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Theme – The East Coast Alternative
7:00a.m. Symposium Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:00a.m. Opening and Welcoming Remarks: Art Moye, Executive Vice President, Virginia Maritime Association
Chairman’s Welcome: Homer “Butch” Crane, Jr., General Manager, “K” Line America, Inc. - Chairman, Virginia Maritime Association’s International Trade Symposium Committee
8:15a.m. Opening Keynote Address: Doug J. Marchand, Executive Director, Georgia Ports Authority with introduction by Jerry A. Bridges, Executive Director, Virginia Ports Authority
8:45a.m. Panel 1: “Exports – The Perfect Storm” This panel will explore the convergence of factors driving exports and contributing to the capacity challenges of moving these cargos. How long will this last and what adjustments will be made by shippers, ocean carriers, and other segments of the supply chain?
Bill Ralph, Senior Advisor, R. K. Johns & Associates (Panel Moderator)
George Hearn, Vice President / Managing Director, U.S. South, APL Limited Thomas Keene, President, BDP Transport LLC David Pope, Logistics Category Manager, International Logistics, Rohm and Haas Daniel Secondi, Head International Merchandiser, Perdue Grain & Seed LLC10:15a.m. Break
10:30a.m. Panel 2: “East Coast Surge Capacity” – Eyes are on the East Coast as shippers consider their alternatives. How will the top East Coast ports handle a traffic surge, as export cargos pile up and the possibility of another Pacific Coast dock work stoppage looms?
David Bennett, Vice President Sales & Business Development, Globe Express Services (Panel Moderator)
Thomas Capozzi, Senior Managing Director of Marketing Services, Virginia Port Authority Joseph Curto, President, Maher Terminals John Petrino, General Manager, Trade Development, Georgia Ports Authority Fred Stribling, Vice President Marketing and Sales, South Carolina State Ports Authority12:00p.m. Luncheon Presentation
Luncheon Keynote address: Richard P. Hughes, Jr., President
International Longshoremen’s Association
1:45p.m. Panel 3: “The Business Case for Trans-shipment” This panel will consider trans-shipment and short sea shipping along the East Coast and whether a viable business case can be made for these services in the current environment of increasing congestion, environmental pressures, and market conditions.
Captain Martin Moynihan, Executive Director, Port of Richmond (Panel Moderator) Scott Fernandez, Vice-President of Coastwise Shipping, Horizon Lines, LLC. Kevin Mack, Vice President Business Development, Columbia Coastal Group3:00p.m. Closing Comments - Chris Gillis, Editor, American Shipper Magazine
BANQUET SPEAKER – Charles W. Moorman, Chief Executive Officer, Norfolk Southern
BANQUET RECEPTION BEGINS 5:30p.m. DINNER PROGRAM BEGINS 6:30p.m.
