June 3, 2021
1– 2pm EDT 

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The ongoing ocean shipping turmoil has wreaked havoc on US exporters and importers, costing them billions of dollars in higher shipping costs, demurrage and detention charges, and lost business, with still no clear end in sight.   

The inability of US companies to timely access marine containers and chassis and secure sufficient vessel bookings to meet their business requirements has upended the ocean cargo shipping and delivery network.  These unprecedented challenges have exposed gaps in the law governing ocean carrier services that warrant immediate action.  

Join NITL for a webinar to discuss these challenges and review possible solutions through modifications to The Shipping Act of 1984, as proposed by NITL.  

Featured Speakers: 

• Lori Fellmer, Chair, NITL Ocean Committee 
• Karyn Booth, NITL General Counsel; Partner, Thompson Hine Law Firm 
• Randy Mullett, Senior Policy Advisor; NITL; Mullet Strategies 
• Jennifer Hedrick, Executive Director, NITL 

This session will conclude with a Q&A and we invite you to submit your questions in advance here. 
 

Reserve your spot for this complimentary session today.

January 13th – 2:00PM EST

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This webinar will look at the impacts and benefits Positive Train Control (PTC) will have as currently implemented, and what the future could bring. You will receive a status update on PTC across the United States, including the Kansas City Southern rail networks.   

The webinar will ask several key questions, and more, including:  

What does it mean for PTC to “go live” in January 2021?   

As a U.S. based regulation, how does PTC impact Canada and Mexico?  

Where is the rail industry headed and how will PTC be leveraged? 

Featured Speaker: 

Doug Vogl, 
VP Chief Technology Officer 
Kansas City Southern Railway Company 

You are invited to submit your questions in advance here.  

Reserve your spot for this complimentary session! 

Interested in learning about sponsorship opportunities? View our Sponsorship Prospectus.

December 15 – 2pm EST 

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 The Coyote Curve, a data-driven forecasting model based on the observed behaviour of shippers and carriers in the US freight market, is a proprietary index used by Coyote Logistics that uses years of market data and insight to measure the market capacity cycle. All shippers and carriers are impacted by the ebbs and flows of the market capacity cycle, but exactly how the market will impact your business varies based on a multitude of factors. 

 In this session, Coyote SVP of Yield Management Sean Fahey will give an overview of what the Coyote Curve is, how to utilize it in everyday decisions, and what it means moving into 2021.  Register Now to participate in this complimentary session.

Interested in learning about sponsorship opportunities? View our Sponsorship Prospectus.

Transporting the COVID-19 Vaccine:  Supply Chain Impact and Obstacles

November 19
​11am – Noon EST

The COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution will be the World’s Greatest Logistical Feat- Learn about the Bottlenecks, Obstacles and Challenges from the Front Lines.

Regardless of your company’s involvement, your supply chain may be impacted. Don’t miss this important session.

The pandemic transformed global supply chains, tested their limits and has proven most to be highly resilient. Operation Warp Speed—the name given to the shipping of COVID-19 vaccine, in a cold/cool environment in the US, (and everywhere on earth), is an undertaking like no other before.  Whether involved or not, this project will likely have several unintended consequences for shippers and service providers in our interconnected world. Join this panel as they explore challenges from the perspectives of a global package delivery provider, a healthcare freight forwarder, a temperature-controlled packaging supplier, and a healthcare and food trucking service provider. They’ll discuss the vaccine launch, and how it might lead to potential complexity in related and unrelated areas of the supply chain.

Featured Speakers:

Michael Haley, SkyCell
Lorant Kovacs, DB Schenker
Mary Tussing, United Airlines Cargo
Larry St. Onge, DHL
Jeff Tucker, Tucker Company Worldwide

Reserve your spot for this complimentary session!

Interested in learning about sponsorship opportunities? View our Sponsorship Prospectus.

September 2nd – 11am EDT

Speaker: Jeff Tucker, Tucker Company Worldwide

Since June 2020, truck capacity has steadily tightened, reaching all-time highs in early August. Freight prices have increased in the spot markets, LTL and intermodal. Contract pricing too, as tender rejections are up. It all adds up to the next great capacity crisis–the third in about 5 years. Yet few shippers plan strategies to anticipate and scale these crises.

Demand is likely to increase–U.S. factory orders rose 6.2% in June, with predicted continued growth; China’s factory output in July was the largest growth it’s had since 2011. It means products will be more expensive and more challenging to ship than ever before. We’ll look at the market data today and discuss some critical mega-trends you need to know for future success.

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September 16th – 2pm EDT

Speaker: Richard Sharpe, Competitive Insights

The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed many supply chain related resiliency issues, ranging from shortages in product availability to meeting surges in demand. Because the supply chain issues are  so visible and affecting so many companies adversely, shareholders and stakeholders will require companies and their supply chain executives to demonstrate an active, effective and ongoing  Supply Chain Risk Management (SCRM) program. What will be the next disruptive event? Are you ready?

You are invited to attend a very interactive presentation by Richard Sharpe, CEO of Competitive Insights, and gain key takeaways to make smarter and more targeted SCRM decisions, both reactive and proactive. Learn how effective SCRM analytics enables companies to add measurable resiliency to their operation while, at the same time, protecting profit and shareholder and stakeholder investments.

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