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Midyear Breakbulk and Project Cargo Report: Assessing the Spillover Market

Aug 18, 2022 11:00AM EDT

The “spillover” market, driven by the COVID-19 pandemic, began pushing unusual amounts of containers and formerly containerized cargo toward non-containerized shipping segments during 2021. Breakbulk, bulk, and general cargo carriers rapidly upped their container game to participate in this cargo flow, with some efforts markedly more successful than others. The trend already may have peaked as container spot rates soften and multipurpose vessel rates plateau, albeit at historically high levels — but will any spillover-driven offerings stick? Will cargo owners continue to see value in “release valve” alternatives to traditional container shipping? High freight rates and chronically unreliable liner schedules may incentivize alternatives, especially as COVID-19, volatile global geopolitics, and the threat of recession continue to reshape global trade.

This webcast will discuss the spillover market and the near-term shipping outlook.

Moderator:

Janet Nodar, Senior Editor, Project and Heavy-Lift Shipping, JOC, Maritime, Trade and Supply Chain, S&P Global

Speaker(s):

Rufus Frere-Smith, Regional Head Americas, Swire Projects

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

Marc Willim, General Manager & Head of Chartering, AAL Shipping (AAL)

Duncan Wright, President, UWL

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European Shipping and Trade Outlook

Sep 15, 2022 11:00AM EDT

Europe is trapped in a deepening economic spiral with soaring energy prices, runaway inflation, and a cost-of-living crisis that is curbing consumer spending, forcing manufacturers to slash new orders, and sparking labor disputes across the transportation and logistics sector. Severe congestion continues to create chaos at North European hub ports and disrupt inland and short-sea connections. Containerized imports from Asia were down 6 percent in the first half of this this year, and with economic conditions expected to deteriorate further through the second half, a sudden recovery of demand is unlikely. For shippers, if there is a silver lining to be found on this dark cloud, it's in the short-term rate levels that on the Asia-North Europe trade have fallen 30 percent since the beginning of the year. Little to no increase is expected in spot rates through the remainder of the year. That’s good news for shippers going into annual contract negotiations with carriers in the last quarter because long-term rates follow the spot market with a two- or three-month lag.

This webcast will try to get a handle on the multiple challenges European importers face, and when, if ever, a normalization of the container shipping markets can be expected.

Moderator:

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

Speaker(s):

Ivo Roex, Global Supply Chain Manager, E-llis

Peter Sand, Chief Shipping Analyst, Xeneta

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Carrier Risk and Cargo Security: How to cover your assets

Sep 21, 2022 11:00AM EDT

While already struggling with a pandemic and global shipping crisis earlier this year, headlines around the globe included news about a cargo ship full of luxury cars, on fire and adrift in the middle of the Atlantic. Crew members were safely evacuated, but the total loss of cargo alone exceeded $438 million and the vessel itself has another $31.5 million in market value.

Cargo transporters need to safeguard their vessels, aircraft, and trucks. Likewise, it is essential to lower potential regulatory violations and reduce global corruption by screening the freight they are conveying.

In this webinar, learn how ocean and air cargo companies are covering their assets through an automated due diligence screening solution that reduces carrier risk and improves security. Our experts will illustrate how a single solution can screen parties, cargo, and destinations for:

• Dangerous goods, military end-use concerns

• Embargoed or sanctioned goods

• Restricted parties

• High-risk destinations

Moderator:

Alessandra Barrett, Assoc. Director, Special Projects, JOC

Speakers:

Gary M Barraco, Assistant Vice President, Product Marketing, e2open

Industry expert TBC

Port Performance Metrics: Analyzing the Global Regions

Sep 29, 2022 11:00AM EDT

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

Speaker(s): TBC

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Decarbonizing the Containerized Supply Chain

Oct 13, 2022 2:00PM EDT

Moderator: Peter Tirschwell, Vice President, Maritime & Trade, S&P Global

Speaker(s): TBC

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Technology as a Differentiator for 3PLs

Oct 27, 2022 2:00PM EDT

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

Speaker(s): TBC

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Fourth-Quarter Trucking Report: Building Drayage Resilience

Nov 10, 2022 2:00PM EST

Moderator: Ari Ashe, Senior Editor, Intermodal Rail, and Southeast Ports, JOC, Maritime & Trade, S&P Global

Speaker(s): TBC

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Cool Cargoes: 2022 Review and Outlook

Nov 17, 2022 2:00PM EST

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

Speaker(s): TBC

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Global Shipping Report: Analyzing the 2023 Outlook

Dec 1, 2022 2:00PM EST

Moderator:

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

Speaker(s):

TBC

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Port Performance North America: Where Are the Pressure Points?

Dec 15, 2022 1:00AM EST

Moderator:

Bill Mongelluzzo, Senior Editor, West Coast, JOC, Maritime & Trade, S&P Global

Speaker(s):

TBC

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Midyear Trucking Report: The New Capacity Reality

Aug 10, 2022 2:00PM EDT

The highest rate of inflation in four decades is driving more uncertainty into the US economy, threatening its recovery from the 2020 recession. Whether another recession hits in late 2022 or 2023 remains to be seen, but the likelihood is increasing, given the recent spike in interest rates, and easing consumer sentiment and demand. Meanwhile, global events – Russia’s war in Ukraine, workforce challenges, and on-again-off-again COVID-19 lockdowns in China — only create more supply chain disruption. The truckload and LTL markets are no exception, as shippers seek to lock in capacity on long-haul routes while struggling to manage inconsistent service on shorter, time-sensitive shipments.

This webcast will analyze an increasingly tenuous trucking market and address the following questions:

• What are shippers, 3PLs, and motor carriers doing to address current capacity imbalances?

• What is the supply-demand outlook as the summer begins to wind down and the traditional fall peak season approaches?

• What impact will record-high — and seemingly relentless — diesel prices have on the market? Is relief in sight or is this the new normal?

• Is the worst capacity crunch trucking has seen in decades showing signs of coming to an end?

Moderator:

William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor, Trucking and Domestic Transportation, JOC, Maritime, Trade and Supply Chain, S&P Global

Speaker(s):

Jason Miller, PhD, Associate Professor of Logistics, Michigan State University

Mike Regan, Co-Founder and Chief of Relationship Development, TranzAct Technologies

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How to Become a Shipper of Choice

Aug 3, 2022 1:00PM EDT

Now more than ever, getting better access to capacity and reasonable freight rates is essential to maintaining a reliable supply chain.

It used to be true that having a large volume of freight is what makes a shipper desirable to carriers. While that often doesn’t hurt, it’s not enough anymore.

Join our webinar to learn how to position your company as a “shipper of choice” with your carrier partner. In this webinar, you will learn:

What shippers can do in challenging markets to get the required space and service they need.
Why shipper of choice does not only matter when the market is challenging.
The value equation carriers use to select their shippers of choice.

Moderator:

Alessandra Barrett, Content Manager Associate Director, JOC, Maritime & Trade, S&P Global

Speakers:

Donald Davis, Senior Sales and Customer Care Leader, NYSHEX

Ken Sine, Head of Global Procurement, Wayfair LLC

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Midyear Container Shipping Report: Is the Peak Season in the Midst of a Fundamental Shift?

Jul 14, 2022 2:00PM EDT

The coming two months will reveal just how much US importers are pulling back on orders from Asia, and the degree to which container lines can adjust capacity. In interviews with the JOC, forwarders said they expect a bump in spot rates in the coming weeks — following a recent retreat as carrier capacity freed up — when an anticipated early peak season ripples into the trade beginning in late June. But the scale of the rate increase and length of the peak season are unclear, as some shippers are pulling back or even canceling orders, while others are increasing bookings. Despite the recent easing, the number of orders for Asian imports to the US and Canada rose steadily from February to mid-May, according to Infor Nexus, a global network platform for direct procurement, origin order management, multimodal freight management, and trade finance services. The number of orders in May jumped to nearly 150,000, the highest monthly volume of new orders since November 2021, it said. Premium rates, which carriers imposed last year when demand exceeded vessel supply in the eastbound trans-Pacific and are intended guarantee that containers get loaded onto ships as booked, have faded. That’s a sign there is excess capacity in the trade for the first time in approximately two years. But with Shanghai reopening after a two-month COVID-19 lockdown, will the current easing be a short-term pause or is demand on a longer-term downward trajectory?

This webcast will analyze the state of the market and the outlook for the summer-fall peak season.

Moderator:

Bill Mongelluzzo, Senior Editor, West Coast, JOC, Maritime & Trade, S&P Global

Speaker(s):

David Bennett, Chief Commercial Officer, Farrow

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

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The JOC Top 100 Exporters: Analyzing the Rankings

Jun 23, 2022 2:00PM EDT

For US exporters, the story of 2021 was one of missed opportunities as overall containerized exports declined 3.1 percent, according to PIERS, a sister product of The Journal of Commerce within S&P Global. On the bright side, outbound containerized shipments of autos and parts jumped 22.2 percent amid surging global demand, but actual vehicle sales were restrained by supply chain disruptions and shortages of key components, indicating growth could have been even stronger under more “normal” conditions. Exports of foodstuffs, chemicals and plastics, and agricultural products were similarly held back by port congestion that disrupted vessel schedules and resulted in capacity and container equipment shortages. Rising demand for certain types of scrap metal provided a silver lining for recyclables exports, but that growth was erased by a continued long-term decline in wastepaper volumes due to tighter environmental regulations in key export markets, namely China. This webcast, the second in a two-part series around the annual JOC Top 100 Importers & Exporters rankings, will analyze the current trends and outlook for US exporters, examine whether any relief is in sight on the land- and ocean-based supply chain, and review the 100 largest US Containerized exporters in 2021, including a breakdown by sector and commodity. It will also include discussion with two representatives from Top 100 Exporters about their supply chain challenges and how they’re addressing them.

Moderator:

Bill Mongelluzzo, Senior Editor, West Coast, Maritime, Trade and Supply Chain, S&P Global

Speaker(s):

Mike Steenhoek, Executive Director, Soy Transportation Coalition

April Zobel, Profit Center Manager, The Andersons Inc.

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The JOC Top 100 Importers: Analyzing the Rankings

Jun 16, 2022 2:00PM EDT

Total containerized trade into and out of the US rose 7.8 percent last year, as a 13.1 percent increase in import volumes more than offset a 3.1 percent decline in exports, according to PIERS, a sister product of The Journal of Commerce within S&P Global. Import gains were broad-based, with double-digit percentage growth in automobiles and parts, household goods, toys, and clothing as consumers emerging from social isolation thanks to COVID-19 vaccines continued to spend the majority of their money on goods, rather than services such as travel and in-person entertainment. Although they did not rise as rapidly as other commodities, imports of electronics and foodstuffs continued on their long-term growth trajectory, reflecting a growing US economy in which low unemployment and even lower interest rates drove strong consumer spending.

This webcast, the first in a two-part series around the JOC Top 100 Importers & Exporters rankings, will analyze the changes in consumption brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting “stay-at-home” surge in consumer goods imports, as well as the near-term outlook for specific commodity segments. It will include a review of the 100 largest US containerized importers in 2021, including a breakdown by sector and commodity, followed by discussion with representatives from two Top 100 importers about their supply chain challenges and how they’re addressing them.

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

Speaker(s):

Dan L. Gardner, President and Co-Founder, Trade Facilitators Inc.

Steve Hughes, President and CEO, HCS International

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Midyear Port Performance Report: The State of Play

Jun 7, 2022 2:00PM EDT

US ports will enter the second half of 2022 struggling with vessel backlogs, congested marine terminals, and inland transportation bottlenecks. What is causing these logistical problems, will they be resolved by the summer-fall peak-shipping season, and what must the ports and their stakeholders do in terms of process improvements and infrastructure development to return to fluidity? Ports are achieving some success through container dray-offs — establishing near-dock surge or “pop-up” yards for the temporary storage of containers so they do not congest the marine terminals. As near-dock sites become more difficult to find, ports are looking further inland for available land for pop-up yards and inland ports. Encouraging carriers and railroads to move more containers via on-dock rail is diverting thousands of trucks moves to intermodal rail. Now it’s up to ocean carriers to book more inland point intermodal (IPI) shipments, and it’s on the railroads to devote more capacity for IPI services. Carriers are helping to free up space by sending “sweeper” ships to vacate thousands of empty containers from the terminals. Dwell times for rail and local-delivery containers, however, are still above acceptable levels. In the longer term, ports must expand terminal capacity, densify their operations, where possible, by automating cargo-handling equipment, and by increasing cargo velocity so their marine terminals are truly transit facilities rather than storage sheds.

This webcast will assess the challenge supply chain stakeholders have faced in the first half of 2022, and what lies ahead.

Moderator: Bill Mongelluzzo, Senior Editor, West Coast, JOC, Maritime & Trade, S&P Global

Speaker(s):

Ed DeNike, President, SSA Containers

Mark Sisson, Vice President, Senior Port Planner, AECOM

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Canada Trade and Shipping Outlook

May 12, 2022 2:00PM EDT

The pandemic-driven disruption to shipping has shown the resilience of the Canadian system, while also showing the areas where ports, marine terminals, carriers, railroads, and others can become even more resilient. At the same time, the Canadian shipping industry is heeding the calls to move toward a decarbonized future, finding ways to make logistics more efficient and tapping LNG as a middle step. This extended webcast, featuring multiple segments addressing a variety of key challenges and issues confronting shippers and their service providers, will bring key players together to share what they’ve learned in the last year, how they’re approaching the coming 12 months, and how the Canadian shipping system can evolve to become stronger, faster, and cleaner.

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

Agenda:

2:00-2:05 Welcome Remarks

2:05-2:15 PM The State of Ocean Shipping

• What challenges do carriers face in serving Canada and how are they responding?

• What new services and lanes are opening up for Canadian importers and exporters?

• What’s the outlook for volume, reliability, and capacity on Canadian trades for the next 12 months?

2:15-2:50 PM East Coast Port Development and Performance

• What operational and infrastructure improvements have eastern Canadian ports made to handle volume growth and surges? What still needs to be done operationally and in terms of investment?

• What new routing options are available to Canadian and US importers and exporters?

• How are eastern Canadian ports preparing to handle larger vessels — or smaller ones — more efficiently?

• What's the state of railcar capacity and fluidity? What's the outlook and what's being done to beef up flex capacity?

Speakers:

Craig Bell Estabrooks, President and CEO, Port Saint John
Enno Koll, Head of Americas, PSA International
Girish Nair, Assistant Vice President, International Intermodal, Canadian National Railway

2:50-3:20 Vancouver Port Development and Performance

• What operational and infrastructure improvements has Vancouver made to handle volume growth and surges? What still needs to be done operationally and in terms of investment?

• What challenges has Vancouver faced in handling the surge of Asia imports. How is it preparing for US cargo diversions tied to US West Coast labor contract negotiations?

• What’s the state of railcar capacity and fluidity? What’s the outlook and what’s being done to beef up flex capacity?

• How is the port working to help exporters secure equipment?

• What developments are helping e-commerce importers ensure faster port throughput and what can still be done?

Speakers:

Chris Ng, Vice President, Marketing and Sales, GCT Global Container Terminals Inc.
Cliff Stewart, Vice President, Infrastructure, Port of Vancouver
Jonathan Wahba, Vice President, Commercial Integration, Canadian Pacific Railway

3:20-3:50 Prince Rupert Port Development and Performance

• What operational and infrastructure improvements has Prince Rupert made to handle volume growth and surges? What still needs to be done operationally and in terms of investment?

• What challenges has Prince Rupert faced in handling the surge of Asia imports. How is it preparing for US cargo diversions tied to US West Coast labor contract negotiations?

• What’s the state of railcar capacity and fluidity? What’s the outlook and what’s being done to beef up flex capacity?

• How is the port working to help exporters secure equipment?

• What developments are helping e-commerce importers ensure faster port throughput and what can still be done?

Speakers:

Brian Friesen, Vice President, Trade Development and Communications, Prince Rupert Port Authority
Maksim Mihic, CEO and General Manager, DP World (Canada) Inc.

3:50 - 4:20 PM The Regulatory State of Play for Ports

Speaker:

Debbie Murray, Senior Director, Association of Canadian Port Authorities

4:20-4:45 PM Customs Watch: Best Practices for Shippers

Speaker:

Christina Fisker, Vice President, Customs and Compliance, FCL Fisker Customs & Logistics

4:45 PM Closing Remarks

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Managing E-Commerce From Order to Delivery and Beyond

Apr 21, 2022 2:00PM EDT

The COVID-19 pandemic kick-started a trend that was already in motion: the growth of e-commerce and the rise in direct-to-consumer brands. However, while more consumers were eager to purchase items online, supply chains weren’t prepared to handle the volumes, changes in distribution patterns, and the shift from bulk to the parcel. As supply chains reset to meet and anticipate demand beyond the pandemic, e-commerce and direct-to-consumer brands are becoming the focal point of many shippers’ strategies. This webcast will explore why e-commerce and direct-to-consumer are changing supply chains from order, delivery, and reverse, what steps shippers, carriers, and other logistics providers are taking to make networks more agile to handle the volumes, and the role technology can play.

Moderator: Cathy Morrow Roberson, Research Analyst, JOC, Maritime & Trade, S&P Global

Speaker(s):

Webb Estes, Vice President, Process Improvement, Estes Express Lines

Jorge Lopera, Vice President and Head of Global Strategy, Fareye

Matt Priest, President & CEO, Footwear Distributors & Retailers of America

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TPM22: What We Learned — Container Shipping in the Crosshairs

Apr 19, 2022 2:00PM EDT

The stakes for container shipping in Washington, D.C., are only getting higher. Congress in August took its first step to rewriting the US shipping law for the first time since 2008. And now the Biden administration and some members of Congress are looking to repeal ocean carriers’ antitrust immunity, which could undermine their ability to operate within alliances. That could threaten the three major shipping alliances, or highly structured vessel-sharing agreements, that have allowed carriers to cooperate operationally by pooling their cargo as long as they still compete with each other. Critics, including President Joe Biden, say the alliances’ powers are too great and, in effect, reduce competition. Carriers counter that the unwinding of alliances would leave shippers with fewer port and sailing options, exacerbating the longest and sharpest shipping disruption since the dawn of containerization in the 1950s. This webcast will cut through legislative speak to define the issues and outline the commercial risk and opportunities for shippers and their transportation providers alike.

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

Speakers:

Karyn A. Booth, Chair of Transportation Practice Group, Thompson Hine LLP; and General Counsel, National Industrial Transportation League

John Butler, President, and CEO, World Shipping Council

Ashley W. Craig, Co-Chair, International Trade and Logistics Group, VENABLE LLP®

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Trucking Market Report: First-Quarter Review and Outlook

Apr 14, 2022 2:00PM EDT

The crisis in Ukraine is having an impact on US highways, as fuel prices rise amid increasing uncertainty. The more than $1-per-gallon leap in weekly average diesel prices was a direct hit on US trucking companies and their customers, many of whom had signed annual contracts with high contract rate increases earlier in the quarter. Now shippers, carriers, and brokers are navigating a trucking landscape that again is being transformed by uncertainty, after two years of COVID-pandemic disruption. This webcast will explore how shippers and their transportation partners are dealing with this latest round of disruption, what the impact will be on shipping choices, and how they now view 2022 — all as the typical spring peak season for US trucking gets underway in April.

Moderator: William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor, Trucking and Domestic Transportation, JOC, S&P Global

Speaker(s):

Dean Croke, Principal Analyst, DAT Solutions

Heather Dohrn, Chief Operating Officer, Dohrn Transfer

Holly Pearce, Director, Materials, and Logistics, C&D Technologies/Trojan Battery

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Logistics Technology: The Future of Digital Procurement

Mar 31, 2022 2:00PM EDT

The last two years have shown that procurement of freight capacity isn't only a time-consuming challenge, but also an increasingly costly one to buyers, both shippers, and intermediaries. The question now is, what part of the process has moved beyond the human scale, and what process still needs to be managed and executed by logistics professionals? The answer clearly isn't the same for all organizations, but this one-hour session will cover the challenges and opportunities of using technology to address that highly complicated procurement puzzle. Technologies to be discussed include rate benchmarking, predictive rate tools, and automated procurement software designed to base decisions on historical and forward-looking data.

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

Speaker(s):

Rachael Acker, Logistics Director, Wolverine Worldwide

Alan Holland, Founder & CEO, Keelvar

Jonah McIntire, Director, Autonomous Procurement, Transporeon

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Decarbonization and Its Impact on the Project Cargo Supply Chain

Mar 24, 2022 2:00PM EDT

Cargo shippers, ocean carriers, and other logistics service providers can expect ever-increasing pressure to assess, disclose, and manage the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions related to their activities. Regulatory bodies such as the SEC are developing disclosure requirements for GHGs and climate change risk, while the International Maritime Organization is requiring carriers to meet increasingly stringent emissions-reduction requirements. Stakeholders across the board expect accurate and verifiable emissions information from their service providers, but disparate data collection methods and a lack of visibility mean that participants struggle with reporting even when they are eager to be compliant. Reporting and requirement uncertainties also increase investment risk.

In this webcast, we will hear from experts on managing carbon footprints in the project logistics supply chain and on driving decarbonization across the maritime industry by creating data transparency.

Moderator: Janet Nodar, Senior Editor, Project and Heavy-Lift Shipping, JOC, Maritime & Trade, S&P Global

Speaker(s):

Jonathan Arneault, Co-Founder and, CEO, FuelTrust

Sammy Lakshmanan, Principal, Environmental Social and Governance, PwC

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Keep Your Small Parcel Operations On-Track: Anticipating the Carriers’ Next Moves

Mar 23, 2022 11:00AM EDT

This webcast will examine the small-parcel marketplace right now: where it’s at, and how we got here. In it, we'll examine:

The current state of small parcel shipping in terms of pricing and services - plus tips for understanding how that impacts your business.
Market business pressures — both hidden and obvious — that carriers are reacting to, will shape their future behavior.
Ideas companies can leverage to bring short- and long-term efficiency to their parcel shipping operations.

Moderator: Alessandra Barrett, Content Manager Associate Director, JOC, Maritime & Trade, S&P Global

Speaker: Brian Byrd, Executive Vice President of Operations, TransImpact

Container Shipping Outlook: The Trans-Pacific

Feb 3, 2022 2:00PM EST

This year’s process to secure service contracts in the eastbound trans-Pacific is unfolding like no other year before it. Buffeted by longer lead times, port schedule reliability, and ships that have been idled or slowed in transit, shippers have experienced exponential increases in freight rates over the past year, and still struggled to get their goods to destination weeks after originally scheduled. To bring some stability back to the market, ocean carriers urged their steady customers to enter annual contract negotiations much earlier than usual this year, and retailers and other importers jumped at the opportunity. For carriers, the early start to 2022–23 service contract talks provides an opportunity to lock in a base of business from reliable customers with a history of delivering committed cargo volumes. For shippers who started negotiations in November, rather than in February or March, the lure is to lock in capacity at contract rates that will assuredly be lower than the spot rates in effect during the 2021 peak shipping season. Demand for vessel space in the largest US trade lane will exceed supply this year, just as it did in 2021. On the other hand, spot rates have fallen from the record-smashing levels in October, which means early contract negotiations are beginning at a time when carriers’ leverage won’t continue to rise further. For both carriers and their customers, the ultimate goal during contract negotiations this coming year is to achieve predictability and reliability.

This webcast will analyze this crucial trade lane and explore whether there is any calm on the horizon or whether the storm will only continue.

Moderator: Bill Mongelluzzo, Senior Editor, West Coast, JOC, Maritime & Trade, IHS Markit

Speaker(s):

David Arsenault, President, GSC Logistics, Inc.

Ben Hackett, Founder, and Principal, Hackett Associates

Michael Shaughnessy, Senior Vice President, Operations, Supply Chain, and Emerging Markets, Balsam Brands

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Breakbulk and Project Shipping: Trends and Expectations for the Global Onshore EPC Sector

Jan 20, 2022 2:00PM EST

The traditional breakbulk market, heavily weighted toward energy projects, is showing signs of returning to life — even as cargo shippers and logistics service providers grapple with a congested, expensive shipping market driven by container cargo "spillover." However, the energy investment landscape, and thus the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) sector that builds these projects — and generates millions of freight tons of project cargo — has changed dramatically over the past few years. While several large fossil fuel-based projects have recently been awarded or started moving after the pandemic-driven slowdown, the billion-plus mega-projects of yesteryear are fewer and farther between. How is the EPC sector adapting to the new reality: scarcer, smaller projects; the energy transition; decarbonization; and the drive for renewable energy? What can the project logistics sector expect over the next few years?

This webcast will analyze the outlook for the EPC sector, a key cargo driver for the project cargo market.

Moderator: Janet Nodar, Senior Editor, Project and Heavy-Lift Shipping, JOC, Maritime & Trade, IHS Markit

Speaker(s):

William Cunningham, Research Analyst, Oil and Gas, IHS Markit

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