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Cuba cruise and ferry services get a little nearer
New regulations would allow Carnival's fathom brand to use Adonia as a floating base while in Cuba
SEPTEMBER 18, 2015 — Obstacles facing cruise lines and ferry operators seeking to offer services from the the U.S. to Cuba continue to lessen. Today, the U.S. announced a slew of further changes to the restrictions imposed by the Cuban Assets Control Regulations (CACR) and Export Administration Regulations (EAR).
They will take effect on Monday, September 21, 2015, when they are published in the Federal Register. Coincidentally, or probaby not, that's the day before Pope Francis arrives in Washington, DC, from Cuba.
The Pope is widely credited with initiating the dialogue that led to the new direction in U.S.-Cuba relationship.
A fact sheet issued by the the Department of the Treasury and the Department of Commerce includes the following regulatory changes:
While there's no explanation as to how spacecraft got in there, the "temporary sojourn" authorization should be particularly useful to Carnival Corporation's start up brand fathom. It intends offering cultural exchange voyages to Cuba starting in May 2016, using the 704 passenger cruise ship as a "comfortable home base" during travelers stay on the island.
Cruise lines and ferry operators are now waiting for the Cuban permissions needed to initiate service.
Read the Treasury backgrounder HERE
Surface Transportation Funding Only Bright Spot in President’s FY 2016 Budget
Particularly troubling are reductions in Harbor Maintenance Tax appropriations
Today, the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA), the recognized and authoritative voice of the seaport industry, noted some positive aspects but mostly disappointment over the funding levels and programmatic changes in federal port-related programs that were proposed today in President Obama’s fiscal 2016 budget.
“International trade now accounts for fully 30 percent of the U.S. economy,” said Kurt Nagle, AAPA’s president and CEO. “To compete in global markets, America needs an efficient and modern freight transportation infrastructure system, including seaports and the land and water connections into and out of port facilities.” He added, “We’re pleased to see and support the increased funding requested for surface transportation infrastructure, but deeply troubled by the proposed cuts to maintenance and modernization of federal navigation channels, the critical waterside infrastructure that connect our ports and nation to the world marketplace.”
The President’s budget includes a $478 billion, six-year surface transportation reauthorization proposal, to be paid for with transition revenue from business tax reform. The proposal would pay for repairs to existing roads and bridges, and for new investments in highways, freight networks, and bus, subway, rapid transit, light rail and passenger rail systems. AAPA is pleased to see a significant focus on freight networks in this proposal.
The budget also seeks to boost private investment in infrastructure through a Rebuild America Partnership by establishing a national infrastructure bank to leverage private and public capital to support projects of national and regional significance. AAPA supports alternative financing mechanisms such as a national infrastructure bank. The budget would also create the new tax-exempt Qualified Public Infrastructure Bonds program, which would help states and localities attract new sources of capital for infrastructure projects.
Specifically, the proposed budget calls for:
• Increasing the competitive Transportation Infrastructure Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grants program to $1.25 billion per year, which is 150 percent more than last year’s $500 million appropriation.
• Providing $18 billion over six years for a dedicated regional freight infrastructure investment program. This program would support multi-modal, corridor-based projects designed to eliminate existing freight transportation bottlenecks and improve the efficiency of moving goods in support of the Administration’s National Export Initiative.
• Allowing $6 billion over six years ($1 billion/year) to cover the subsidy cost of providing credit assistance for nationally or regionally significant transportation projects through the Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) program. This program, which AAPA successfully urged lowering the minimum loan amount to $50 million (from $100 million) to make more ports eligible, leverages private sector investments in public infrastructure projects.
• Spending $2 million for a new Office of the Assistant Secretary for Innovative Finance that will assume responsibility for managing the U.S. Department of Transportation’s credit programs.
“AAPA believes these grants, loans and policy changes would lead to improved freight movement over our landside transportation system,” said Mr. Nagle, adding that AAPA is a strong proponent of continuing a freight infrastructure grant program, like TIGER, and dedicating at least one-quarter of the grant appropriations to port-related infrastructure.
“These potential benefits to landside freight transportation, however, could be heavily for naught if the budget’s proposed cuts to waterside infrastructure programs are adopted,” he continued. “If we can’t get the goods efficiently and competitively into and out of our country through seaports and waterside navigation channels, American manufacturers won’t be able to receive the materials and/or components they need, and they as well as U.S. farmers, won’t be able to competitively export their products globally. In addition, U.S. retailers and consumers will suffer.”
AAPA noted the proposed budget would reduce the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ funding from the $2.33 billion appropriated last year to the $1.95 billion budget requested for fiscal 2016.
With the President’s Harbor Maintenance Tax (HMT)-related budget request remaining unchanged from last year, the HMT funding targets and formulas for equitable distribution established in the overwhelmingly-supported, bipartisan Water Resources Reform and Development Act (WRRDA) of 2014 were far from met. WRRDA set a funding target for fiscal 2016 of $1.32 billion. The $915 million requested by the President equates to only 47 percent of the estimated calendar year 2015 HMT revenue of $1.93 billion. Additionally, the President’s request is 16 percent less than the $1.1 billion appropriated by Congress for fiscal 2015.
The President’s budget request for the Corps’ coastal navigation construction program also dropped for fiscal 2016, from $97 million to $81 million. If enacted, it would decline by 16 percent to its lowest level in more than 10 years.
”The Corps of Engineers’ budget proposal falls well short of the waterside maintenance and modernization needs of this country,” Mr. Nagle remarked. “Our nation is at a critical point in maintaining our international competitiveness, and implementation of the FY2016 budget request would result in trade-related infrastructure losing further ground at a time when we are already behind many of our competitors.”
With regard to seaport security, the Administration’s proposal for the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) National Preparedness Grant Program, similar to previous budget requests, would move management of such a consolidated program to the states. This proposal has been blocked by Congress in previous years. AAPA remains strongly opposed to moving these grants to the state level. It advocates instead for the existing program targeted at port security to be managed at the federal level since seaports are international borders for trade and should not be lumped with state and local programs.
In the environmental arena, the President’s budget for funding the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA), which has been highly successful in helping ports reduce air emissions from older diesel engines, would only provide a third of the current $30 million funding level. Last year, the President recommended eliminating DERA funding all together while AAPA continues to advocate for a robust DERA grant program that meets the authorization target of $100 million.
“As the Administration and Congress grapple with the multiple goals of reducing the nation’s debt while growing jobs and the economy, federal investments in ports and their connecting infrastructure on both the land and waterside continue to be an essential, effective utilization of limited resources, paying dividends through increased trade, jobs, enhanced international competitiveness, and over $200 billion a year in tax revenues,” said Mr. Nagle.
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Georgia's senators lambast Obama for broken promise to fund Savannah harbor deepening
By Russ Bynum Tue, Mar 4, 2014 @ 5:00 pm
SAVANNAH, GA. | Georgia’s two U.S. senators Tuesday blasted the Obama administration for failing to recommend funding to start the long-sought $652 million deepening of Savannah’s busy shipping channel just six months after Vice President Joe Biden stood on the docks and promised the project would get done “come hell or high water.”
Like other East Coast ports, Savannah is scrambling to deepen its harbor to make room for supersized cargo ships expected to begin arriving after the Panama Canal finishes a major expansion as early as next year. Georgia officials have been pushing to get construction started this year and were looking to President Barack Obama to seek significant funding for the project after the president touted the need for deeper water at U.S. ports during several public appearances in the last year.
But Republican Sens. Johnny Isakson and Saxby Chambliss said in a joint statement that the president’s budget contained no funding to start construction.
“We are deeply disappointed and frustrated,” said the senators’ statement, which blamed the Obama administration for holding up a project that would support thousands of jobs and generate billions of dollars. “...It is now clear they would rather pay lip-service to Georgians than deliver on their promises.”
It wasn’t immediately clear after Obama unveiled his fiscal 2015 budget proposal Tuesday what, if any, funding had been requested for the Savannah harbor deepening. The Army Corps of Engineers had not yet released its budget breakdown that would show any funds sought for the project. Last year Obama’s budget included a small $1.28 million for continued study on the Savannah harbor expansion, which won final approval from the federal government in fall 2012.
Both Obama and Biden have made speeches in the last year in support of improving U.S. ports in order to grow jobs at home and boost exports of U.S. goods. Savannah has the fourth busiest container port in the U.S. and the second busiest on the East Coast, having moved nearly 3 million cargo containers of imports and exports last year.
During an appearance on NBC’s “Tonight Show” last August, Obama specifically mentioned Savannah as well as Charleston, S.C., and Jacksonville, Fla., as ports that needed deeper harbors to stay competitive as larger ships begin bringing goods through the Panama Canal.
“If we don’t do that, these ships are going to go someplace else and we’ll lose jobs,” Obama told host Jay Leno.
It wasn’t clear yet whether those port projects got any money.
A month later, on Sept. 16, Biden paid back-to-back visits to the docks at Savannah and Charleston delivering much the same message. The vice president told 500 dockworkers and dignitaries gathered at the Port of Savannah: “We are going to get this done, as my grandfather would say, come hell or high water.”
Biden was back in Georgia on Tuesday to attend a fundraiser for Democratic Senate candidate Michelle Nunn that was closed to reporters.
Georgia has already set aside $231 million, and Gov. Nathan Deal has requested another $35 million from state lawmakers this year, for its 40-percent share of the harbor expansion. Deal has said he’s willing to start construction using almost entirely state funding as long as the federal government honors its commitment to pay the remaining $391 million on the back end.
Bureaucratic hurdles still held up the project for more than 16 months after it won final federal approval, but Georgia’s congressional delegation announced in January those obstacles were eliminated by language inserted in the omnibus spending bill that cleared Congress. Those provisions suspended an outdated spending cap that had kept the Army Corps of Engineers from moving forward. It also essentially reclassified the Savannah harbor expansion from a project considered to still be under study to one that’s already under construction.
Georgia lawmakers had hoped those changes would spur the Obama administration to request construction funding for fiscal 2015. And they sounded dumbstruck Tuesday that it didn’t happen.
“It is baffling to see this administration choose to ignore a statute passed just six weeks ago that cleared all remaining obstructions to moving forward with the project,” Isakson and Chambliss said in their statement.
Georgia officials have been waiting for the Army Corps to sign off on a partnership agreement that would allow construction to start using the state’s money. A spokesman for the Corps’ Savannah district said Tuesday he could not provide an update on the status of that agreement.
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The inside story on Savannah and Charleston ports' threat to Port of Miami
Georgia port's Curtis Foltz talks harbor deepening with Charleston maritime community Posted: April 23, 2011 - Savannah Morning News By Mary Mayle CHARLESTON, S.C. — Playing to a tough crowd, Georgia Ports Authority Executive Direc...
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Corps plan to deepen Savannah River to 47 feet: What the world is saying
April 12, 2012 - 01:18am Reactions to Corps' announcement on Savannah harbor deepening STAKEHOLDERS REACT TO CORPS’ DECISION While sentiment predominantly positive, jury still out in some S.C. and environmental circles Wedn...
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CMA CGM stunt sends half loaded Figaro into Savannah for 24 hours
Massive, half empty container ship steams up Savannah River By Rick Eyerdam "Savannah is well-positioned strategically and geographically, but when you can only bring in a half-loaded ship, it doesn't make economic sens...
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Port of Savannah gets big dredging boost - wait until the environmentalists hear
Obama cabinet member says Port of Savannah deepening ‘has to happen’ 4:20 pm November 15, 2011, by jgalloway From Russ Bynum and the Associated Press: SAVANNAH, Ga.— Georgia’s 15-year push to deepen the river channel to the boomin...
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Savannah River will never be WIDE enough for two way ship traffic
More reasons Savannah can’t ever compete with deeper Miami port: The channel would be so narrow it would only permit one way traffic BY BILL DAVIS John Cameron, a retired captain in the U.S. Coast Guard and the executive director ...
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Hell hit the high water mark a long time ago Georgia and yet you are somehow surprised there is no funding for the port of Savanna.
Pretty sure you all should be aware of what can be said and what is said when there is an election on the line unfortunately you all fell for it hook, line and sinker anyway.
Its a shame there is a lot of talk of creating jobs just never any follow through, that way the unemployed remain subservient and slaves to the government that ensures handouts.
Shame though...you deserve better...and so does Jacksonville
But i bet we all hear the same song and dance from the white house next election cycle too.
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Previous terminal link to Bahamas planned but never executed.
By: AJOT | Nov 20 2013 at 01:46 PM | Channel(s): Ports & Terminals
Gov. Rick Scott will ask Florida lawmakers in the upcoming legislative session for $9.7 million for a new cargo terminal at Port Canaveral. Support of the project is part of Scott’s efforts to position Florida for new business opportunities expected from expansion of the Panama Canal in 2015. This year’s state budget has more than $275 million spent directly on seaport projects.
“Governor Scott again demonstrates his commitment and understanding that the state’s seaports are the lifeblood to healthy economic recovery and critical job creation for our communities,” said Port Canaveral CEO John E. Walsh. “Investments in Port Canaveral, other Florida seaports, and critical infrastructure needs are the keys to putting people to work and resurrecting our economy.”
Already a thriving and growing cruise operation, Port Canaveral primarily handles bulk and breakbulk, but rapidly is expanding to become one of Florida’s major container ports. Port Canaveral will use the $9.7 million to expand its container facility and boost efforts to increase cargo tonnage and the jobs that will create. As part of overall expansion including widening and deepening its channel beginning this fall, Port Canaveral is constructing two new cargo berths and has purchased two new post-Panamax ship-to-shore cranes.
“We will be the global place for shipping,” Scott said during the annual convention of the American Association of Port Authorities, which Port Canaveral hosted. “With this nearly $35 million commitment for critical port projects, we’ll enhance our ports’ ability to move more goods which will position Florida to play an even greater role in global trade. Our strategy to make Florida the gateway for global trade is working.”
The Governor also supported projects at Port Everglades and Port of Tampa.
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As Arctic ice melts, Andersen says the routes will eventually become more useful
Arctic shipping routes will have little impact on the shipping industry for at least 15 years, AP Møller-Maersk CEO Nils Andersen told the Financial Times.
"This is not a short-term opportunity," he said.
"We will see some single ships sailing through the Arctic . . . But the reality is, for commercial shipping such as container shipping, this is not something that will happen within the next 10 to 20 years."
Maersk, which carries 15 percent of seaborne freight, moves hundreds of thousands of containers annually through the Suez Canal, but Andersen said that, despite the fuel savings that can be realised by going through the Arctic, other costs are higher.
"The problem is just that you have to have icebreakers, you have to be very sure that you hit the right window during the year so you don't run into icebergs, and things like that," he said.
Other shipping executives say difficulties with insurance for Arctic voyages and emergency help in the far north are both barriers to the trips.
Nils S. Andersen, CEO, MaerskIt's far too early to start constructing vessels for it
Use of the Northern Sea Route (NSR), also known as the northeast passage, for travel between Asia and Europe, has grown dramatically in recent years, but still represents a fraction of traffic through the Suez Canal.
The northwest passage between Western North America and Europe, which bypasses the Panama Canal, saw its first-ever bulker voyage this year.
Russia predicts that most traffic on the NRS by 2021 will involve transportation of oil and gas from the Russian north, not cargo ships using the route as a shortcut.
"The way global warming is going, of course there is the opportunity in a very far, very distant future that the northern sea route will open up and it will be a major shipping route," Andersen said.
"But it will definitely not be within the next 15 to 20 years in our opinion so it's far too early to start constructing vessels for it."
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A tidal wave of information, hype and opportuntities is heading to Florida in October and November as no less than three sea trade conferences, two underwritten by the PortaMiami, will bring the world's best minds to contemplate the future of cargo movements.
Oct. 1-3
TOC CSC: Americas Conference 2013
TOC Container Supply Chain: Americas is your opportunity to learn, network and debate with 100s of international port, shipping and logistics executives.
The region’s leading container transport and trade forum provides shippers and their logistics partners with exclusive access to the insight and analysis that drives international trade, transportation and logistics.
Combining 3 tracks of educational content, your conference pass now includes access to over 22 unique sessions, including the 2nd edition of the TOC Cold Chain stream.
Join over 300 delegates in Miami this October and explore the critical issues affecting maritime container transport across the Americas.
TRACK 1 TOC Container Supply Chain – global trade, container shipping, port and logistics infrastructure development, supply chain
TRACK 2 TOC Cold Chain – reefer shipping, cold chain logistics, perishable cargo trade trends, food logistics, refrigerated warehousing, trucking and rail
TRACK 3 TECH TOC – container terminal operations, equipment, technology, training, IT, processes and optimisation
October 13-17
AAPA’s 102nd Annual Convention, Orlando and Port Canaveral
Oct. 13-17 conference to feature keynote addresses from USDOT’s Deputy Secretary, Canada’s U.S. Ambassador and Disney Cruise Line’s President
For the first time in its 60-year history, the Canaveral Port Authority will serve as host of the American Association of Port Authorities’ (AAPA) annual convention, which takes place Oct. 13-17. And, for the first time in AAPA’s 102-year history, the business meetings for its international conference will be split between two locations: Port Canaveral, Fla.—one of the world’s busiest cruise ports with growing cargo; and Orlando, Fla.—one of the busiest American cities for conferences and conventions.
The seaport facilities at Port Canaveral are Orlando’s “gateway to the world” for both cruise passenger visits (more than 4 million per year and growing) and for important cargoes ranging from petroleum, salt and other bulk commodities, to refrigerated freight like juice concentrates and other perishables, to building materials, boats and heavy equipment.
As part of the convention’s informative business program, a host of presenters from both the private and public sectors will discuss topics ranging from global and economic trade recovery to perspectives on the future of public port authorities. Keynoting the program will be U.S. Department of Transportation Deputy Secretary John Porcari, as well as Canadian Ambassador to the United States Gary Doer and Disney Cruise Line President Karl Holz.
Also lined-up for the program’s Wednesday luncheon is a special guest speaker who will be announced just as the convention is getting under way.
“We’re delighted to have the Canaveral Port Authority host our 102nd AAPA Annual Convention and Expo,” said Kurt Nagle, AAPA’s president and CEO. “As Florida’s second-busiest cruise passenger port and the cargo gateway for world-renowned locations such as Orlando and the Space Coast, Port Canaveral has its eye on the future as it expands and diversifies its business model for affordable, efficient transportation for both people and cargo.”
Mr. Nagle noted that, in addition to the topics and keynote speakers mentioned above, convention attendees also will hear from international environmental leaders who will discuss two environmental certification programs endorsed by AAPA for its member ports; a crisis communications specialist who will lead an interactive session on effective strategic communications planning; and the winners of AAPA’s awards competitions for communications, environmental improvement, information technology and facilities engineering, who will discuss their 2013 award-winning projects.
Port Canaveral, with its new CEO John E. Walsh, provided $2 billion in economic impact for the central Florida region last year. The port authority will host AAPA’s convention and exhibition activities at the JW Marriott Grande Lakes Hotel in Orlando. In addition to programs in Orlando and Port Canaveral, the agenda includes a reception at the Kennedy Space Center, hosted by the Port of Houston Authority, next year’s AAPA Annual Convention host.
“As Orlando’s port, we’re thrilled to host AAPA’s 102nd Annual Convention and Expo in central Florida this year,” said Mr. Walsh, Port Canaveral’s CEO. “We boast a maritime history rich in tradition and innovation, providing our region with thriving cruise and cargo operations as well as more recreational access than all of Florida’s other ports combined. We look forward to showcasing Port Canaveral and our region’s unique blend of business and leisure opportunities.”
The convention will conclude with a members-only annual meeting and election of new officers and directors for the association’s upcoming activity year, including the installation of Tay Yoshitani, CEO of the Port of Seattle, as AAPA’s 2013-2014 chairman of the board.
Additional information about AAPA’s 102nd Annual Convention and Exhibition, including its business program’s agenda, exhibitors and sponsors, is available at http://aapa.getregistered.net.
WHO: American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) and the Canaveral Port Authority
WHAT: 102nd Annual Convention & Exhibition
WHEN: Sunday, Oct. 13 – Thursday, Oct. 17 (click here for complete program agenda)
WHERE: Business programs and exhibits at the JR Marriott Grande Lakes Hotel, 4040 Central Florida Pkwy, Orlando, FL 32837
MEDIA: Register for complimentary media access to open business sessions (Oct.15-17) by contacting Rosalind Harvey, Senior Director of Communications and Community Affairs, Port Canaveral, at (321) 783-7831 ext. 242, or via email at [email protected]
November 6-8 Sea Cargo & Air Cargo Americas Miami
Wednesday, November 6, 2013
8:45 am Official Welcome and Opening Remarks
9:00 am
2014 – 2015 Outlook for the Air Cargo and Sea Cargo Industries in the Americas
Topic: The panelists will present their views of current trends in trade, the supply chain and transportation, as well as their visions, strategies and forecasts for the growth of the air cargo and sea cargo industries in the Western Hemisphere for the next two years. This is urgent information you need to know as you formulate your business strategy and position your company for success. Coming from highly respected industry leaders, the members of the panel will provide their unique perspectives on urgent topics such as:
Will the next two years be profitable for the growth of cargo?
Traditional air shippers are shifting more of their shipments to ocean—a continuing reality?
Freight rate volatility—will there be stabilization?
Will trade with Latin America continue strong growth or face challenges over the next few years? Rough seas and headwinds or smoother sailing for the near future?
Moderator:
Richard Roffman, Publisher, LatinTradeReport.com, Founding Publisher, Latin Trade, Latin CEO and South Florida CEO Magazines; Co-host, nationally syndicated radio talk show "Made in America."
Speakers:
William Flynn, President & CEO, Atlas Air Worldwide
Donald Francey, Director, Maersk Line (TBC)
Victor Mejia, Vice President Cargo, AviancaTaca
Shahe Ouzounian, COO, Chapman Freeborn
10:30 am Coffee & Refreshments
11:00 am
Update on Airports, Seaports and the Panama Canal Improvements and Expansion Projects: Impact on the Flow and Growth of Trade in the Americas
Topic: The panelists will present their views on how improvements and expansion projects will benefit and stimulate the flow and growth of trade with the Americas. They will discuss the following issues:
Anticipated impact of the expansion of the Panama Canal on the flow of trade;
Benefits that the current improvement projects will bring to the flow and growth of trade;
A shift from Pacific Ports to Atlantic Ports resulting from the Americas trade with East Asia; and
The necessity of other canal projects in Central America.
Moderator:
Eric Andrews, President, Mission Cargo
Speakers:
Ken Pyatt, Deputy Director, Miami-Dade Aviation Department
Bill Johnson, Director, PortMiami
Rene Puche, President, Port of Barranquilla, Colombia
Caio Cavalcanti Ramos, V.P., Suape Port & Industrial Complex, Brazil
Rodolfo R. Sabonge, Executive V.P., Planning and Business Development, Panama Canal Authority
12 Noon Exhibition Hall Opens
12:30 Luncheon
Topic: The FMC: A Glimpse at International Trade Today
Speaker:
Mario Cordero, Chairman of the Federal Maritime Commission
4:00 pm Townhall Meeting:
“What’s Next in Cargo Security?”
The panel will address the latest regulations, potential problems and security challenges shippers, logistics companies and the international transportation industry are confronting, as well as what regulations they anticipate might be in the making. There will be a discussion of case studies in "real time" mode providing actual concerns and solutions to this most important topic.
Topics to be covered in this panel discussion include:
What are the latest regulations that will greatly affect shipments? Looking out for the next two years—what new regulations are being discussed…and which ones will become law? What's the best way to stay current on regulations affecting your industry?
As technology improves what are potential threats to cargo security? What can companies do to protect the integrity of shipments and minimize losses? What is the latest in technology for the industry? What programs or hardware is recommended for shippers and carriers?
How can compliance be a major cost overrun for your shipment? What can a shipper do to mitigate any compliance issues? Current? Future?
Criminal activity is getting smarter. How can the carriers and shippers work to battle: theft, fraud, embezzlement and lost cargo? Who's out there to protect the industry? How do you recognize the "bad guy?"
"Real time" case studies from the experts.
Moderator:
Richard Roffman, Publisher, LatinTradeReport.com, Founding Publisher, Latin Trade, Latin CEO and South Florida CEO Magazines; Co-host, nationally syndicated radio talk show "Made in America."
Speakers:
Douglas Brittin, Secretary General of The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA)
Mark Hatfield, Federal Security Director, Department of Homeland Security
Mark A. Tierney, Vice President, Corporate Security, Maersk Line
5:30 -7:00 pm Reception
7:00 pm Exhibit Hall Closes
Thursday, November 7, 2013
9:00 am Logistics Challenges 2014 – 2015
Topic: The panel of leading supply chain executives and logistics experts will present their views regarding the following topics:
Compliance with local and international governmental regulations;
Seamless cold chain service for perishables;
Best practices for shippers in Latin America; and
Efficiencies and cost concerns in the logistics chain.
Moderator:
Albert Saphir, Principal, ABS Consulting
Speakers:
Leopoldo Coronado, COO, Intcomex
Humberto Florez, Former President, DAMCO Latin America
Eduardo Kerbel Ph. D, Director, Packaging & Technical Services, Dole Fresh Fruit International
Ronda Martinez, Logistics Manager, Levi Strauss
Chelsie Taveras, Intl. Supply Chain Manager, Cargill Corn Milling
10:30 am Coffee & Refreshments
11:00 am Update on Brazil, Russia, India, and China (BRICs)-- Air and Sea Cargo Progress
Topic: Logistics executives of the BRIC nations will provide their perspectives on the progress on improvements of infrastructures and regulatory processes and the growth of air and sea cargo in their respective nations. The panelists will discuss the following issues:
New trade opportunities with the Americas;
Effectively addressing regulatory barriers;
Airport, seaport, highway and rail infrastructures;
Balancing the impact of trade growth on the environment; and
Availability of qualified workforce.
Moderator:
Lenny Feldman, Managing Partner, Miami Office, Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg PA
Speakers:
Brazil: Antonio Miguel Marques, President, Concessionary of GRU Airport
Russia: Tatyana Arslanova, Vice President, Strategic Management and Marketing, Volga Dnepr Group and Sr. V.P., AirBridgeCargo Airlines
India: Lisa Victoria Waller, Director, BDG International (India) Pvt Ltd.
China: Rainy Zhao, Chairwoman, Xiamen Uni Logistics
12 Noon Exhibit Hall Opens
12:30 p.m. Luncheon
7:00 pm Exhibit Hall Closes
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