8th Annual N. American Marine Highways & Logistics Conference
April 5-6, 2011, at the Conference Center at the Maritime Institute, Linthicum Heights, Maryland, near Baltimore, Maryland
Theme: INTERMODAL’S ROAD AHEAD
The supply chain of the future will be intermodal, but the fundamentals remain the same. Companies want the best value for shipping their products: the most efficient transportation for the lowest cost, and the value proposition may not be truck or rail alone. Shippers will face complex decisions to make as carriers contend with congestion, air quality issues, rising fuel costs, driver shortages, and new regulations.
We would like to introduce the waterways as the newest piece of the intermodal mix. The marine highway can be a link in an intermodal supply chain that moves goods to their destination by ocean, inland river or Great Lakes in a cost-effective, environmentally-friendly way. Marine transportation can lower a shipper’s carbon footprint, avoid crowded highways, and provide reliable just-in-time service.
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Among the features of our 2011 conference:
- A major speech by Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood (invited)
- Virginia Secretary of Transportation Sean Connaughton and his vision for the state’s intermodal freight transportation system
- In-depth discussions with operators and port officials about the DOT TIGER grant programs.
- The latest in marine highways research
- A discussion of trucking in the intermodal age
- The growing marine highways industry in Mexico
Other confirmed speakers include:
- Tobias Koenig, Managing Partner, Koenig & CIE
- John M. Cullather, Recently Retired Staff Director for the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Marine Transportation
- Kristin Decas, Port Director, New Bedford Harbor Development Commission
- J. Stanley Payne, CEO, Canaveral Port Authority
- Lauren Brand, Director of Marine Highways & Passenger Services, MARAD
- Dennis Wilmsmeyer, General Manager, Tri-City Regional Port District
- Bruce P. Waterson, COO, ProvPort
- Haruo Kano, CEO, Nafta GulfBridge, Port of Veracruz
- Alan Jones, Ambassador, Roadships
- Sonney Jones, Division Director, Transportation, Dal-Tile/Mohawk Industries
- Lori Baer, Associate Vice President, AECOM
- Jim Kruse, Director, Center for Ports,Waterways, Texas Transportation Institute