Voices of TPM24
The Journal of Commerce ’ s TPM24 conference , which took place March 3-6 in Long Beach , Calif ., featured 77 sessions and 180 expert speakers from across the supply chain and logistics industry .
On California ’ s Indirect Source Rules for ports , warehouses and railroads :
“ We all believe we are going to get there . It ’ s a question of how quickly and at what cost .”
Chris Shimoda , senior vice president of government affairs , California Trucking Association
On improving communication with shippers on intermodal loads :
“ We need to develop a relationship with ocean carriers and BCOs to come up with a playground that lets us get and act on better information ; that ’ s the next evolution .”
Shawn Tureman , vice president of intermodal and automotive , Norfolk Southern Railway
On container lines sharing information on inland movements :
“ We still have some ocean carriers that are not sharing that information [ with us ], but we are close to having agreements with everybody , and I think that ’ ll be a game changer .
Beth Whited , president , Union Pacific Railroad
On shippers offering their own forwarding services :
“ Time will tell whether the Maersk solution works because customers still separate contract logistics , overland , sea freight and air freight tenders .”
Otto Schacht , former executive , Kuehne + Nagel and Hapag-Lloyd
On US airstrikes against Houthi rebels :
“ We are playing a game of whack-a-mole . Saudi Arabia launched thousands of air attacks on the Houthis , and it didn ’ t stop them .”
Robert Gates , former head , US Central Intelligence Agency
On freight demand :
“ Global manufacturing output and global goods exports are turning up quite nicely . Trade and exports are showing signs of stabilizing .”
Chris Williamson , chief business economist , S & P Global , parent company of the Journal of Commerce
Otto Schacht ( R ) with Peter Tirschwell
On when the Red Sea crisis will be resolved :
“ Resolved means we go back to sending ships through the Suez . We will wait until the situation is again safe . Once it starts changing it will probably go fast .”
Rolf Habben Jansen , CEO , Hapag-Lloyd
On the high ocean rates carriers are charging for diverting around southern Africa :
“ That gift is not a gift , it ’ s a loan with the added demand , and if we ’ re going back through the Suez at some point , carriers will have to pay it back .”
Alan Murphy , CEO , Sea-Intelligence Maritime Analysis
Beth Whited Union Pacific Railroad
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