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As businesses embraced the digital revolution over the last decade, many elements in the supply chain workflow have been streamlined and new pathways created, connecting a notoriously fractured industry in ways that couldn’t have been imagined before. Whether it is the rise of ecommerce and last-mile delivery, the growing prominence of big data and analytics and a revolution in supply chain visibility, progress is undoubtedly being made rapidly. However, many problems from the past continue to plague the industry. Large areas of the supply chain continue to be inefficient and manual intensive for shippers and logistics service providers. The challenge for our industry is one of streamlining the flow of information, documents, and communication, so that we can deliver on the promise of innovation, in this brave new digital age.

This webinar will examine the current frustrations within the industry and examine how we can advance even faster to a digitally led but human-assisted environment, where data, tech, and AI take center stage to realize even better business outcomes.

The Journal of Commerce is joined by executives from WNS in this webinar to discuss how shipping and logistics companies can rethink, reimagine, and reform the complete ecosystem in this new normal.

Moderator:

Alessandra Barrett, Assoc. Director, Special Projects, Journal of Commerce, S&P Global

Speakers:

Jaison Augustine, EVP & Business Unit Head, Shipping & Logistics, WNS

Mike Santimaw, Chief Digital Officer, MODE Global

After more than two years of record-high freight rates and historic disruption driven by pent-up consumer demand during and in the wake of pandemic-related lockdowns, the ocean transportation market has taken another 180-degree turn. Concern continues to mount about the North American and global economy as multiple central banks have raised interest rates aggressively to combat inflation and the war in Ukraine drags on. As of late October, spot rates in the eastbound trans-Pacific were approaching pre-pandemic levels, a dramatic change from just six months ago that few, if anyone, could have perceived — even if an easing of North American imports from Asia was inevitable. Carriers are responding by pulling capacity out of the market, while shippers, carriers, and forwarders are assessing what it all means for the next round of service contract negotiations. As 2022 winds down, industry stakeholders are looking to what’s next, starting with the earlier-than-usual Chinese New Year and the months that follow leading up to new service contracts in the spring.This webcast will take stock of the current market environment, when the headwinds might ease, and what the overall outlook is for the first half of 2023.

Moderator:

Mark Szakonyi, Executive Editor, JOC.com and The Journal of Commerce, Maritime & Trade, S&P Global

Speaker(s):

Lars Jensen, CEO and Partner, Vespucci Maritime

Michael Symonanis, Director-Strategic Network, Louis Dreyfus

Becky Wu-Lee, Senior Manager-Global Logistics Procurement, PepsiCo

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Moderator: Greg Knowler, Senior Editor, Europe, JOC, Maritime & Trade, S&P Global

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Drayage operators across the country face similar challenges due to supply chain bottlenecks. These include costly waiting times at congested warehouses and marine terminals, chassis shortages and restrictions imposed by marine terminals on the return of empty containers. Yet import volumes and intermodal rail volumes are declining, and the rate of decline is projected to accelerate through the end of the year. Will declining volumes give terminal operators and rail yards enough time to catch up and return to fluidity before the pre-Lunar New Year spike in imports in January? Intermodal equipment operators are forecasting that chassis shortages will slowly dissipate next year as the manufacturing of chassis picks up. Given these promising signs in the international and domestic supply chains, what strategies are drayage operators planning to deploy at West Coast ports, East Coast ports and inland rail hubs moving into the new year?

Moderator:

Bill Mongelluzzo, Senior Editor, West Coast, Journal of Commerce, S&P Global Market Intelligence

Speaker(s):

Ken Kellaway, President and CEO, RoadOne IntermodaLogistics

Matt Schrap, CEO, Harbor Trucking Association

Joe Tovo, President and CEO, DNJ Intermodal Services

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The permanent existential challenge for 3PLs is differentiating themselves in an innately fragmented market. Tens of thousands of logistics providers are vying for customer relationships and connections to capacity across modes and facilities. Technology has traditionally been the default answer to that differentiation question, but that has often meant investment in proprietary systems or highly customized software suites that are difficult to update over time. The last decade has seen an influx in new products aimed at 3PLs - some have dubbed it the Cambrian Period of logistics technology. That's exciting, but also confusing for those looking to invest, and needing to invest to differentiate.

This one-hour session will address the specific areas that 3PLs are honing in on as areas of differentiation: from customer acquisition to visibility, from analytics to integrations, to more efficient back-end operations.

Moderator: Eric Johnson, Senior Editor, Technology, JOC, Maritime & Trade, S&P Global

Speaker(s):

Angela Czajkowski, Senior Advisor, Hartman Executive Advisors

Robert Khachatryan, CEO, Freight Right Global Logistics

Mike Powell, Chief Technology Officer, SEKO Worldwide Logistics

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