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The Maritime Association of the Port of NY/NJ (MAPONY/NJ) presents

MARINE CARGO TRANSPORTATION IN THE AGE OF COVID-19

A special 2-part seminar conducted by leading industry experts. This is a must-attend seminar for anyone who is interested in international supply chain issues. While the focus of Part 2 of the seminar will be on events that transpired in the Port of New York and New Jersey, individuals from ports around the nation will benefit from this program.

Part 1: The Impact of COVID-19 on Cargo Flows and Forecasts for Future Cargo Trends

This program will provide the opportunity for participants to hear directly from leading shippers and ocean carriers about the impact of COVID-19 on international commerce and the status of overseas manufacturing as well as what we can expect in international cargo transportation in the next six months. Register Now for Part I

Part 2: Creative Solutions for the Operational Challenges Brought on by COVID-19

This program will provide the opportunity for participants to hear directly about how leading marine terminal operators, intermodal equipment providers, warehouse providers, motor carriers, and port administrators have answered the challenges of business operations in the age of COVID-19 and their plans for the future. Register Now for Part II

Shipping 101 Course

Shipping 101 has been postponed due to COVID-19. Please check back for our fall course date.

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Extract from the Journal of Commerce Annual Review & Outlook 2020

Edward J. Kelly
Executive Director – Maritime Association of the Port of NY/NJ

In the short span of years since Malcolm McLean sailed the first container ship in 1956, the international transportation of goods has crashed through the age of containerization, the age of intermodalism, and the age of digitization. We are now poised to deal with the co-mingled ages of asset maximization, environmental constraints, and seamlessly interactive operations. It is only fitting that our rapidly evolving industry continues to surge forward with new challenges.

Having already seen the massive mergers and consolidations of industry players, we are now eking out incremental efficiencies from all internal assets. Larger vessels yield lower per-TEU costs, on-dock rail minimizes in-port movements, and digitization improves operating performance, streamlines documentation, and downsizes staff size. Automated vessels and port equipment are already in test stage.

While each segment of the industry improves its internal efficiencies, we are now beginning to create efficiencies between segments to create true interoperability that requires secure transmission of standardized trade data between all parties involved in the transaction. Although we have not yet recognized a “global standard,” there are many evolving systems vying for universal acceptance.

As the world faces the challenge of climate change, environmental concerns have emerged as a defining constraint in transportation that drives the adoption of alternative fuels, drastically reduced tolerance of emissions or effluents, and the imposition of strict requirements to protect threatened areas or species.

As befits a maturing industry, our challenges and opportunities are no longer “groundbreaking,” but the need for incremental improvements will now ultimately define what constitutes progress and success. We must all remember that the only thing that never changes is that things are always changing!

Shipping 101 Course

November 11-15, 2019

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Cybersecurity Panel Discussion and Luncheon

The Maritime Association of the Port of NY/NJ is holding a Cybersecurity Panel Discussion and Luncheon on WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2019 at INDIA HOUSE in NEW YORK CITY featuring Keynote Speaker CAPT JASON TAMA, USCG, and a panel of renowned maritime cyber security experts.

Registration begins at 1000 with our program beginning at 1030 and ending no later than 1400.

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Cybersecurity is a hot topic in our industry and we have brought the experts to you. Register today and take this opportunity to ask the questions you have always wanted to ask and find out what threats your company may face.

Click here for the September 2019 edition of Maritime Matters.

Click here for the June 2019 edition of Maritime Matters.