Videos

Mark Laufer, president/CEO, Laufer Group International, on moving beyond just competing on price, and using a culture of self-improvement, leadership and collaboration to solve complex logistical problems.

Roger Guenther, executive director, Port of Houston Authority, discusses trade lane growth, specifically with Asia and South America, the renaissance in the energy sector, and planning for future expansions at the port.

Dr. Noel Hacegaba, deputy executive director, Port of Long Beach, discusses port productivity and the impact of mega-ships, the role of infrastructure investment, and the need to emphasize system improvements to increase efficiency.

Tom Sproat, senior vice president, Maersk Line, discusses progress on the carrier’s eight-point customer charter, including the role of metrics and dialogue with customers.

Neil Barni, president and founder of CargoSphere, discusses technological solutions to freight rate and contracting challenges in the logistics industry.

Carlos Martinez-Tomatis, division vice president of ABF Global, sees 2014 as a challenging year for NVOCCs in the trans-Pacific.

James Hertwig, president and CEO of the Florida East Coast Railway, discusses the railroad’s preparations for the opening of the expansion of the Panama Canal, through projects at the Port of Miami, Port Everglades and the South Florida Logistics Center.

Jason Bergman, Damco’s vice president of strategic sales for North America, discusses how supply chain procurement has changed and increased in complexity, Damco's focus on the global market, and the challenge of commoditization of some services.

Curtis Foltz, executive director of Georgia Ports Authority, talks about the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project and other investments the authority is making in infrastructure to prepare not only for mega-ships, but also for increased volumes of trade.

Adam Roth, director of NAI Global Logistics, discusses projected changes in capacity, especially in trucking; rapid growth in Mexico and the transportation network for moving cargo from that nation; rising use of intermodal and railroads; and anticipated increases in the cost of transportation versus the cost of real estate.

Electronics manufacturer Voxx International through its Sea-Truck program has successfully eliminated virtually all air freight and millions in cost from its supply chain.

Canadian National Railway CEO and President Claude Mongeau tells the JOC's 2014 TPM conference in Long Beach that the railroad is looking to build more resiliency into its network as it grapples with delays caused by the severest winter in decades.

In a keynote speech delivered March 3 at the JOC’s 14th annual TPM conference, Frederick W. Smith, the chairman, president and CEO of global transport operator FedEx, condemned the increase in trade barriers in the wake of the Great Recession of 2008-9.

In the fifth part of “Inside the Box Terminal,” Global Terminals’ Rich Ceci updates progress toward the expansion’s April 16 completion date — and discusses the impact of winter weather.

Acting Long Beach Port Director Al Moro talks about the ambitious projects to prepare the port for the big new container ships that are calling there. POLB and private investors are providing billions of dollars to build new rail lines and a huge automated container terminal, as well as to replace the Gerald Desmond Bridge, which is too low for the new ships.

Amid construction on Global Terminals' expansion, longshoremen are being trained on shuttle trucks that will move containers between quay and container stack. Global's Steve Simpkin shows off the new equipment.

Global Terminal is undergoing major expansion while continuing cargo operations. Guy Buzzoni, vice president of infrastructure development at Global Terminal, discusses the challenges -- and explains why he's watching the weather.

See how an 80-by-150-foot crane is moved from Gdynia, Poland to a container terminal in the Port of New York and New Jersey. Second in a series of Journal of Commerce video reports on Global Terminal's expansion.

The third part of a special program on Overnite Transportation founder J. Harwood Cochrane, 100 years old, and the rise of the trucking industry.

Patrick Ottensmeyer, Kansas City Southern’s executive vice president and chief marketing officer, explains the appeal of near-shoring in Mexico and addresses the question of security and safety concerns there.

Vann Cunningham, assistant vice president of Economic Development for BNSF, on the driving trends behind the growth of logistics hubs and the community involvement behind projects such as Logistics Park Kansas City.

Brian Bowers, Kansas City Southern’s senior vice president of sales and marketing, intermodal and automotive, on activity in Mexico, specifically the growth of Lazaro Cardenas and the impact of recent relocations by car manufacturers.

NorthPoint Development’s vice president of development Patrick Robinson on the inland distribution landscape of Kansas City, Mo., and the impact of overall economic recovery on tenancy in projects like Logistics Park Kansas City.

The Journal of Commerce reports on the expansion and modernization of Global Terminal in the Port of New York and New Jersey.

Bill Cassidy, Senior Editor, The Journal of Commerce, provides closing remarks on the successful JOC Inland Distribution 2013 conference in Kansas City, Mo.

The second part of a special program on Overnite Transportation founder J. Harwood Cochrane, 100 years old, and the rise of the trucking industry.

JOC Senior Editor William B. Cassidy meets with Overnite Transportation founder J. Harwood Cochrane and UPS Freight President Jack Holmes to talk about Cochrane’s life in trucking.

Jack Wells, chief economist at the U.S. Department of Transportation, details the agency's progress on a National Strategic Freight Plan.

Deutsche Post division DHL has invested $110 million to expand at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport into a “super-hub” for the Americas trade.

Rosalyn Wilson, author of the annual State of Logistics Report, discusses the report's findings with the JOC's Joseph Bonney. Wilson is senior business analyst at Delcan Corp.

The Port of Virginia is aiming to boost container traffic by capitalizing on its post-Panamax draft, tapping improved intermodal service, increasing customer service and developing distribution centers.

Steven Cernak, chief executive and port director of Port Everglades, and James Hertwig, president of Florida East Coast Railway, discuss their organizations’ recent performance, their partnership in a new intermodal container transfer facility, and the opportunities they see and projects they are pursuing for further growth.

Linda Styrk, Port of Seattle managing director, discusses Harbor Maintenance Tax reform, the competitive environment for U.S. West Coast ports, and environmental initiatives at the port.

Senior Editor Bill Cassidy interviews YRC Worldwide CEO James Welch, who is getting closer to his goal of returning the troubled less-than-truckload operator to profitability.

Peter Friedmann, Washington counsel for the Coalition of New England Companies for Trade, offers his takeaways from CONECT's annual trade and transportation conference in Newport, R.I.

Walter Kemmsies, chief economist at Moffatt & Nichol, comments on the need for improved U.S. transportation infrastructure.

CargoSmart’s Director of Sales and Services Graham Collins explains the importance of visibility and early alerts of disruptions to shippers. He discusses the TPM sponsor’s newest efforts to modernize cargo tracking efforts and provide information earlier than previously available.

Kathryn McDermott, Deputy Exec. Director, details the Port of Los Angeles’ $1.2 billion capital program, its Trade Connect education program for small and mid-size companies in the area, as well as the TPM Sponsor’s focus on building up the entire system surrounding the port.