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Study Group: Container Shipping and Freight Fowarding Services Experts(?)

Council Members in this Study Group: 53

This study group may include experts knowledgeable on topics such as aerospace & defense, building materials, chemicals, construction, oil & gas, timber & forest products, utilities & power generation, mining, agriculture, industrial equipment and transportation, among others.

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Leading Experts in this Study Group

David Beatson, Chief Executive Officer, Ascent AdvisorsDavid Beatson
Chief Executive Officer
Ascent Advisors

David Beatson is CEO of Ascent Advisors, LLC, a management consulting firm serving the supply chain, transportation, and logistics industry. He also serves as the CEO of GlobalWare Solutions a privately held digital and physical supply chain management company. Mr. Beatson has over 28 years of transportation,...

Dirk Stammnitz
Director of Sales
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

Dirk Stammnitz is Director of Sales at CH Robinson Worldwide. Mr. Stammnitz has more than 18 years of experience in providing logistics services, business development, and account management within the transportation industry. He has extensive experience with air and ocean carrier relationships and...

Scott Witt, State Rail and Marine Director, Washington State Department of TransportationScott Witt
State Rail and Marine Director
Washington State Department of Transportation

Scott Witt is the State Rail and Marine Director for the Washington State Department of Transportation. Mr. Witt is responsible for directing freight and passenger operations and developing rail and marine strategies and policies for the State. He has more than 30 years of experience in managing transportation...

Michael McCormick
President
All Modes Transportation & Logistics

Michael McCormick is the President at All Modes Transportation & Logistics; a firm providing consulting services in the logistics industry. Mr. Mccormick has more than 25 years of experience in Less than Truck Load (LTL), Truck Load (TL), air freight, warehousing and distribution, small package logistics,...

Richard Metzler
Chief Commercial Officer
Greatwide Logistics Services

Richard Metzler is Chief Commercial Officer at Greatwide Logistics Services, a firm providing truckload transportation, warehouse, and distribution services. Mr. Metzler has more than 25 years of experience in managing freight and logistics operations in the transportation sector. He also has experience...

Edwin Laird, Managing Director, Air Cargo Management GroupEdwin Laird
Managing Director
Air Cargo Management Group

Edwin Laird is Managing Director of Air Cargo Management Group (ACMG), a company he founded in 1978. Mr. Laird has more than 37 years of experience in the airline industry. Prior to forming ACMG, he worked for the Boeing Company as a manager in the Air Freight Systems Office and was responsible for...

Michael Hampel
Director, International Logistics
Smithfield Foods, Inc.

Michael Hampel is the Director of International Operations at Smithfield Foods, where he is responsible for managing the global distribution operations. Prior to joining Smithfield in 2008, Mr. Hampel served as the Director of International Operations for Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation from 2005 to February...

Ralph Leyendecker, President, AssignatioRalph Leyendecker
President
Assignatio

Ralph Leyendecker is the Owner of Assignatio, a firm providing consulting services in the logistics industry. Mr. Leyendecker has more than 22 years of experience with Logistics Service Providers (LSP/4PL), carriers, and consulting firms. Prior, he was a Regional Vice President for Lead Logistics Provider...

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Is Outsourcing in China Over? - Not so fast! | 10-07-2008
Analysis of: Is Outsourcing to China Over? | www.inc.com
Author: Dirk Stammnitz, Director of Sales, C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

As US importers and manufacturers reexamine their outsourcing strategies in China and Southeast Asia they must consider closely the ever-changing landscape related to international shipping prior to taking any significant action. Obviously product characteristics, raw material requirements,...

Delta/Northwest – a new beginning for freight as well as passengers? | 06-03-2008
Analysis of: The Fading Of The Mirage Economy | seattletimes.nwsource.com
Author: Edwin Laird, Managing Director, Air Cargo Management Group

The merging of Delta Airlines and Northwest Airlines, along with other future mergers, will have implications for the transportation of freight as well as passengers. For the past fifteen years US legacy combination carriers have not been major players in the air freight industry, consolidation may...

Logic is prevailing - Global Transport and Logistics Consulting | 04-11-2008
Analysis of: Trailer Bridge buyers crowd thins | www.tradewinds.no
Author: GLG Expert Contributor

The Jones Act Trades are attractive in one sense, limited competition; but unattractive in another sense, the high cost of building and operating a fleet. Most service providers in the Jones Act Trades today have aging fleets that require replacement in the not too distant future. The cost of building Jones...

Productivity and Job protection are real issues | 03-19-2008
Analysis of: ILWU contract talks to start Monday | www.americanshipper.com
Author: GLG Expert Contributor

The largest US ports (LA/LGB) have the lowest productivity of any major ports in the world because of work rules and the lack of state of the art equipment at the terminals there. It's a chicken and egg situation, if the union gives into some of the work rule changes and the terminals don't invest in...

It Will Get Worse For Small Truckers Before It Gets Better | 03-18-2008
Author: Richard Metzler, Chief Commercial Officer, Greatwide Logistics Services

There is no question that small truckload carriers and owner-operators are hurting.  There is also no question that it will get worse in the short-term.  In addition to soft freight demand, the small trucker is facing the softest cash flow quarter of the year, renewal of tags, increased insurance...

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