NAGEL: With approximately 63,000 employees at more than 1000 locations in over 100 countries, the Kuehne + Nagel Group is one of the world’s leading logistics companies. Its strong market position lies in the seafreight, airfreight, contract logistics and overland businesses, with a clear focus on providing IT-based integrated logistics solutions. Further information can be found at www.kuehne-nagel.com