Breakbulk & Project Cargo: Recalibrating for a New Normal

The 2020 Breakbulk & Project Cargo Conference may have been canceled because of the COVID-19 outbreak, but The Journal of Commerce will present some major sessions of the program in a half-day webcast available for anyone. Join us as we present the outlook for the heavy-lift and breakbulk markets in this rapidly changing and even unprecedented environment. How will EPCs, other shippers, and transportation providers recalibrate in the near, mid-, and long term? What do plunging oil prices mean for the future of capital energy projects? What impact will COVID-19 related disruption have on tech solutions that can provide better in-transit visibility and supply-side analytics? What, exactly, is the new normal? This half-day webcast will take a deep dive into these and other pressing issues. Can’t make the full event? Join for any or all segments.
Agenda:
1:00 - 1:05 pm Welcome Remarks
Janet Nodar, Senior Editor, Breakbulk and Project Cargo, JOC, Maritime & Trade, IHS Markit
1:05-1:30 pm The Global and Regional Economic Forecast: Resetting Expectations
Featured Speaker: Sara Johnson, Executive Director, Global Economics, IHS Markit
1:30-2:15 pm Global Shocks: The Oil Market and Outlook for Capital Projects
Featured Speaker: Jim Burkhard, Vice President, Global Oil Markets, Scenarios, and Integrated Services, IHS Markit
2:15-3:00 pm The Fleet and Shipping Outlook: Implications for the Project and Breakbulk Sector
Speakers:
Susan Oatway, Senior Analyst, Multipurpose and Breakbulk Shipping, Drewry Maritime Research
Yorck Niclas Prehm, Head of Research, Toepfer Transport
3:00-4:00 pm Executing Project Cargo Logistics During a Global Pandemic
Speakers:
Ed Bastian, Director, Global Sales, BBC Chartering
John Hark, Director, North American Chartering, Bertling Logistics
Jeromy Hofmeister, Logistics Manager, Vogt Power International
Stephen Spoljaric, Corporate Manager, Global Logistics, Bechtel
4:00-4:30 pm Navigating Tariffs and Sanctions
Moderator and Presenter: Kathy Canaan, Global Director Trade Compliance, Fluor
Speakers:
Elizabeth Lowe, Counsel, International Trade and Logistics Group, Venable

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