Tampa Port Authority to host global trade and transportation conference

01/10/2012 03:12 pm

TAMPA— The Tampa Port Authority (TPA) is pleased to announce that it will host the fifth annual Shifting International Trade Routes on Jan. 19-20, 2012, presented by the American Association of Port Authorities’ (AAPA) , and the U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD). The 1 ½ -day workshop will include presentations by leading industry experts in the field of international trade and transportation.

The workshop will examine hemispheric and global considerations affecting all the players in the goods movement supply chain. Program segments will assess the international economic outlook and shifts in global trade; present the views of cargo owners, ocean carriers, ports, terminal operators, warehouse and distribution centers, and railroads. Moreover, an informative update on the ongoing expansion of the Panama Canal will be provided, as well its implications for trade via the US Gulf, East and West Coasts.

“We are very excited to see this well-attended event in Tampa again this year. There are many dynamic factors affecting world trade and logistics, and this workshop offers an excellent opportunity for the discussion and exchange of the latest data and forecasts among the industry’s key decision-makers,” Richard Wainio, port director and chief executive, said.

Confirmed industry speakers include:

  • Rodolfo Sabonge, vice president, market research & analysis, Panama Canal Authority
  • Rick Gabrielson, director, international transportation, Target Corporation
  • Terry L. Bunch, director, logistics & customer service, Rayonier
  • Steven A. Evans, assistant vice president of port and international, Norfolk Southern Railway Company
  • Dean Wise, vice president, network development, BNSF Railway Co.
  • Richard H. Thompson, executive vice president, Jones Land LaSalle
  • Thomas C. Scorsune, vice president, business development, Yusen Logistics
  • Bruce E. Cashon, senior vice president & COO, Ceres Terminals Inc

Confirmed port speakers include:

  • Jerry Bridges, executive director, Virginia Port Authority
  • Don Krusel, president & CEO, Prince Rupert Port Authority (Canada)
  • Gary LaGrange, PPM®, president and CEO, Port of New Orleans
  • Tay Yoshitani, chief executive officer, Port of Seattle
  • Alejandro Chacon, general coordinator for ports and merchant marine & secretary of communications and transportation (Mexico)
  • Paulo Andre Holanda, director president, Port of Fortaleza (Brazil)
  • Richard Wainio, port director & CEO, Tampa Port Authority

More information on the conference is available on the AAPA website at: http://www.aapa-ports.org/Programs/12SHIFTING

One of the nation’s largest and most cargo-diverse seaports, a major cruise home port, and shipbuilding and repair center, the Port of Tampa is the largest economic engine in west-central Florida, generating nearly 100,000 jobs and $8 billion in annual economic impact. For more information about Florida’s largest port, visit www.tampaport.com.