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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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Anthony B. Hatch, Principal, ABH Consulting
JOC Team |
For railways, clearly demand will be strong in 2019, even against “tough comparisons.”
Chris Spear, President and CEO, American Trucking Associations
JOC Team |
Looking ahead in 2019, we see several key areas of opportunity for the trucking industry.
Ian Jefferies, President and CEO, Association of American Railroads
JOC Team |
Private investment among private Class I railroad carriers remains high, averaging roughly $27 billion annually in the past five years.
Jeff Bader, President, Association of Bi-State Motor Carriers
JOC Team |
At the Port of New York and New Jersey, we've been taking in higher container volumes now that our bridge elevation projects are completed.
Carl Ice, President and CEO, BNSF
JOC Team |
At BNSF, we continually develop technologies to make our railroad as safe and as efficient as possible. Advancing technology has long been a part of our overall strategy.
Geoff Turner, President and CEO, Choptank Transport
JOC Team |
Technology is driving improvements and optimizing the global supply chain at a rapid pace.
Jean-Jacques Ruest, President and CEO, CN
JOC Team |
The transportation market is driven by the derived freight of the consumer economy, and that demand is both growing and evolving.
Keith Creel, President and CEO, CP Rail
JOC Team |
With the ever-increasing reliance on the movement of goods by container, innovative technology enables us to make better use of our assets.
Richard McDuffie, COO, Dunavant Logistics
JOC Team |
If you look at the Amazon model and what they’ve accomplished the past decade, it’s impressive — particularly how they continue to invest in research and development and infrastructure.
Patrick Maher, Executive Vice President, Business Development, Gulf Winds
JOC Team |
“Shipper of choice” has become a buzzword in transportation circles.
Mark H. George, Chairman, IMC Companies
JOC Team |
The driver shortage remains the US trucking industry’s chief concern.
Kevin O’Brien, President and CEO, Inland Marine Underwriters Association
JOC Team |
Autonomous trucking could become the ultimate in disruptive innovation.
Joni Casey, President and CEO, Intermodal Association of North America
JOC Team |
Intermodal is awash in information that feeds into and flows from various emerging technologies.
Patrick J. Ottensmeyer, President and CEO, Kansas City Southern
JOC Team |
In 2019, we expect to see volume growth accelerate, led by a few key opportunities, including refined products exports to Mexico.
Greg Gantt, President and CEO, Old Dominion Freight Line
JOC Team |
The e-commerce driven, on-demand marketplace will likely increase pressure on the surface transportation market in 2019.
Brad Dechter, President, DHX — Dependable Hawaiian Express; DGX — Dependable Global Express
JOC Team |
The biggest challenges facing the logistics Industry in 2019 will be the disruptions we face caused by our government leadership having lack of current direction on a variety of fronts, making the word "disruption" seem a norm in which we'll react.
Eric Klein, CEO and Founder, Crux Systems
JOC Team |
A fundamental shift in the way we communicate will create far-reaching change in the logistics industry.
Michael Murphy, Chief Development Officer, CenterPoint Properties
JOC Team |
The industrial real estate market continues to undergo significant transformation as companies adjust and expand supply chains to meet customer demands, improve efficiency, and avoid speed-to-market risks.
Blaine Kelley, Senior Vice President, CBRE
JOC Team |
Underpinned by 34 consecutive quarters of historic growth in the US industrial real estate sector, the outlook for 2019 remains optimistic, yet wondering what challenges may surface.
Virgil Ferreira, CEO, Catapult — An Accelya Group Company
JOC Team |
There’s great potential for Blockchain in shipping, but time is needed to develop broader industry standards to avoid eroding the value.
Neil Barni, Managing Director, CargoSphere
JOC Team |
Astronaut Buzz Aldrin, one of the first humans to land on the moon, reflected, “Space is not just going up and coming back down again. Space is getting into orbit and being there, living there, establishing a presence, a permanence.” It’s about meaningful innovation that lasts.
Steve Siu, CEO, CargoSmart Limited
JOC Team |
Artificial intelligence (AI) will provide significant value for the logistics industry in 2019.
Victor Garcia, President and CEO, CAI International
JOC Team |
As we look ahead to 2019, there are two technologies we believe have the most potential to improve our service and efficiency.
Pervinder Johar, CEO, Blume Global
JOC Team |
Artificial intelligence (AI) holds a lot of promise for the logistics industry, across almost every vertical market.
Lance Healy, Co-Founder and Chief Innovation Officer, Banyan Technology
JOC Team |
The tech that holds the most promise for impacting 2019 is not the new rookie tech, but the workhorse API for its ability to easily integrate and deliver real-time data between systems at virtually no cost.
Luc DeClerck, CEO, Avantida
JOC Team |
The fact is, the colossal and far-reaching world of transport and logistics is nowhere near the last mile to becoming fully digital. So, for 2019, the challenge remains as is today: digitization.
Ken Kellaway, President and CEO, RoadOne IntermodaLogistics
JOC Team |
New, innovative technology has entered the trucking market to deliver relief from some of the challenges facing container drayage.
Andrew Slusher, President and CEO, SMC³
JOC Team |
Technology will continue to transform the surface transportation market in 2019, making new transportation tools available and allowing for more robust data analysis.
Brett Hutto, Chief Relationship Office, Truckstop.com
JOC Team |
Shippers stated they want to be more strategic in their relationships with their freight partners — and that is good for shippers and all in the freight industry.
Narin Phol, Managing Director, Maersk North America
JOC Team |
Today’s customers are looking for year-over-year performance gains in their suppliers — to simplify the complexity of their global supply chains and dealing with the inefficiencies of multiple providers and handoffs.
Lawrence Burns, Senior Vice President, Sales and Management Group, Hyundai Merchant Marine North America
JOC Team |
With better systems and information, carriers are maturing with an ability to understand customers better and have the means to bring added value to its services.
Wim Lagaay, President, APM Terminals North America
JOC Team |
In 2019, the continued cascading of larger vessels into the US east-west, north-south trade lanes is the challenge ports must cope with or watch the business move elsewhere.
James E. Devine Jr., President, Distribution-Publications
JOC Team |
I don’t see dramatic changes to the ocean shipping market coming in 2019, but I do believe the trend toward increased ocean freight rate volatility will continue, and this will contribute to commoditization pressures
Steven R. Blust, President, Institute of International Container Lessors
JOC Team |
2019 will usher in a challenging transition period for international shipping as the long-anticipated International Maritime Organization 0.5 percent sulfur cap in ship fuel will go into effect on Jan. 1, 2020.
Roger Guenther, Executive Director, Port Houston
JOC Team |
The tremendous growth that Port Houston has experienced during recent years has been healthy for our region and nation, but we must stay well ahead of future demand, providing the infrastructure necessary to serve the increased levels of commerce ahead.
Paul Anderson, President and CEO, Port Tampa Bay
JOC Team |
Keeping pace with the explosive growth of the market right in our own backyard will be among Port Tampa Bay’s top priorities for the coming year.
Omar Shamsie, President, Safmarine North America
JOC Team |
By offering strong, personal service and adding new vessel string options, Safmarine customers are seeing new markets open and their business grow. This is the winning formula for helping customers succeed in 2019.
Bill Goodgion, President, Ascent Global Logistics
JOC Team |
The single biggest challenge to our international freight forwarding business that will impact our business today and in 2019 is the impact of US trade policy on company supply chains.
Abe Eshkenazi, CEO, APICS/ASCM
JOC Team |
Some would say we are in the midst of the next industrial revolution.
Jim Preuninger, CEO, Amber Road
JOC Team |
Over the past few years, there have been many technologies that have surfaced to the top of minds within the logistics industry. I like to divide them into three distinct groups.
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