Study Group: Container Shipping and Freight Fowarding Services Experts(?)
Council Members in this Study Group: 53
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Leading Experts in this Study Group
David 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,...
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 WittState 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...
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,...
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 LairdManaging 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...
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
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...
Related Study Groups
| Study Group Name | Members |
|---|---|
| Intermodal Logistics Experts | 107 |
| Freight Forwarding Service Purchasers | 69 |
| TL and LTL Services Experts | 338 |
| Rail Shipping Service Experts | 155 |
| Container Leasing Professionals | 50 |
| Intermodal Railcar Experts | 65 |
GLG NewsSMAnalyses by this Study Group's Leading Experts(?)
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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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