Global Supply Chain Week

Fillogic CEO Bill Thayer chats middle mile and reverse logistics at FreightWaves’ Global Supply Chain Week.

Pactum CEO and co-founder Martin Rand explains where AI fits into supply chain contract negotiations.

New York Shipping Exchange head Gordon Downes talks about the ocean shipping market at FreightWaves’ Global Supply Chain Week.

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Addressing the use of predictive and prescriptive analytics to help understand internal and external risks for 3PLs and shipper customers.

WTT is live from CPG day at Global Supply Chain Week with guests from Echo, Ryder System, Transfix, Flexe and Redwood Logistics

Genco Shipping’s John Wobensmith and Ocean Audit’s Steve Ferreira discuss dry bulk shipping industry strategy and opportunities.

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FIVE DAYS. WORLDWIDE IMPACT.

“You should start logistics rooms tonight; it would be huge for you,” Gary Vee said about Clubhouse in an interview during FreightWaves’ Global Supply Chain Summit.

For the last day of Global Supply Chain Week, Dooner and The Dude are talking about the impact February’s winter storm had on Texas ports and how recovery is going with spring around the corner.

Jefferies senior analyst Randy Giveans outlines why it is now a particularly good time to buy container-shipping stocks.

The Sustainable Shipping Initiative’s road map to sustainability includes financial, social and environmental sustainability factors.

Today’s container market chaos underscores the need for enforceable ocean contracts as opposed to loose agreements, argues consultant Tom Craig.

Ocean Audit’s Steve Ferreira and AutoZone’s Jack Conaghan discuss how beneficial cargo owners should strategize contracts and containers during 2021.

Lina Jasutiene, managing director and founder of Recoupex and a former lawyer for the shipping line MSC, explains what shippers can do to successfully pursue damage claims. She talks to Steve Ferreira, the CEO of Ocean Audit, during a fireside chat at FreightWaves’ Global Supply Chain Week.

Brian Whitley’s airfreight business has been growing rapidly, but the events of 2020 forced him to adapt to quickly changing conditions.

You need to put yourself out there, be realistic and be patient to build a niche audience, says Tom Augenthaler, founder of 551 Media. “It doesn’t happen overnight.”

Brian Laung Aoaeh of REFASHIOND Ventures discusses the opportunities for venture capital seeking to find the next big thing in supply chain technology in a fireside chat at FreightWaves’ Global Supply Chain Week.

Even though Britain is no longer a part of the European Union, it still does business with its neighboring countries. In this fireside chat, Richard Greening and Walter Van der Meiren discuss the work that needs to be done to keep trade seamless between the U.K. and the rest of Europe.

Evan Efstathiou discusses why VCs are looking to invest more in maritime just as shipowners are looking to partner more with startups.

Ocean Audit CEO Steve Ferreira chats with Vanguard Logistics Services Vice President Stephanie Loomis about what importers and beneficial cargo owners can expect as they undergo contract negotiations with the ocean carriers this year.

With no end in sight to the container crisis, Zach Strickland and Anthony Smith discuss how ocean shipping woes will continue to create ripple effects in the freight markets.

Verifai founder and CEO Jonathan Kempe chats with cybersecurity expert Rich Mason and supply chain expert Amy Broglin-Peterson on how and why companies should aim for data trustworthiness and become knowledgeable about the ethics guiding their supply chain partners.

The Global Secure Shipping project began after 9/11 when the government sought increased security at ports. This fireside chat explores the customs, weight, six-sided security and visibility benefits of smart containers.

The mismatched timing of payments is always a challenge for freight forwarders and brokers. Trying to explain the process to outside auditors and financing firms is often even more difficult, but Kevin Hill and Amna Shah share the right way to handle this process.

This fireside chat about logistical trends in artificial intelligence and automation highlights a variety of misconceptions. “Almost immediate ROI” might be enough to steer logistics companies toward AI, said Kate Curtin, head of marketing at Deep Cognition.

Federal Maritime Commissioner Carl Bentzel discusses the agency’s options in regulating rates and service amid the booming U.S. container supply chain.

The commanding officer of the U.S. Coast Guard icebreaker Polar Star talks about the commercial challenges and opportunities in the Arctic.

Gordon Downes, CEO of New York Shipping Exchange, joins Ocean Audit’s head Steve Ferreira to chat about structural changes in container shipping and the place two-way committed contracts have in the industry.

BIMCO’s Peter Sand discusses whether container shipping’s ‘new normal’ has legs and what’s next for the sector.

Other athletes may look at sports-related or media-related investments. But Kelvin Beachum, an offensive tackle, is deep into tech startups.

Amazon may get the headlines for promising fast deliveries, but if it can’t get the product from overseas, the efficiency of trucks and delivery vans won’t make a difference.

Surging container imports have heightened freight-forwarding demand. Talent scouts like Logitalent help forwarders staff up.

On this episode of WHAT THE TRUCK?!? for FreightWaves’ Global Supply Chain Week, Dooner and The Dude talk to ocean shipping experts about the steps to manage risky situations.

Philip Damas, managing director at Drewry Shipping Consultants, and Andy Gillespie, director of global logistics at Ansell Healthcare Products, chat about the current port congestion and how the situation can be corrected.

Shipping experts chat about the COVID-19 supply chain and how consumer e-commerce demand has impacted seasonality and congestion in freight.

Supply chain digitization strategies impact shippers, carriers, 3PLs and consumers. Christian Piller, vice president of value engineering at project44, and Dolly Wagner-Wilkins, chief technology officer at Worldwide Express, discuss the benefits and challenges that digitization strategies bring.

Korby Keeney discusses how shippers navigate extreme weather events.

“Importers are exhausted” and foundation change is necessary, says Flexport’s Sanne Manders.

Globalization isn’t just driven by comparative advantage. It is skewed by subsidies and mispricing of risk, according to author Marc Levinson.

Duncan Wright, president at UWL, shares advice for shippers navigating difficult challenges, from port congestion to carrier contracts.

Geographic information systems pioneer and Esri President Jack Dangermond discusses how spatial data can transform supply chains during a fireside chat with Saybrook Management CEO Jonathan Rosenthal at FreightWaves’ Global Supply Chain Week.

In a wide-ranging keynote during the FreightWaves Global Supply Chain Week, former U.S. Senator Bob Corker expressed concern for America’s global status.

Five innovative FreightTech companies showcased their cutting-edge solutions during the FreightWaves Global Supply Chain Week.

The societal shutdowns of 2020 had ripple effects in every industry. Rob Benedict breaks down how the energy industry was impacted and has recovered since the start of COVID-19.

Jared Flinn, operating partner of Bulkloads.com., discusses the future of the bulk commodities market post-COVID-19 pandemic and what to look for in 2021.

Life cycle management and recycling expert Lauren Roman dives into what it takes to responsibly recycle electric vehicle batteries.

TMSforce executives Tim Sensenig and Rick Gonzalez explain the differences between a 3PL and a 4PL.

In the oil patch, a significant share of logistics activity is highly repetitive. Blockchain can automate the payment processes.

Allyn International experts discuss how a 4PL control tower acts as the nervous system in a global supply chain.

Tesla has shut down production of its California assembly plant for two weeks due to a variety of supply chain problems. Should there be concerns over the true demand for Tesla vehicles?

Worldwide Oilfield Machine’s co-founder unveils her strategy for a healthy company, no matter if the times are good or bad.

Penn State professor Justin Goldston explains how technology such as blockchain can be used to create an ethical international supply chain.

The oil and gas upstream industry went through a wild ride in 2020 that continues in 2021. A leading analyst of its fortunes joins GSCW to talk about it.

Experts weigh in on how the pandemic has affected trucking companies that work the Texas oil patch.

On this special episode of Put That Coffee Down for FreightWaves Global Supply Chain Week, Kevin Hill talks to the economic director of Laredo, Texas, about selling your city to potential companies.

Nikola’s Arizona electric truck plant is going up in phases to allow for fast movement and capital control, said Mark Duchesne, global head of manufacturing at Nikola.

Gentherm’s Jaymi Wilson discusses how the traditional supply chain will be disrupted by a new way of thinking with electric and autonomous vehicles.

John Godfrey, executive supply chain consultant at Pirelli, discusses challenges the company has faced with different shipping modes and difficulties finding the capacity to meet increased demand.

The founder of autonomous driving company Locomation talks about the future of that technology and the challenges it needs to overcome to make significant progress in reaching its promise.

The supply chain for electric vehicles has major pinch points in battery components and charging infrastructure.

From brick-and-mortar locations to online ordering Richard Simons oversees a vast empire with a goal of 12-hour delivery.

MOBI CEO Chris Ballinger highlights the vast potential to be derived from vehicle information on distributed ledgers under shared standards.

Rak-Joon Choi, a vice president with American Tire Distributors, explains how blockchain technology can bring more efficiency and transparency to tire distribution and the larger supply chain during a Global Supply Chain Week fireside chat.

TruckLabs founder and CEO Daniel Burrows joins Kevin Hill, executive publisher at FreightWaves, to discuss fuel efficiency for trucks and post-COVID changes in the automotive supply chain.

Romeo Power CEO Lionel Selwood saw the component shortages coming for commercial vehicle batteries. Romeo hedged by buying on the open market.

Hyzon Motors CEO Craig Knight says China has a five-year lead in zero-emission fuel cells for commercial vehicles.

Lower battery prices and extraordinary technological innovation will change the driving relationship forever, Ken Washington says during FreightWaves’ Global Supply Chain Week.

Greg Tuthill, chief commercial officer of SeaCube Containers, sizes up the market for refrigerated shipping containers during a fireside chat at FreightWaves Global Supply Chain Week.

FourKites’ Glenn Koepke discusses how and why collaboration among retailers, transportation providers and brokers enhances supply chain visibility.

Naeem Zafar, co-founder and CEO of TeleSense, discusses ways to leverage data so the agriculture supply chain can make every grain harvest count.

Redwood’s Eric Rempel and Mike Reed shed light on the digital freight platforms and tools that will transform how shippers plan and execute their routing guide strategy in 2021.

Gary Berger and Patrick Jones speak with Fab Brasca regarding the hurdles and essential elements of successful digital transformations.

Ernie Manansala Jr., chief marketing officer at BRÈINFÚEL, talks about the obstacles facing startup CPG brands and the need for flexible warehousing space with Grant Langston, CEO of Warehouse Exchange.

Matt Waller, dean of the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas, and Kathy Wengel, executive vice president and chief global supply chain officer for Johnson & Johnson, discuss key trends that have emerged in the global supply chain during the COVID-19 pandemic as suppliers, manufacturers and distributors collaborated to ensure critical supplies were deployed all over the world.

Zeta Smith, CEO of the seniors division in North America at Sodexo, explores some of the challenges leaders face during the pandemic and how COVID-19 has impacted senior communities.

John Hoffman, senior research fellow, Food Protection & Defense Institute, discusses ways to successfully navigate the complex food and agriculture supply chain.

Together for Safer Roads President David Braunstein discusses the potential Joe Biden’s infrastructure plan holds for safer freight movement.

Jonathan Kingsman wrote a book that uses as its jumping-off point the view of the market first published in 1979 in the classic book “The Merchants of Grain.” He talks about how much agricultural markets have shifted since then.

AgTC’s Peter Freidmann highlights the hurdles U.S. food exporters confront as they vie for containers to transport their goods.

COVID altered the way CPG retailers and manufacturers interacted with, and delivered products to, consumers, and it is unlikely to ever return to the old ways.

John Tyson, fourth-generation Tyson family member and chief sustainability officer at Tyson Foods, discusses sustainability strategies in protein systems and food supply chains.

The connection of these two platforms will empower Redwood customers with the ability to quote and book shipments in seconds, with reliable capacity.

Nicholas Cogan, director of international e-commerce at Walmart International, discusses omnichannel last-mile delivery and challenges created by increased demand for e-commerce and home delivery.

Susy Schöneberg, the founder and head of Flexport.org, discussed monetary and time-saving benefits of sustainable operations as well as customer loyalty.

On this special episode of Great Quarter, Guys for FreightWaves Global Supply Chain Week, Andrew Cox and co-host Kevin Hill talk about productivity during tough times.

Brett Rose, the CEO of United National Consumer Suppliers, discusses how container ship congestion is impacting the retail sector during a fireside chat with Lori Ann LaRocco, CNBC senior editor of guests and American Shipper columnist, during FreightWaves’ Global Supply Chain Week.

Kevin Walker, president of Accentrics Home, and Doug Ladden, co-founder and CEO of Deliveright Logistics, talk about challenges and best practices for the heavy-goods logistics industry.

Brian Devine, senior vice president at ProLogistix, discusses the future of warehouse labor.

National Retail Federation’s Jon Gold and CNBC’s Lori Ann LaRocco discuss the impact of empty containers and port congestion and how retailers can protect themselves from future supply chain vulnerabilities.

Kris Bjorson, JLL’s executive brokerage director, discusses the market for B-to-B last-mile real estate.


Alejandro Del Toro of GE Lighting discusses the challenges of measuring demand during the pandemic and how 3PLs are essential partners.

Warehousing has changed more in the past five years than in the previous 70 years. Chris Riemann, managing director of Deloitte Consulting, and A.K. Schultz, co-founder and CEO of SVT Robotics, discuss the role of automation in this warehousing revolution and how organizations must move their supply chains forward to compete during the e-commerce boom and the spike in online ordering because of the COVID pandemic.

Jon Gold, the vice president of supply chain and customer policy with the National Retail Federation, sits down for a fireside chat withWeston LaBarof the Harbor Trucking Association to discuss the backup in the port of Long Beach/Los Angeles.

Geodis’ Jeff McDermott joined FreightWaves to talk about challenges that parcel carriers are facing and lessons learned from the pandemic.

In his FreightWaves Global Supply Chain Week keynote, Intel’s Ravi Dosanjh said we need to embrace disruption and future change, learning to adapt and more effectively anticipate what those changes will be.

“The longer it takes for us to communicate to each other … the longer the end customer, who we are all focused on at the end of the day, has to wait for information.”

“In April, our entire combined fleet was in high demand … . All of a sudden we found ourselves completely sold out.”

Passenger airlines have treated cargo as an afterthought. The pandemic is making them realize the benefit of a diversified revenue stream.