2011 Shifting International Trade Routes

February 1, 2011
Tampa, FL

AAPA and the U.S. Maritime Administration co-sponsored this special one and a half day workshop, hosted by the Tampa Port Authority. The program addressed shifting international trade routes and how the various players in the transportation industry view the fallout of the recent economic recession. The program also focused on how trade patterns and infrastructure needs will be affected by the planned expansion of the Panama Canal.

02/01/2011
Welcoming Remarks

• Kurt J. Nagle, President & CEO, AAPA
• Armand J. ("Pete") Reixach, Executive Port Director, Port Freeport, TX, AAPA Chairman of the Board
• Hon. David Matsuda, Administrator, U.S. Maritime Administration 
• Richard Wainio, Port Director and CEO, Tampa Port Authority

02/01/2011
International Economic Outlook

Introduction:

• Stephen D. Van Beek, President & CEO, Eno Transportation Foundation

Speakers:

• Walter H. Kemmsies, Ph.D., Chief Economist, Moffatt & Nichol, New York, NY
• James R. Brennan, Partner, Norbridge, Inc., Reston, VA

02/01/2011
Update on the Panama Canal Expansion

Introduction:

• Richard Wainio, Port Director and CEO, Tampa Port Authority

Speaker:

• Ing. Alberto Alemán Zubieta, Chief Executive Officer, Panama Canal Authority

02/01/2011
MarAd Report on the Impact of the Panama Canal Expansion

Introduction:

• Kurt J. Nagle, President & CEO, AAPA

Speaker:

• Hon. David Matsuda, Administrator, U.S. Maritime Administration

02/01/2011
The Growth of All Water Services

Moderator:

• Adolph N. Ojard, Executive Director, Duluth Seaway Port Authority

Speakers:

• John C. Martin, Ph.D., President, Martin Associates

02/01/2011
The View of the Customer

Discussion Leader:

• Jonathan E. Gold, Vice President, Supply Chain and Customs Policy, National Retail Federation

Speakers:

• Sally Chope, Manager, Transportation & Logistics, Siemens Industry, Inc.
• Dennis Cohen, Senior Director, Private Brand Operations, Office Depot

02/01/2011
Rating Perspectives on Public Seaports

Moderator:

• Jean C. Godwin, Executive Vice President, AAPA

Speaker:

• Emma Griffith, Director, Fitch Ratings

02/02/2011
Ocean Carrier, Port and Marine Terminal Perspectives

Moderator:

• William L. Ralph, President, R.K. Johns & Associates, Inc.

Speakers:

• Michael Hassing, CEO and President, Ports America, Inc.
• Thomas J. Simmers, President & CEO, Ceres Terminals Incorporated
• Shawn Ewen, Vice President, South Atlantic District, ZIM American Integrated Shipping
• Craig Mygatt, Sr. Director of Trade and Marketing, Maersk Line
• Richard Steinke, Executive Director, Port of Long Beach
• Jerry A. Bridges, Executive Director, Virginia Port Authority

02/02/2011
Logistics, Distribution and Warehousing

Discussion Leader:

• Kevin F. Smith, President and CEO, Sustainable Supply Chain Consulting

Speakers:

• Michael J. Gardner, Chief Development Officer, Exel 

02/02/2011
Highway and Rail Perspectives

Moderator:

• Michael A. Leone, Port Director, Massachusetts Port Authority  

Speakers:

• Robert E. Martinez, Ph.D., Vice President, Business Development, Norfolk Southern Corp.
• Leo Penne, Program Director, Intermodal and Industry Activities, AASHTO
• R. Lee McMillan, Vice President of Strategic Services, AAA Cooper Transportation

02/02/2011
Summary, Roundtable Discussion and Closing Remarks

Rapporteur:

• Stephen D. Van Beek, Ph.D., Chief of Policy and Strategy and Director, LeighFisher

Discussion Leaders:

• Stephen D. Van Beek, Ph.D., Chief of Policy and Strategy and Director, LeighFisher
• Richard Wainio, Port Director and CEO, Tampa Port Authority
• Kurt J. Nagle, President & CEO, AAPA