The Journal of Commerce Announces Seventh Annual North American Marine Highways & Logistics Conference

NEWARK, N.J., Jan 18 /PRNewswire/ -- -- Sustainability is a watchword for the new decade, and it's a major theme of the seventh annual Journal of Commerce North American Marine Highways & Logistics Conference April 6 and 7, 2010 at the Conference Center of the Maritime Institute near Baltimore, Md.

Marine highways are about taking freight that's traditionally carried by road or rail and moving it instead by water along East and West coasts, the Gulf of Mexico, the inland waterways and the Great Lakes. The marine highways can offer shippers an alternative to congested highways, but even more important, marine transportation is green transportation.

"Shippers are not aware of the benefits that marine highways offer," said Peter M. Tirschwell, senior vice president of UBM Global Trade, the JOC's parent company. "At a time when the government is beginning to press for environmental protection, the marine highway can become an important link in a sustainable supply chain for shippers who want to save energy and reduce their carbon footprint."

The conference will feature a roundtable discussion to give shippers the knowledge they need to build a green supply chain using the marine highways. Other roundtables highlight some of the most important issues of the day:

• Leaders from Congress and the administration will discuss future policy directions for marine highways.
• Top Washington policy-makers will debate what the proper role of the government should be in the development of the marine highways.
• Senior executives of operating companies and their port partners will discuss the real-life challenges of providing marine highway service across the Gulf and on the James River in Virginia.
• Executives and officials will talk about new developments in Canada and Mexico.
• State transportation officials will discuss how they are looking to marine highways to reduce congestion, promote industrial growth and create jobs for their citizens.
• New vessel technology: A group of the U.S. Navy's top designers will discuss a project for dual-use roll-on, roll-off vessels for commercial and military applications.

The JOC North American Marine Highways & Logistics Conference is the premier meeting place for nearly all parties involved in this new transportation mode: vessel operators, builders, ports, finance people, shippers and even truckers, who see the marine highway as a link in their own transportation routes.

The JOC North American Marine Highways & Logistics Conference is sponsored by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, the Coastwise Coalition and the Conference Center at the Maritime Center.

For more information and registration, visit www.joc.com/events.

Since 1827, The Journal of Commerce has been the most trusted source of intelligence for international logistics executives to help them plan global supply chains and better manage day-to-day transportation of goods and commodities in the United States and internationally. To become a member of The Journal of Commerce click here. JOC members have access to the weekly print and digital magazine, Web site and a 10% discount on all JOC Conferences and trade shows, UBM Global Trade Directories and select PIERS products.

About UBM Global Trade: UBM Global Trade, formerly Commonwealth Business Media, Inc., has been the leading provider of proprietary data, news, business intelligence and analytical content supporting commercial maritime, rail, trucking, warehousing and logistics industries worldwide since 1827. The company's portfolio of more than 100 online, print and interactive workflow business solutions includes The Journal of Commerce, The Journal of Commerce Events, PIERS Global Intelligence Solutions and an array of international trade and transportation databases and directories. UBM Global Trade, a subsidiary of United Business Media Limited, is headquartered in East Windsor, NJ, with offices throughout the United States and in Canada and Hong Kong. For more information, explore www.ubmglobaltrade.com or call 800-221-5488 (+1-609-371-7700 outside the U.S. and Canada).

About United Business Media Limited: UBM (UBM.L) focuses on two principal activities: worldwide information distribution, targeting and monitoring, and the development and monetization of B2B communities and markets. UBM's businesses inform markets and serve professional commercial communities from doctors to game developers, from journalists to jewelry traders, from farmers to pharmacists with integrated events, online, print and business information products. Our 6,500 staff in more than 30 countries is organized into specialist teams that serve these communities, bringing buyers and sellers together, helping them to do business and their markets to work effectively and efficiently. For more information, go to http://www.ubm.com.

SOURCE The Journal of Commerce; UBM Global Trade

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