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Data-Driven Boxes: Closing Critical Information Gaps in Container Shipping
Canada Trade and Shipping: The Path Forward
Partner (s):
The surge of Asian imports and the wake of its disruption that tested marine terminals to inland hubs is over. That’s shifting the spotlight to how stakeholders are investing in Canadian infrastructure and improving operations to address pinch points, lest they become bottlenecks when there’s a cargo surge or major weather disruption. Acknowledging the need for government to do more, Ottawa is rethinking the nation’s port structure and how to best support cargo flows inland. If the last seven years have been a guide, however, then Canadian shippers and transportation providers know not to count on federal intervention if port workers and employers don’t have productive contract talks on both coasts. This webcast will give shippers and their transportation partners an update on major port and inland freight infrastructure projects while highlighting innovation and persistent challenges across containerized supply chains. Among the topics for discussion:
• Western Winds: The coming year will be critical for key infrastructure projects to boost capacity at the ports of Vancouver and Prince Rupert. While the surges caused by Asia import pressures ease and rail performance improves in the spring, port, terminal, and dray speakers will assess cargo flow conditions at the docks and inland hubs, and the lingering kinks and bottlenecks in the system.
Speaker(s):
Michael Inman, Director, Business Development, Port of Prince Rupert
Girish Nair, Vice President, International Intermodal, CN
Peter Xotta, Vice President, Operations and Supply Chain, Port of Vancouver
• Spotlight on Ottawa: Canada is giving its port system the first major rethink in more than two decades after disruption tied to the COVID-19 pandemic exposed its fragility. Ports, railroads, marine terminals, and other stakeholders are weighing in what they want to come out of Ottawa. Through the Ports Modernization Act, launched in 2018, stakeholders are addressing a number of issues, from scarcity of land near some ports to the potential for new technologies to speed cargo flow.
Speaker (s):
Debbie Murray, Senior Director, Association of Canadian Port Authorities
Julia Kuzeljevich, Director, Policy and Regulatory Affairs, Canadian International Freight Forwarders Association (CIFFA)
• Eastern Winds: Canadian ports on the East Coast are expanding capacity to handle actual and anticipated volume growth, with Montreal notably pushing for a new container terminal. Halifax, which handled record volume of more than 600,000 TEU last year, will receive new cranes and yard handling equipment, while new investment is helping Saint John attract more cargo.
Speaker (s):
Paul Bird, Vice-President, Contrecoeur, Montreal Port Authority
Jordan Kajfasz, Assistant Vice President, Sales and Marketing, CPKC
Sam Zhang, Director, Trade, Port of Halifax
Moderator:
Mark Szakonyi, Executive Editor, Journal of Commerce, S&P Global
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Container Shipping Outlook: The Asia-Europe Trade
Uncertainty over space on the Asia-Europe trade in 2022 has given way to uncertainty about demand in 2023, with those involved in the European import markets divided over when an expected inventory recovery will occur. The sooner the better, as the sustained weak demand is increasing pressure on European shippers to reduce working capital tied up in excess inventory. The problem is that ocean schedule reliability on the Asia-Europe trade stood at just 52 percent in January, up significantly from the low levels of the past year but still below a level where shippers would feel comfortable reducing buffer stocks. Some forwarders and carriers believe a late second-half replenishment campaign by the retail sector is likely as the risk of a recession subsides, while others point to full warehouses subduing a return of demand until late this year or early 2024. Still, there are emerging signs that inventory levels are slowly receding. February PMI survey data by S&P Global, parent company of the Journal of Commerce, found that pre-production inventories in Europe fell for the first time since September 2021 as companies stepped up efforts to unwind safety stock buffers. This webcast will take stock of the Asia-Europe trade and deliver an outlook for what is shaping up as a transition year between the chaos of the past and a resumption of more traditional trade flows.
Moderator:
Greg Knowler, Europe Editor, Journal of Commerce, S&P Global Market Intelligence
Speaker(s):
Andreas Buetfering, Senior Director-Far East Trade Management, Hapag-Lloyd
Markus Panhauser, Senior Vice President-Oceanfreight Europe, DHL Global Forwarding
Peter Sand, Chief Analyst, Xeneta
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Trucking Market Report: First Quarter Review and Outlook
Partner:
Join us for this hourlong webcast as we assess the current market and look toward the second half of the year.
Tom Nightingale, CEO, AFS Logistics
Rebalancing the Project and Breakbulk Market: Expectations for 2023
Recent News and Analysis
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