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CONECT hosts annual conference next week

   The Coalition of New England Companies for Trade (CONECT) hosts its 17th Annual Northeast Trade & Transportation Conference in Newport, R.I. on April 2-4.
   The two-and-a-half day conference features dozens of trade and transportation executives speaking about industry issues.
   Speakers will include importers and exporters such as Hasbro, The Gem Group, Ocean Spray and Staples, as well as the Wine & Spirits Shippers Association. Also consultants on rail, highway, port and logistics issues, Customs and Border Protection officials, trade
attorneys, ocean carriers, forwarders, academicians, environmentalists, and researchers from MIT and supply chain experts.
   For conference details, go to this Website or call 508-481-0424.

Chris Dupin

Chris Dupin has written about trade and transportation and other business subjects for a variety of publications before joining American Shipper and Freightwaves.