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News and analysis focused on what the industry expects in the coming year for container shipping, ports, trucking, air cargo, logistics, supply chain, and commentaries from industry leaders
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Rock Magnan, President, RK Logistics Group
JOC Team |
The logistics industry faces a rapidly evolving marketplace.
Felix Pekar, COO, QuestaWeb
JOC Team |
Technological roadblocks are rooted in the complexity and the sheer volume of governmental, industry, and trade-related rules and regulations.
Nicolette van der Jagt, Director General, CLECAT
JOC Team |
As the trade landscape is continuously moving further away from simplifications to protectionism, it becomes increasingly more difficult to ensure a balanced approach.
Chris Caton, Senior Vice President, Research, Prologis
JOC Team |
Logistics real estate will remain strong in 2019.
Anil J. Vitarana, Principal, Cranford Consulting
JOC Team |
The withdrawal of the BER would exacerbate the delicate financial standing of some carriers and pave the way for further liner consolidation.
Gordon Downes, CEO, New York Shipping Exchange (NYSHEX)
JOC Team |
Pricing volatility and the unenforceable nature of ocean contracts are significant pain points that negatively impact supply chain integrity and delivery to customers, resulting in added costs and the inability to effectively plan freight costs.
Andy Barrons, Chief Strategy Officer, Navis
JOC Team |
Technology is just one part of overhauling a traditional supply chain industry.
Michael A. Khouri, Acting Chairman, Federal Maritime Commission
JOC Team |
Alliance monitoring remains a priority as we add senior economists to the FMC team.
Joe Juliano, CEO, MercuryGate International
JOC Team |
To have a complete view of one’s supply chain — a critical component for long-term success — a transportation management system (TMS) holds the most promise to provide a comprehensive "control tower" approach to the supply chain process.
Robert Garrison, CEO, Mercado Labs
JOC Team |
While there are no silver bullets in logistics technology, there are some golden principles.
Bill Rooney, Vice President, Strategic Development, Kuehne + Nagel North America
JOC Team |
The biggest challenge facing the ocean-going portion of the logistics industry is that there will be little change in 2019.
Graham Parker, Co-Founder and CEO, Kontainers
JOC Team |
2018 has been a watershed moment in freight technology.
Zvi Schreiber, CEO, Freightos
JOC Team |
Online booking and pricing automation close the technology gap that the logistics industry so desperately needs to fill; not for technology’s sake but for customers’ sake.
Klaus Schnede, Manager, North America Marine Category, Eastman Chemical
JOC Team |
Ocean carriers need to be transparent with the new formula for bunker fuel so that customers like Eastman Chemical will be able to “buy into” their new way of pricing bunker fuel.
Godfried Smit, Secretary General, European Shippers Council
JOC Team |
Surcharges will be a critical issue in 2019 because it will alter the entire present cost structure.
Darryl Cline, Supply Chain Manager, FBD Partnership
JOC Team |
If the trade war continues between the US and China, 2019 may be the year that changes the foundation of where supply chains originate.
Kenneth O'Brien, Chief Operating Officer, Gemini Shippers Group
JOC Team |
It is imperative for shippers to engage with trusted partners to fully understand and develop contingency strategies necessary to manage changing industry dynamics.
April Zobel, Export Traffic Manager, Lansing Trade Group
JOC Team |
Our hope is that 2019 is the year the industry collaborates to safely navigate the detours together.
Babar Badat, President, FIATA
JOC Team |
Few have doubts that e-commerce is changing the landscape of trade, as growth continues unabated in many economies.
Amy Magnus, President, National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America
JOC Team |
Business planning for 2019 has become ever more challenging because of tariff uncertainties.
William B. Skinner III, President, New York/New Jersey Foreign Freight Forwarders and Brokers Association
JOC Team |
One of our biggest challenges is to simply stay current with legislation, trade agreements, and tariffs in flux.
Matthew Shay, President and CEO, National Retail Federation
JOC Team |
We certainly hope that the trade tensions between China and the United States will cool, but the uncertainty has retailers and others nervous about what 2019 will bring.
Gail Rutkowski, Executive Director, National Shippers Strategic Transportation Council
JOC Team |
Shippers who maintain a “business as usual” approach can expect another 8 to 10 percent increase in their 2019 freight budgets and will have more difficulty in sourcing capacity.
Brian Dodge, Senior Executive Vice President, Retail Leaders Industry Association
JOC Team |
America’s retailers are dependent on a trading system that’s global, open, and efficient, to ensure American consumers get products they want and need anytime, anywhere.
Joseph T. Saggese, Executive Managing Director, North Atlantic Alliance Association
JOC Team |
Could this be the beginning of the end for ocean carrier contracts governed by the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC)?
Robert J. Pisani, Partner, Pisani & Roll LLP
JOC Team |
Love him or hate him, President Trump has shined a giant spotlight on international trade, and as most of us know, our “industry” now is in the headlines. Every. Single. Day.
Beth C. Ring, Senior Member, Sandler, Travis and Rosenberg
JOC Team |
Importers have been scurrying to rethink their sourcing arrangements and supply chains in an attempt to minimize the devastating impact of sudden duty increases on their bottom lines.
Bill Conroy, Executive Director, Tyler Search
JOC Team |
Corporate blood will spill in 2019 as more than 7,000 products may be affected by the tariffs on imported goods from China.
Kunio Mikuriya, Secretary General, World Customs Organization
JOC Team |
Estimates show that passenger numbers are expected to double by 2034, reaching 7.3 billion, and that freight will quadruple by 2030.
Michael J. Toohey, President and CEO, Waterways Council
JOC Team |
Inland waterways challenges in 2019 begin with implementing the achievements of 2018.
Jeffrey Solomon, Director, Operations, SG Footwear
JOC Team |
Concerns about space, rates, relationships, and contracts are what keep me up at night.
Gregory Boyle, Director, Global Sea Freight, Signify, formerly Philips Lighting
JOC Team |
For too long, ocean carriers have built their service offering around moving a container from Point A to Point B.
Mike Modica, Director, Logistics and Plant Operations, Springs Window Fashions
JOC Team |
Mitigating US trucking pressures could be as difficult of a question to answer for 2019 as when we were trying to forecast costs for 2018.
Gonzalo Cordova, Director, Supply Chain Analytics, The Home Depot
JOC Team |
To drive productivity and enhance customer service, we continue to identify ways to use artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning systems across our business, especially in supply chain.
Dan Halstrom, President and CEO, U.S. Meat Export Federation
JOC Team |
Looking ahead to 2019, resolution of the trade dispute over US steel and aluminum tariffs remains an urgent priority, as it prompted Mexico and China’s retaliatory duties on US pork and Canada’s duties on cooked/prepared beef products.
Curtis Spencer, President, IMS Worldwide
JOC Team |
Global air cargo growth over the last five years has been on a tear, averaging 9 to 10 percent year-over-year growth.
Glyn Hughes, Global Head of Cargo, International Air Transport Association, IATA
JOC Team |
In addition to growth in e-commerce, we begin 2019 with growth expectations for the special cargo area, covering pharmaceuticals, live animals, and perishable commodities.
William H. "Buddy" Allen, President and CEO, American Cotton Shippers Association; and Michael A. Symonanis, Chairperson, Transportation, Documentation and Insurance Committee
JOC Team |
Our interrelated initiatives remain focused on how to improve cotton flow: digitalization, and increased supply chain alignment, velocity and visibility.
Derek Leathers, President and CEO, Werner Enterprises
JOC Team |
At Werner, we are very active with industry and technical groups to keep current on emerging trends and technology.
Ludovic Renou, President, CMA CGM America
JOC Team |
Carriers have been pressed to find innovative solutions in an industry where pricing pressures can dominate the conversation.
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