OWL Announces Line Up for its Global Trade Symposium
LAKE SUCCESS, New York – January 4, 2012 – Ocean World Lines (OWL), a global, single-source NVOCC (non-vessel operating common
carrier) and subsidiary of Pacer International, announced today that a distinguished group of ocean carrier executives and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative have been confirmed as speakers at its Global Trade Symposium scheduled for January 18-20, 2012 in Miami.
Ambassador Islam A. Siddiqui, Chief Agricultural Negotiator for the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, will address export growth and participate in a panel discussion on the National Export Initiative (NEI) focusing on how the trade community can contribute to job creation through increased exports. The NEI program was launched in January 2010 by President Obama aimed at doubling exports by the end of 2014 as a means of boosting sales for American companies and creating new jobs.
The Symposium program will also feature presentations by senior executives from COSCO, Maersk Line, NYK Line and OOCL who will speak on the 2012 outlook for global maritime trade, including USA to Asia, Asia to USA, USA to Europe and USA to South America trade lanes.
In addition, the Symposium will address technology applications, chassis management and other issues of concern to importers and exporters of all sizes. “The Symposium will create a valuable forum for intelligence gathering and shared learning,” says OWL CEO Dan Gardner.
The Symposium will bring together senior-level logistics professionals from a variety of industries and expand on OWL’s commitment to provide best-practice learning opportunities to all facets of the trade community.
“We have a philosophical commitment to training and education internally and externally and truly believe in our mantra of Logistics Excellence Through Applied Learning. We want to use our knowledge and our network to help American companies facilitate trade and succeed in the global market.”
“We are passionate about our mission to increase U.S. trade and the Symposium is a direct way to build relationships and give shippers access to the tools they need now to do their job more effectively and improve their bottom line,” Gardner added.
About Ocean World Lines
Ocean World Lines, Inc., a subsidiary of Pacer International, Inc., is one of the largest fully bonded NVOCCs in the world. OWL maintains more than 60 service contracts with the top ocean carriers and handles today’s most complex global supply chain requirements.
For more than 30 years, OWL has worked with importers, exporters and freight forwarders to move their goods and provide door-to-door/end-to-end service across the globe. OWL offers a single-source experience for its clients, coupled with the latest visibility solutions.
In 2011, OWL received the President’s “E” Award for export service excellence and outstanding contribution to U.S. exports by the U.S. Department of Commerce. This is the most prestigious award given by the U.S. government to companies that facilitate export trade and contribute to job growth and competitiveness. OWL was the only NVO to receive the “E” Award this year and the primary criterion was four years of successive export growth, accompanied by identifiable results of programs or activities contributing to export expansion.
OWL has over 200 employees worldwide with offices located in Hong Kong, Ningbo, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Qingdao, Singapore, Atlanta, Charlotte, Chicago, Cincinnati, Houston, Long Beach, Miami, New Orleans, New York, Norfolk, Phoenix, San Francisco, Seattle, Berlin, Bremen, Hamburg, Gdynia, Szczecin, and Warsaw, as well as a network of agents worldwide. For more information, please visit www.oceanworldlines.com.
About Pacer International
Pacer International, a leading global door-to-door solutions provider, offers a broad array of services to facilitate the movement of freight from origin to destination through its intermodal and logistics operating segments. The intermodal segment offers container capacity, integrated local transportation services, and door-to-door intermodal shipment management. The logistics segment provides truck brokerage, warehousing and distribution, international freight forwarding, and supply-chain management services. For more information on Pacer International visit www.pacer.com.
carrier) and subsidiary of Pacer International, announced today that a distinguished group of ocean carrier executives and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative have been confirmed as speakers at its Global Trade Symposium scheduled for January 18-20, 2012 in Miami.
Ambassador Islam A. Siddiqui, Chief Agricultural Negotiator for the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, will address export growth and participate in a panel discussion on the National Export Initiative (NEI) focusing on how the trade community can contribute to job creation through increased exports. The NEI program was launched in January 2010 by President Obama aimed at doubling exports by the end of 2014 as a means of boosting sales for American companies and creating new jobs.
The Symposium program will also feature presentations by senior executives from COSCO, Maersk Line, NYK Line and OOCL who will speak on the 2012 outlook for global maritime trade, including USA to Asia, Asia to USA, USA to Europe and USA to South America trade lanes.
In addition, the Symposium will address technology applications, chassis management and other issues of concern to importers and exporters of all sizes. “The Symposium will create a valuable forum for intelligence gathering and shared learning,” says OWL CEO Dan Gardner.
The Symposium will bring together senior-level logistics professionals from a variety of industries and expand on OWL’s commitment to provide best-practice learning opportunities to all facets of the trade community.
“We have a philosophical commitment to training and education internally and externally and truly believe in our mantra of Logistics Excellence Through Applied Learning. We want to use our knowledge and our network to help American companies facilitate trade and succeed in the global market.”
“We are passionate about our mission to increase U.S. trade and the Symposium is a direct way to build relationships and give shippers access to the tools they need now to do their job more effectively and improve their bottom line,” Gardner added.
About Ocean World Lines
Ocean World Lines, Inc., a subsidiary of Pacer International, Inc., is one of the largest fully bonded NVOCCs in the world. OWL maintains more than 60 service contracts with the top ocean carriers and handles today’s most complex global supply chain requirements.
For more than 30 years, OWL has worked with importers, exporters and freight forwarders to move their goods and provide door-to-door/end-to-end service across the globe. OWL offers a single-source experience for its clients, coupled with the latest visibility solutions.
In 2011, OWL received the President’s “E” Award for export service excellence and outstanding contribution to U.S. exports by the U.S. Department of Commerce. This is the most prestigious award given by the U.S. government to companies that facilitate export trade and contribute to job growth and competitiveness. OWL was the only NVO to receive the “E” Award this year and the primary criterion was four years of successive export growth, accompanied by identifiable results of programs or activities contributing to export expansion.
OWL has over 200 employees worldwide with offices located in Hong Kong, Ningbo, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Qingdao, Singapore, Atlanta, Charlotte, Chicago, Cincinnati, Houston, Long Beach, Miami, New Orleans, New York, Norfolk, Phoenix, San Francisco, Seattle, Berlin, Bremen, Hamburg, Gdynia, Szczecin, and Warsaw, as well as a network of agents worldwide. For more information, please visit www.oceanworldlines.com.
About Pacer International
Pacer International, a leading global door-to-door solutions provider, offers a broad array of services to facilitate the movement of freight from origin to destination through its intermodal and logistics operating segments. The intermodal segment offers container capacity, integrated local transportation services, and door-to-door intermodal shipment management. The logistics segment provides truck brokerage, warehousing and distribution, international freight forwarding, and supply-chain management services. For more information on Pacer International visit www.pacer.com.