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JOC Inland: Safeguarding Supply Chains in a Turbulent Market A Two-Part JOC Events Webcast Series

Nov 12, 2020 2:00PM EST

As 2020 draws toward its close, North American shippers are wondering whether 2021 will be a year of tight transportation capacity, high freight demand, and rising trucking and intermodal rates or the year transportation goes flat as the US and global economic recoveries stagnate.

This year could hardly have been more chaotic, with two inversions in US domestic freight markets as the recession first killed freight demand and then revived it, as the need for inventory replenishment built up a wave of imports that squeezed capacity and US freight pricing.

With so many variables in play, including the continuing COVID-19 threat, it’s never been harder to plan for a new year. Business cycles are moving faster, with swings in truck pricing power and capacity occurring almost every year.

This two-part webcast series will help shippers sort fact from hype and develop a grounded view of coming logistics needs and transportation environment. Our panels will bring together top analysts, shippers, and trucking, intermodal, and logistics executives.

The result will be an event that connects the dots between the international supply chain, from seaports, and transloading to last-mile logistics. We’ll map the broad issues and dig into specific problems shippers face moving goods from origin to market in the COVID-19 era.

Session Chair: Ari Ashe, Senior Editor, Southeast Ports, and Intermodal Rail, JOC, Maritime & Trade, IHS Markit

Agenda

2:00-2:05 pm Welcome Remarks

2:05-2:45 pm Intermodal: The Year of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde There has never been quite a year like 2020. When COVID-19 closed retailers across the US, intermodal volumes dropped to levels not seen since the 2008-2009 Great Recession. Crews and engineers were furloughed and locomotives and cars were put into storage as so little freight was moving on the rails. As Americans began buying more consumer goods online, however, intermodal traffic picked up on Union Pacific Railroad with UPS parcels, and on BNSF Railway with Amazon and Walmart cargo. Stores also reopened and began to require inventory replenishment, often routed through Los Angeles and Long Beach, which was put on the rails. The results were a congested rail network, difficulty finding capacity, slower train speeds, lower trip plan compliance, and record rates in the spot market and surcharges on the UP network. In this session, we’ll describe how shippers have handled such a sudden change in the market, how they can find capacity in the last few weeks of the peak season, and what do expect in terms of pricing and service in 2021.

Moderator: Ari Ashe, Senior Editor, Southeast Ports, and Intermodal Rail, JOC, Maritime & Trade, IHS Markit

Speakers:

Jim Filter, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Intermodal, Schneider

Lawrence Gross, President, and Founder, Gross Transportation Consulting

Michael Zamost, Vice President, Intermodal, Echo Global Logistics

2:45-3:15 pm The Final Mile: A Conversation With UPS'S Shalin Shah

Moderator: Cathy Morrow Roberson, Senior Contributor, JOC, Maritime & Trade, IHS Markit

Speaker:

Shalin Shah, Vice President, Global E-Commerce Market Development Strategy, UPS

3:15-4:00 pm The Shipper Perspective: What’s Working and What’s Not Shippers and beneficial cargo owners that put memories of the tight capacity and rocketing rates of 2018 behind them last year saw pricing pressure — sometimes extreme pressure — return in 2020 as waves of imports replenishing depleted stock arrived at US ports as the economic recovery got underway. As an uneven recovery continues, will 2021 be more like 2018 than 2019, and what are shippers doing to prepare for that possibility? There’s growing urgency to find efficiencies and reduce costs while using logistics as a key lever to meet corporate goals. This panel of logistics managers will explore the way forward for US shippers.

Moderator: William Cassidy, Senior Editor, Trucking and Surface Transportation, JOC, Maritime & Trade, IHS Markit

Speakers:

Greg Brinkman, Vice President, Inbound Logistics, Bob's Discount Furniture

Laura Eory, Senior Transportation Manager, GAF

Warrick Jones, Director, Transportation, and Logistics, House-Autry

Holly Pearce, Director, and Logistics, Southern States Cooperative

4:00 pm Closing Remarks

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JOC Inland: Safeguarding Supply Chains in a Turbulent Market A Two-Part JOC Events Webcast Series

Nov 11, 2020 2:00PM EST

Session Chair: William Cassidy, Senior Editor, Trucking and Surface Transportation, JOC, Maritime & Trade, IHS Markit

Part I Agenda

2:00-2:05 pm Welcome Remarks

2:05-2:45 pm The North American Freight Outlook How will the US economic recovery evolve in 2021, and how will it affect supply chains, modal choices, and shipper plans and budgeting in the year ahead? Eight months after the initial COVID-19 pandemic shutdowns threw the economy into a deep recession, shippers are still dealing with supply chain disruption and dislocation. The strong freight demand generated during the recovery has meant more dislocation, but the recovery has been uneven. This panel will delve into the economic outlook for the US, what that means for freight demand and transportation pricing, and what shippers should do to prepare for what could be a stronger but costlier US surface transportation environment in 2021.

Moderator: Mark Szakonyi, Executive Editor, JOC.com and The Journal of Commerce, Maritime & Trade, IHS Markit

Speakers:

Paul Bingham, Director, Transportation Consulting, Economics, and Country Risk, IHS Markit

Chris Caplice, Executive Director, MIT Center of Transportation & Logistics; and Chief Scientist, DAT Solutions

2:45-3:15 How Technology Can Reshape Procurement

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

Speaker:

Anshu Prasad, CEO, Leaf Logistics

3:15-4:00 pm The Trucking Outlook: Analyzing the Market's Dynamics Trucking companies swung between extremes in 2020, first as economic collapse left many without freight and then as an economic rebound rapidly tightened capacity and sent spot truckload rates skyrocketing. US truckload and less-than-truckload carriers entered the fourth quarter with capacity tighter than it was even in 2018. Shippers agreed to short-term bids and rate hikes to guarantee they get trucks. The trucking sector’s costs are rising too, however, especially costs associated with drivers and insurance. With 2021 as uncertain as any year in recent memory, how are truckers and the shippers that depend on them preparing?

Moderator: William Cassidy, Senior Editor, Trucking and Surface Transportation, JOC, Maritime & Trade, IHS Markit

Speakers:

Cecil E. "Chip" Overbey Jr., Senior Vice President, Strategic Planning, Old Dominion Freight Line

Shana Riggs, Owner, RJ Supply Chain Consulting

Shelley Simpson, Executive Vice President, Chief Commercial Officer, and President of Highway Services, J.B. Hunt Transport Services

4:00 pm Closing Remarks

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Cool Cargoes: Global Trends, Risks, and Opportunities

Nov 5, 2020 2:00PM EST

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound impact on the global food supply chain, both in the immediate and far-reaching disruption it caused in the spring and in the lasting changes emerging as large consumer countries such as the US begin to transition to a new normal. Consumers, for example, have moved dramatically toward online grocery shopping and direct-to-consumer food delivery. For example, logistics providers are reporting a dramatic move by consumers toward online grocery shopping and direct-to-consumer (DTC) food delivery. Just four years ago, the Food Marketing Institute estimated online food and beverage sales would reach $100 billion by 2025. At the beginning of 2020, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, FMI revised that figure to $143 billion. With so many consumers still staying home to prevent the spread of the disease, that figure is likely to head even higher. Even before COVID-19 struck, the perishables supply chain was undergoing significant shifts, driven by the ongoing US-China trade battle, the International Maritime Organization’s low-sulfur fuel mandate, and tight supply for containers and other types of reefer equipment. As a tumultuous 2020 draws toward a close, this webcast will analyze the state of the cold chain, the impact COVID-19 has had, and what a post-COVID market might look like.

Moderator/Presenter: Chris Brooks, Director, Programming, JOC Events, Maritime & Trade, IHS Markit

Speaker (s):

Elena M. Asher, Assistant Director, Export Logistics, Ingredient Solutions, Dairy Farmers of America

William C. Duggan, North American Cold Chain Advisor, Eskesen Advisory

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Does Logistics Want to Be Self-Service? Part 2 of a Two-Part LogTech20 Webcast Series

Oct 29, 2020 1:00PM EDT

There is an inexorable shift toward tools that digitize key processes in the container shipping industry, but this shift begs an important question: To what degree do shippers want to manage things themselves in an online setting? That seemingly simple question opens the door to a series of harder ones, including whether shippers want to procure freight capacity instantly, and whether they want certain functions automated.

Picking up on the success of the JOC's in-person LogTech events in 2018 and 2019, this two-part webcast series will be the ideal place to learn about the latest technology developments in the global logistics industry. Over multiple sessions in two separate webcasts, panelists and keynote speakers will explore subjects you don’t hear at any other events, from dynamic pricing and process automation to which software pricing models the logistics industry favors.

Specific sessions will include:

• Logistics technology through the prism of global trade

• The continuing proliferation of forwarder technology

• Open data models and APIs, oh my!

• Microservices and modularity: what are they and why are they important to logistics?

• The future of workflow and collaboration tools

• The evolution of shipment management software

The event also will feature a lightning-rounds seminar on emerging technology concepts that are due to impact the industry, including no-code programming, edge computing, and trade compliance automation.

AGENDA

1:00-1:10 p.m. Introduction and Welcome Remarks

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

1:10-1:30 p.m. Workflow and Collaboration Tools: A Sea Change in Global Logistics?

Moderator: Brian Glick, CEO, Chain.io

Speaker (s):

Bill Dobie, Founder & CEO, SEDNA Systems

Chris Kirchner, CEO, Slync.io

Erin O'Leary, Vice President, Technology and Innovation, Janel Group

1:30-1:50 p.m. The Evolution of Shipment Management Software

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

Speaker (s):

Joe Caprara, Chief Operating Officer, Boxton

Carl Lauron, CEO, BuyCo

Steve Wart, Digital Transformation Officer, CargoSmart

1:50-2:10 p.m. LogTech Lightning Round

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

Demystifying Data Science:

Speaker (s):

Heather Krieger, Ph.D., Senior Consultant, Data Science, Resilience360

Eliminating Paper Bills of Lading:

Speaker (s):

Kevin Higgins, CEO, Orion Global

2:10-2:25 p.m. Keynote: The Future of Automation in Trade Compliance

Evan Smith, CEO, and Co-Founder, Altana Technologies

2:25-2:30 p.m. Closing Remarks

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

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Does Logistics Want to Be Self-Service? Part 1 of a Two-Part LogTech20 Webcast Series

Oct 22, 2020 1:00PM EDT

Specific sessions will include:

• Logistics technology through the prism of global trade

• The continuing proliferation of forwarder technology

• Open data models and APIs, oh my!

• Microservices and modularity: what are they and why are they important to logistics?

• The future of workflow and collaboration tools

• The evolution of shipment management software

AGENDA

1:00-1:10 p.m. Introduction and Welcome Remarks

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

1:10-1:25 p.m. Keynote Address: How Networks Will Transform Logistics (Again)

Amihai Zeltzer, Global Head, Transportation, and Logistics, Salesforce

1:25-1:45 p.m. Logistics Tech Through the Prism of Global Trade

Moderator: Brian Glick, CEO, Chain.io

Speaker(s):

James Coombes, CEO, Vector.ai

Vijay Harrell, CEO, Tradelanes

Audrey Ross, Logistics and Customs Specialist, Orchard Custom Beauty

1:45-2:05 p.m. Forwarding Technology: Disintermediate This

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

Speaker(s):

Julian Alvarez, CEO, Logixboard

Jenna Brown, Co-Founder, and CEO, Shipamax

Raghav Viswanathan, CEO, FreightBro

2:05-2:25 p.m. LogTech Lightning Round

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

Edge Computing in Logistics:

Speaker(s):

Kenneth L. Evans, Jr., Founder & CEO, Konexial

No-Code Platforms in Logistics

Speaker(s):

Eric Rempel, Chief Innovation Officer, Redwood Logistics

2:25-2:30 p.m. Closing Remarks

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

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Driving Utilization Efficiencies Through Asset Tracking Technologies

Oct 13, 2020 2:30PM EDT

Implementing new technology is a key step toward improving the efficiency that drives bottom-line revenues, but identifying your company’s best path there can be challenging. With factories across the globe and complex logistics, one of the world’s largest bakeries Grupo Bimbo faced this question and identified asset utilization as the strategy to stay ahead of their competition and serve customers best. Their process uncovered logistics insights that can be applied across the transportation industry.

On October 13, join BlackBerry Radar and its special guest, Eric McCann, Grupo Bimbo’s technical fleet manager, for a live discussion and audience Q&A addressing the challenges they faced and how they used asset tracking technology to overcome those hurdles.

The webcast will examine:

- How improved asset utilization drives business efficiency

- ROI and operational efficiencies gained

- Improved customer service and useful reporting tools

Moderator: Alessandra Barrett, Senior Content Editor, JOC, Maritime & Trade, IHS Markit

Speakers:

Christopher Plaat, Senior Vice President & General Manager, BlackBerry Radar

Eric McCann, Technical Fleet Manager, Grupo Bimbo

Trucking Market Report: The Road Ahead

Oct 1, 2020 2:00PM EDT

From March through July, the US trucking industry seems to have completed a cycle that would normally take at least a year, from a recessionary plunge to an unexpectedly strong recovery that is shifting pricing power to carriers. This isn’t a straightforward, V-shaped demand-driven recovery, however. Several factors — especially unprecedented supply chain disruption and dislocation in the COVID-19 pandemic, and changes in consumer purchasing patterns — have affected the availability of truck capacity. Certain types of shippers, and carriers, are doing better than others, as the economic recovery looks different depending on your industry. What should shippers expect from trucking providers in the fourth quarter and in early 2021?

In this webinar, Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Transportation Analyst Lee Klaskow and Michigan State University Associate Professor for Logistics Jason Miller will present an overview of a market and recovery that Miller has called “bifurcated.”

Moderator/Presenter:

William Cassidy, Senior Editor, Trucking and Domestic Transportation, JOC, Maritime & Trade, IHS Markit

Speaker (s):

Lee Klaskow, Senior Analyst, Transportation and Logistics, Bloomberg Intelligence

Jason Miller, PhD, Associate Professor of Logistics, Eli Broad College of Business, Michigan State University

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The Quest for Port Efficiency: Resetting Expectations

Sep 17, 2020 11:00AM EDT

What has 2020 meant for global container port efficiency? This year, after all, was to be the watershed year for initiatives such as port call optimization, finally driven to progress by intensifying pressure to reduce emissions, combined with advancements in digitization and standards to help get to the new levels of collaboration required to make it happen. Then came COVID-19, one of the biggest and most unpredictably disruptive events the global economy has experienced. It could reasonably be expected that the large reduction in ship calls in the first half of the year would translate to better overall port efficiency due to reductions in waiting times and other factors. In fact, IHS Markit’s Port Efficiency Data shows that on a global level, average call sizes — the number of boxes exchanged per port call — grew by more than 4 percent on a global level in this year's first half compared with a year earlier, suggesting better load factors and proactive capacity management by operators. But landside capacity challenges resulting from truck shortages and the inability of some distribution centers to receive goods may have offset any efficiency gains resulting from lower overall volumes passing through ports and terminals in the first half of the year.

This webcast will look into IHS Markit’s unique Port Efficiency Data to uncover key trends in port efficiency in 2020, including the impact of COVID-19. It will discuss the outlook for port efficiency and port call optimization and the roadblocks that remain to effectively leverage these promising areas to reduce emissions and improve profitability.

Moderator/Presenter:

Turloch Mooney, Senior Editor, Global Ports, JOC, Maritime & Trade, IHS Markit

Speakers:

Jan Hoffmann, Chief, Logistics Branch, UNCTAD

Andy Lane, Partner, CTI Consultancy

Henning Schleyerbach, Chief Operating Officer, Digital Container Shipping Association

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European Shipping Outlook: The Asia-Europe Trade

Sep 10, 2020 11:00AM EDT

Carriers and forwarders operating in the Asia-Europe trade are reporting rising volume through their networks as economies on the continent begin their slow recovery from COVID-19 lockdowns. As we move deeper into the traditional peak shipping season, concerns that cargo rollings would increase as rising volume overpowers available capacity are abating, with carriers cautiously reinstating blanked sailings and supplying extra loaders to pick up containers bumped off overbooked vessels. Yet even as demand increases, the threat of a second wave of coronavirus infections remains, with countries in Europe imposing targeted measures on affected cities and regions to combat sporadic outbreaks. With the end of a chronically disrupted 2020 insight, speakers at this webcast will take the measure of the container shipping industry and try to fathom what lies ahead for carriers and their customers.

Moderator/Presenter:

Greg Knowler, Europe Editor, JOC, Maritime & Trade, IHS Markit

Speaker (s):

Andreas Bütfering, Senior Director Trade Management Far East, Hapag-Lloyd AG

Alan Murphy, CEO & Founder, Sea-Intelligence ApS

Mats Samuelsson, Senior Vice President, Global Logistics, H&M

Dominique von Orelli, Executive Vice President, Global Head of Ocean Freight, DHL Global Forwarding

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How Technology Is Transforming Freight Payment for Shippers

Aug 31, 2020 2:00PM EDT

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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Midyear Breakbulk and Heavy-Lift Outlook

Aug 20, 2020 2:00PM EDT

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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Canada Trade: Managing New Dynamics

Jul 30, 2020 1:00PM EDT

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 Authority

Brian 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

Midyear Container Shipping Outlook: A Peak Season Like No Other

Jul 16, 2020 2:00PM EDT

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 JOC Top 100 Exporters: Analyzing the Rankings and the Road Ahead

Jun 25, 2020 2:00PM EDT

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 Markit

Bill Mongelluzzo, Senior Editor, JOC, Maritime & Trade, IHS Markit

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

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Transforming Transportation and Logistics Through the Lens of the Pandemic

Jun 23, 2020 2:00PM EDT

The coronavirus pandemic upended our world, including our supply chains. While we all knew about the complexities of supply chains before COVID-19, the unprecedented interruption of normal life threw even more variables our way. To succeed in tackling these new challenges, a mindset of flexibility and visibility, along with a healthy command of data science, is paramount.

Join XPO Logistics Chief Information Officer Mario Harik, and President of North American Transportation Drew Wilkerson, as they discuss how the pandemic changed the way we need to think about supply chains, and how we can apply what we’ve learned to the long-term future of transportation and logistics.

Topics will include:

• Lessons learned on the frontlines as an essential transportation provider managing employee safety and customer service

• Transformative trends and technologies being accelerated due to the pandemic, which will forever change how supply chains are managed

• Building new partnerships that define your mission during the post-COVID-19 era

• Adjustments you can make to build resilience into your supply chain and prepare for future disruptions

In addition to the opportunity to get your specific questions answered this webinar will give shippers actionable insight to start planning for the challenges that their supply chains are going to face in the near future. Join us!

Moderator:

Alessandra Barrett, Senior Content Editor, JOC, Maritime & Trade, IHS Markit

Speakers:

Mario Harik, Chief Technology Officer, XPO Logistics

Drew Wilkerson, President, North American Transportation, XPO Logistics

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JOC Inland: Safeguarding Supply Chains in a Turbulent Market A Two-Part JOC Events Webcast Series

JOC Inland: Safeguarding Supply Chains in a Turbulent Market A Two-Part JOC Events Webcast Series

Cool Cargoes: Global Trends, Risks, and Opportunities

Does Logistics Want to Be Self-Service? Part 2 of a Two-Part LogTech20 Webcast Series

Does Logistics Want to Be Self-Service? Part 1 of a Two-Part LogTech20 Webcast Series

Driving Utilization Efficiencies Through Asset Tracking Technologies

Trucking Market Report: The Road Ahead

The Quest for Port Efficiency: Resetting Expectations

European Shipping Outlook: The Asia-Europe Trade

How Technology Is Transforming Freight Payment for Shippers

Midyear Breakbulk and Heavy-Lift Outlook

Canada Trade: Managing New Dynamics

Midyear Container Shipping Outlook: A Peak Season Like No Other

The JOC Top 100 Exporters: Analyzing the Rankings and the Road Ahead

Transforming Transportation and Logistics Through the Lens of the Pandemic

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