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Vancouver Port Authority

Capt. Gordon Houston |

President and chief executivewww.portvancouver.comAs Canada's prosperity grows due t

UPS Freight Forwarding

Eric Kirchner |

Presidentwww.ups-scs.com www.ups.comTwo trends forcing businesses to review process

United States Maritime Alliance Ltd.

James A. Capo |

Chairman and chief executivewww.usmx.comAnother year is upon us, and we should look

University of Denver

Tom Finkbiner |

Chairman,Intermodal Transportation Institutewww.du.edu/transportationIn 2008

U.S. Merchant Marine Academy

Shashi N. Kumar |

Academic dean and assistantsuperintendent for academic affairswww.usmma.eduA

United Arab Agencies Inc.

Anil Jay Vitarana |

Presidentwww.uasc.netThe import-export container imbalance in the U.S. foreign trade

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

W. Ralph Basham |

Commissionerwww.cbp.govCustoms made significant progress in 2007 to improve security

U.S. Council for International Business

Peter M. Robinson |

Presidentwww.uscib.orgThe major challenge facing U.S. business is in keeping markets

U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Thomas J. Donohue |

President and chief executivewww.uschamber.comOne of the most pressing issues this n

TranSystems Corp.

M. John Vickerman |

Founding principalwww.transystems.comWith world container traffic continuing to grow

Tyler Search Consultants

Director, trade compliance recruitmentwww.tylersearch.comAs the economy stumbles int

TransTech Partners LLC

Catherine Tiersten |

Partnerwww.transtechpartners.comOne of the key issues facing transportation companie

Transportation & Logistics Council

George Carl Pezold |

Executive directorwww.tlcouncil.orgOne of the services offered by the Transportation

Trailer Bridge Inc.

John D. McCown |

Chairman and chief executivewww.trailerbridge.comWhat causes change? Keep that in mi

Teamsters, International Brotherhood of

James P. Hoffa |

General presidentwww.teamster.orgPublic sentiment against free-trade agreements will

Tampa Port Authority

Richard A. Wainio |

Port director and chief executivewww.tampaport.comThe U.S. economic slowdown and red

Tacoma, Port of

Timothy J. Farrell |

Executive directorwww.portoftacoma.comDespite current economic challenges in North A

Pisani & Roll PLLC

Robert J. Pisani |

Memberwww.worldtradelawyers.comU.S. importers and international trade lawyers should

PIERS Global Intelligence Solutions

Lenny Corallo |

Executive vice presidentwww.piers.comIn business intelligence, particularly in our e

Philadelphia Regional Port Authority

James T. McDermott Jr. |

Executive directorwww.philaport.comThe Port of Philadelphia, one of the nation's mos

Paul F. Richardson Associates

Paul F. Richardson |

PresidentAs 2008 begins, four major challenges come immediately to mind:-- The press

Palm Beach, Port of

Executive directorwww.portofpalmbeach.comExpansion of the energy sector - with incre

Surface Transportation Board

Charles D. Nottingham |

Chairmanwww.stb.dot.govThis year promises to be a particularly important one at the

Panama Canal Authority

Alberto Aleman Zubieta |

Administrator and chief executivewww.pancanal.comThere are risks to be dealt with in

Supply Chain Executive Advisors

Chief executivewww.sceaglobal.comLast year we predicted the continuing trend of expa

South Carolina State Ports Authority

Bernard S. Groseclose Jr. |

President and chief executivewww.scspa.comThe current economic situation will presen

SSA Marine/Carrix

Edward A. DeNike |

President, SSA Containerswww.ssamarine.comThe West Coast master labor agreement will

Sinotrans Shipping Agency North America Inc.

Patrick Dinon |

Presidentwww.sinotransagencyna.comThere appear to be some storm clouds gathering tha

Shey-Harding Associates Inc.

Susan Shey Dvonch |

Partnerwww.shey-harding.comThe most critical issues that we believe will continue to

Sher & Blackwell LLP, Attorneys

Stanley O. Sher |

Partnerwww.sherblackwell.comPredicting the most significant maritime legal developme

Seko Worldwide LLC

William Wascher |

President and chief executivewww.sekoworldwide.comAs we enter 2008, there are a numb

Seattle, Port of

Tay Yoshitani |

Chief executivewww.portseattle.orgMany major customers, with millions of dollars of

Seamen's Church Institute of New York & New Jersey

Rev. David M. Rider |

Executive directorwww.seamenschurch.orgMany situations are worthy of an evaluation a

Schenker DB Logistics USA

Heiner Murmann |

President and chief executivewww.schenkerusa.comWe expect many of the key themes of

Savi Group, a Lockheed Martin Co.

Chief executivewww.savi.comWhere is my stuff? When will it get there? What condition

Samuel Shapiro & Co.

Marjorie Shapiro |

President and chief executivewww.shapiro.comTwo issues will impact trade in 2008: th

Sandler & Travis Trade Advisory Services Inc.

Douglas M. Browning |

Senior vice president and general counselwww.strtrade.comPublic-private cooperation

Safmarine Inc.

John Boudreau |

Presidentwww.safmarine.comVolatility, defined as tending to vary often, best describ

Rickmers-Linie (America) Inc.

President and chief executivewww.rickmers-linie.comCan the multipurpose shipping sec

Reeve & Associates

John G. Reeve |

Presidentwww.reeveassociates.comBulk shipping rates are at all-time highs. The price

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