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Freight payment is a function that is often overlooked by domestic and global shippers, largely because it’s seen as a routine finance process, and not one with more intrinsic value and challenges. Accurate invoices not only enable a smoother payment process but also yield hugely valuable shipment data that can be used to measure service providers and impact future procurement cycles. A smooth payment and audit process also can help a shipper be a better customer for its carriers and third-party logistics providers. In recent years, technology and business models around the freight payment and audit process have become more refined, but it’s still a highly fragmented section of the industry, with little regulation.

This webcast will explore how technology providers in the domestic and international freight management markets are helping shippers manage this process more effectively and profitably.

Moderator/Presenter:

Eric Johnson, Senior Editor, Technology, JOC, Maritime & Trade, IHS Markit

Speakers:

Cecil Bryan, President, Logistics Alliance Network

Brad Klaus, CEO, Haven

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Breakbulk and project cargo shippers, carriers, and logistics providers adapted to the disruptions caused by COVID-19 relatively quickly, but a weak market and looming longer-term effects on capital project investments, in the oil and gas sector particularly, have the sector extremely edgy. Multibillion-dollar cuts in capital expenditures will diminish the project logistics pipeline from late 2021 and beyond.On the other hand, some $37 trillion in global stimulus spending is expected to drive investment in power generation, infrastructure, and energy projects, and low bunker prices have provided unexpected relief for carriers and shippers who were bracing for sky-high post-IMO 2020 fuel costs. What can the project logistics industry anticipate in capital investment over the next few years in upstream and downstream oil and gas, mining and metals, energy, and other industries? What portion of the massive COVID-19 stimulus spend will flow toward project logistics? When will oil prices recover, to what level, and how should the sector plan for fluctuations in bunker prices? This webcast will analyze the forces now shaping the oil and gas industry and the fuel price outlook.

Moderator:

Janet Nodar, Senior Editor, Breakbulk and Project Cargo, JOC, Maritime & Trade, IHS Markit

Speaker (s):

Kurt Barrow, Vice President, Oil Markets, Midstream, and Downstream, IHS Markit

Phyllis Kulkarni, Regional Director, North America, Independent Project Analysis

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The service contracting season in the eastbound trans-Pacific had barely wrapped up in late May when shippers and non-vessel-operating common carriers were unexpectedly hit with two general rate increases. Spot rates from Asia to the West Coast increased almost 50 percent to $2,132 per FEU and East Coast rates increased about 10 percent to $2,738 per FEU through early June. Rolling of shipments at Asian ports was common as vessels were booked beyond 100 percent utilization. How did this happen when US imports from Asia in May were 18.5 percent lower than in May 2019, according to PIERS? NVOs say carriers reduced capacity through blank sailings more than necessary so they could fill ships and increase freight rates. Carriers said they had no visibility into purchase orders that retailers had placed in Asia, and still have no visibility into peak-season volumes that will begin moving later this summer. Meanwhile, the dramatic swings in cargo volumes, and carriers’ penchant for blank sailings, is making it difficult for shippers and NVOs to plan their supply chains. Terminal operators, warehouses, and truckers are struggling to plan their capacity requirements.

In this essential webcast, Jonathan Gold of the National Retail Federation and David Bennett of Globe Express Services will explain what the market should expect in this volatile environment leading up to the peak season.

Moderator/Presenter:

Bill Mongelluzzo, Senior Editor, Trans-Pacific, JOC, Maritime & Trade, IHS Markit

Speaker(s):

David Bennett, President, Americas, Globe Express Services

Jonathan Gold, Vice President, Supply Chain and Customs Policy, National Retail Federation

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The annual Top 100 Importers and Exporters report is one of the most extensive products The Journal of Commerce produces. Based on exclusive research, it analyzes the largest global companies shipping containerized goods to and from the US — essential information for shippers, carriers, and third-party logistics providers.

This webcast, the second in a two-part series, will analyze the makeup and dynamics of the Top 100 US Exporters and, importantly, how much has changed for agricultural, recyclables, chemicals, and other exporters since the COVID-19 pandemic hit in early 2020. How has sentiment changed abroad, and what does it mean for exporters in the near, mid- and long term. How are other facets of the supply chain — equipment dislocation, a strengthening dollar, and new destination markets — impacting US exporters?

Moderator/Presenter:

Dustin Braden, Shipper Engagement Manager, JOC, Maritime & Trade, IHS Markit

Speaker (s):

Ari Ashe, Senior Editor, Intermodal Rail, and Southeast Ports, JOC, Maritime & Trade, IHS MarkitBill Mongelluzzo, Senior Editor, JOC, Maritime & Trade, IHS MarkitMark Szakonyi, Executive Editor, JOC, Maritime & Trade, IHS Markit

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As it weathers disruption caused by COVID-19, the Canadian container shipping industry is learning from the experience and pushing forward with investments and innovation to keep its supply chains humming. This is not the time to pause, the industry believes because when the impact of the pandemic fades, the same challenges and pressures facing Canadian cargo owners and their transportation providers will remain.

Often caught in the trade war crossfire between China and the US, Canadian exporters are scrambling to find new markets and depend even more on efficient supply chains to stay globally competitive. Importers, be they retailers or manufacturers, are under pressure to control inventory costs while delivering goods faster.

Achieving that will require expansion of infrastructure capacity, closer collaboration among transportation providers, and strategies to respond to volatility resulting from increasing blank sailings by ocean carriers, congestion at marine terminals, or other disruptive events. For the fourth straight year — this time virtually — the JOC Canada Trade Conference will deliver a packed, informative, and engaging agenda to help cargo owners better calibrate their supply chains and drive conversations among all stakeholders.

Moderator/Presenter:

Mark Szakonyi, Executive Editor, JOC, Maritime & Trade, IHS Markit

AGENDA:

1:00 - 1:05 p.m. Welcome Remarks

1:05 - 1:15 p.m. Canadian Economic and Shipping Outlook: Resetting Expectations

1:15 - 1:45 p.m. Shipper Perspectives: Importers Speak Out

Speaker(s)

Magali Amiel, Ph.D, MCILT, Transport Leader, Decathlon Canada

Barbara Bryer, Senior Manager-Supply Chain, Global Operations – Logistics, adidas Canada

Audrey Ross, Logistics and Customs Specialist, Orchard Custom Beauty

1:45 - 2:15 p.m. The Case for Canadian Exports

Speaker(s)

Rav Kapoor, CEO, and President, ETG Commodities

Lonny Kubas, Assistant Vice President, Supply Chain, CN

Stephen Paul, Vice President, Supply Chain Logistics, Ray-Mont Logistics

2:15 - 2:45 p.m. Port Update: The Path to Growth and Efficiency

Speaker(s)Tony Boemi, Vice President, Growth and Development, Montreal Port AuthorityBrian Friesen, Vice President, Trade Development and Communications, Prince Rupert Port Authority Captain Allan Gray, President, and CEO, Halifax Port Authority Eric Waltz, President, GCT Canada

2:45 p.m. Closing Remarks