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As the container shipping industry moves toward full-fleet digitalization, investments in smart container technology have surged — bringing real-time visibility, predictive insights, and new operational possibilities. Yet a fundamental challenge remains: how can these innovations translate into tangible, monetizable value?

In this webcast, Erik Christian Lund (EVP Maritime & Logistics, Nexxiot), Thomas Bagge (CEO, Digital Container Shipping Association), and Lars Jensen (CEO, Vespucci Maritime) explore the evolving economics of container IoT and the strategic shifts reshaping how visibility is deployed and monetized across the supply chain.

Drawing on insights on ongoing roll-outs and industry movements, this expert panel will address:

• The internal ROI case for smart containers: operational efficiencies, fleet optimization, and predictive repositioning

• The role of standardization in enabling interoperability and scale across global fleets

• Whether smart containers can finally break open the elusive value-added logistics market

• What adoption at scale looks like and how new predictive capabilities could reshape decision-making

• The broader strategic implications: can smart containers unlock new competitive advantages in an increasingly data-driven industry?

This session offers a candid discussion between industry leaders shaping the future of visibility, connectivity, and value creation in maritime logistics.

Moderator:

Alessandra Barrett, Associate Director, Journal of Commerce by S&P Global

Speakers:

Thomas Bagge, CEO, Digital Container Shipping Association

Lars Jensen, CEO and President, Vespucci Maritime

Erik Christian Lund, Executive Vice President, Maritime & Logistics, Nexxiot

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Changing tariff levels are giving top US importers and exporters, along with their smaller peers, figurative whiplash. Some shippers are under more pressure than others when it comes to the 90-day pause on higher imports for goods from other than the European Union (July 8) and China (Aug. 12). Beyond the pressures of getting goods into or out of a sourcing point, tariff changes and regulatory requirements are quickly changing and sometimes murky.

This 60-minute webcast will highlight the major findings from the Journal of Commerce’s Top 100 shipper rankings and special issue, a brief peak-season summary, and an update on customs issues, including uncertainty around shipment cut-off dates and how they apply to specific industries.

Moderator: Eric Johnson, Senior Editor, Technology, Journal of Commerce by S&P Global

Speaker(s):

Cindy Allen, CEO and Managing Director, Trade Force Multiplier LLC

Michael Angell, Senior Editor, Northeast and Gulf Coast Ports, Journal of Commerce by S&P Global

Mark Szakonyi, Executive Editor, Journal of Commerce by S&P Global

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Intermodal rail volumes began 2025 on strong footing, but rising geopolitical tensions and trade disruptions have clouded the outlook for the second half of the year. With ocean carriers increasingly blanking sailings out of China, western U.S. railroads are bracing for a drop in international intermodal volume to inland hubs such as Chicago, Dallas, Kansas City, and Memphis. Eastern railroads may also feel some impact on traffic bound for Atlanta and the Ohio Valley.

Without a swift return to global trade stability, the ripple effects are likely to spill into domestic intermodal as well. J.B. Hunt reports that 20% to 30% of its intermodal business originates on the West Coast, closely aligning with Intermodal Association of North America estimates of 28% to 30% originating on the West Coast. Schneider cites a similar range, noting 15% to 25% of its intermodal traffic depends on US imports.

Cross-border volumes with Mexico under the USMCA may provide a modest cushion, but a sharp decline in West Coast demand could lead to a softer peak season and an absence of surcharges for shippers. At the same time, domestic intermodal contract pricing remains stagnant nationwide, with little expectation of movement until truckload spot and contract rates begin to rise.

This webcast will break down all these developments and more. We’ll examine market trends, pricing dynamics, and rail service performance, while also opening the floor to hear what’s on your mind.

Moderator:

Ari Ashe, Senior Editor-Intermodal Rail, Journal of Commerce by S&P Global

Russ Frayer, Director Intermodal, MODE Global

Brian Kobza, Chief Commercial Officer (CCO), IMC Logistics

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Amid the sharpest US tariff threat since the 1930s, the Canadian container shipping industry moves forward, working through labor disruptions on both coasts and cargo delays while advancing investment coast to coast. The Canada Trade webinar will highlight major trade trends, and port and other infrastructure investment, while providing insights from on-the-ground on the latest US trade rumblings and implications for Canadian containerized supply chains.

Moderator: Mark Szakonyi, Executive Editor, Journal of Commerce by S&P Global

Speaker(s):

Jeremie Comte, Chief of Staff, OEC Overseas Express Consolidators

Julie Gascon, CEO, Montreal Port Authority

Douglas Smith, Chief Executive Officer, DP World

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Importers and exporters have long relied on platforms to manage the tricky nuances of global trade compliance, but recent trade policy actions between the US and its trading partners have shone a brighter light on this corner of the logistics technology world. So-called global trade management software encompasses a large set of functions, from product classification to duty reduction initiatives. With global trade regulations and tariffs changing seemingly by the day, shippers and their service providers are under intense scrutiny to not just be in compliance but also to find strategies that keep them ahead of their competitive peers. This one-hour webcast, encompassing perspective from experts in the world of trade compliance and global trade management technology, will delve into how shippers should prepare themselves to invest in core trade management platforms, upgrade the technology they have, or try new emerging point solutions based on automation.

Moderator: Eric Johnson, Senior Editor, Technology, Journal of Commerce by S&P Global

Speaker(s):

Christina Coulourides, Owner and Founder, Plume Ridge Bottle Shop

Paul Diedrich, Director, Customs Brokerage and Trade Services, Ardent Global Logistics

Gabrielle Griffith, Director, BPE Global

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