Beyond TPM

Kuehne + Nagel's Marcus Reimann, senior vice president of seafreight, North America, and Blume Global CEO Pervinder Johar joined JOC Senior Editor Alessandra Barrett for a conversation about the heightened call for cargo visibility in landside operations. Johar and Reimann discuss the affordability challenges that face trucking companies, designing with the end user - the driver - in mind, and the importance of resetting expectations to drive increased investment in trucking businesses.

Mark Laufer, owner of logistics service provider Laufer Group International, on how carrier culture has evolved during the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting shipping disruption and why technology and online pricing aren't going to solve as many problems as the industry would like to believe they will.

Port Houston Executive Director Roger Guenther discusses a new, gender- and race-conscious procurement program, stepping into the first construction phase of Project 11, and the balancing of import and export cargo in 2021 at the port.

Brian Kempisty, founder of Port X Logistics, on addressing the multimodal complexities of integrating technology into drayage operations, using APIs to pull information together sooner — while the container is on the water, and defining transparency through equal access to the data.

Stephen Edwards, CEO of The Port of Virginia, on stepping into this role at a challenging moment for ports worldwide, his perspective on West Coast cargo shifts, and the role ports can play in facilitating a movement toward greater, holistic data access that translates into pattern analysis and user/fluidity improvements.

Ports America Vice President of Containers, Joe Greco, talks about how technology aids in meeting today's e-commerce expectations.

Out of Gauge, Ep. 3: Chris Elsner, associate director, Executive Briefing Services, IHS Markit, discusses how the unfolding energy transition is affecting investment decisions in the oil and gas industry, and the implications of this for the project cargo sector. Out of Gauge is the JOC Breakbulk & Project Cargo Conference podcast series hosted by IHS Markit Senior Editor Janet Nodar. Episodes provide excerpts and insights from key presentations at this year's virtual event, and share a taste of what you can expect in New Orleans in 2022.

Out of Gauge, Ep. 2: Elizabeth Lowe, partner at Venable LLP, analyzes the way force majeure clauses have become increasingly important in the wake of the COVID-19-related upheavals distorting the global shipping market. Force majeure can no longer be an afterthought, Lowe says. Out of Gauge is the JOC Breakbulk & Project Cargo Conference podcast series hosted by IHS Markit Senior Editor Janet Nodar. Episodes provide excerpts and insights from key presentations at this year's virtual event, and share a taste of what you can expect in New Orleans in 2022.

Out of Gauge, Ep. 1: Charlie Papavizas, partner and chair of the maritime practice at Winston and Strawn, discusses the complexities and requirements of the Jones Act as it relates to the offshore wind industry, which is in its infancy in the United States but poised to grow exponentially. Out of Gauge is the JOC Breakbulk & Project Cargo Conference podcast series hosted by IHS Markit Senior Editor Janet Nodar. Episodes provide excerpts and insights from key presentations at this year's virtual event, and share a taste of what you can expect in New Orleans in 2022.

CenterPoint Properties' Bob Andrews, senior vice president of asset management for the West Coast, discusses the role e-commerce and cargo surges have had on the industrial real estate market, what it would take for Los Angeles and other land-limited locations to shift to multistory warehousing, and his predictions for the future of the market.

CN Vice President of Intermodal Dan Bresolin discuses leveraging rapid growth of lesser used gateways, intermodal growth predictions for 2022, and entering into a new era of carrier and BCO partnership.

Monica Truelsch of Infor talks about how a deeper consumer understanding of the supply chain contribute to an economy that benefits all participants and not merely the end consumer.

After a banner year in 2020, with the largest container growth in the country, PhilaPort is leveraging a warehousing and distribution center expansion, diverse cargo mix, and $2 billion in infrastructure improvements to become a port of choice on the East Coast.

"Efficiency equals savings," reminds Port Tampa Bay Chief Commercial Officer and EVP Raul Alfonso in this interview on the importance of northbound cargo, diversity of investment, and the role of the I-4 Corridor in Central Florida's expanding potential as a freight hub.

Monica Truelsch of Infor talks about the importance of a more holistic supply chain and how the convergence of supply chain technologies with inventory planning, procurement, and customer service will provide the next great opportunities for companies to increase value.

Like ports across North America, the Port Authority of Montreal is working to increase capacity. The new Contrecoeur Container Terminal, being built 40 kilometers downstream from the MPA facilities in Montreal, will host the port's future growth. Vice President Paul Bird talks about the planning, financing, permitting, and construction of this rare greenfield project.

Ashlee Williams and James Kwan of IHS Markit explore how technology transforms cumbersome manual processes and provides visibility in maritime, looking at ways accurate, complete, and validated data generated for reporting purposes can also provide a way to explore new business opportunities and enable community and cooperation within the industry.

Breakthrough Chief Operating Officer Heather Mueller on procurement strategy, change management, uncovering new opportunities, and leveraging data to create robust shipper-carrier relationships that can respond nimbly to challenges ahead.

Beyond TPM: Doctor Noel Hacegaba, deputy executive director and chief operating officer for the Port of Long Beach offers a local perspective on the impact of COVID-19 on the southern California supply chain. He gives an inside look at the extraordinary collaboration among Long Beach's shippers, shipping lines, and marine terminal operators and discusses how one of the United States' busiest ports went from “doom and gloom to fast and furious” in 2020.

Beyond TPM: Mason George, president of national accounts at IMC Companies, discusses how phantom moves and current regulations around shipping container moves reduce productivity for truck drivers, as well as the impact of the pandemic on an already concerning labor shortage.

Beyond TPM: Sam Ruda, port department director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, discusses the future of cities and retail shopping, moving port stakeholder collaboration from talks to action, and evaluating the port authority's 30-year master plan through the experience of 2020.

Beyond TPM: Peter Xotta, vice president, planning and operations, for Vancouver Fraser Port Authority, looks at how the port has maintained gate fluidity in the face of challenging vessel arrival patterns in the current operating environment, the ways it plans to increase resiliency and expand capacity for the future, and how “significant densification and modernization” will bring a 60 percent increase in capacity to the port's Centerm terminal with just a 15 percent increase in terminal footprint.

Doron Grosman, president and CEO at GCT Global Container Terminals, Inc., discusses how GCT's investments in infrastructure have helped it weather the unprecedented surge in global shipping since last year.

William Lu, senior vice president of development for CenterPoint Properties, discusses the role industrial real estate developers play in their clients' supply chain and the importance of identifying individual client needs for 2021, such as locations for safety stock, trailer parking, and access to alternate ports. In this podcast, Lu addresses the importance of a great last-mile facility for e-commerce – and the factors that make one – as well as US West Coast development, and emerging trends.

Mario Cordero, executive director of the Port of Long Beach, discusses the shift from the “radical uncertainty” of 2020 to a “year of recovery” in 2021. He addresses the essential workers on the waterfront, record numbers of containers at the LA-LB gateway, milestones in the port's Capital Improvement program, and longtime industry leadership in environmental sustainability.

Fabio Santucci, President and CEO of ocean carrier MSC Mediterranean Shipping Co. USA on why the current environment is not a new normal for container shipping and his belief that we can look forward with optimism.

Andre Simha, Global Chief Digital and Information Officer for ocean carrier MSC Mediterranean Shipping Co. and Chairman of the Digital Container Shipping Association, provides perspective on the container shipping industry's move toward digitization, including analysis of the progress made and the potential curves ahead. Simha discusses growing use of smart containers and the steps needed to collectively unlock the value of captured data.