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Posted: May 5, 2008 Peril at Sea – What lies beyond 2008? The US economy is under siege and the dollar was the first casualty. Is economic recovery around the corner? If so, will recovery mean a return to the former economic state or something very different? For ocean carriers plying their craft, the dollar demise has kicked out an unprecedented flow of relatively low value exports from the US but slowed high value imports. The shift of tonnage to the more profitable Asia-Europe routes has resulted in some damage control to the carriers’ bottom lines. The real question lies in the future, with predictions of $150 or more per barrel of oil by the end of the decade, how can ocean carriers survive?

- By George Lauriat, AJOT

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Posted: May 5, 2008 Montreal positions itself for new era With larger ships on horizon destined for Asian line hauls, the Port of Montreal is positioning itself to cater to mid-sized boxships shifted to trans-Atlantic routes.

- By Leo Ryan, AJOT

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Posted: May 5, 2008 With freight recession over, trucking rates poised to rise Hundreds of leaders of the US trucking industry and other logistics professionals got some good news last week at the NASSTRAC 2008 Logistics Conference & Expo.

- By Paul Scott Abbott, AJOT

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Posted: May 5, 2008 Going green in Long Beach; Port enacts measures to mitigate vessel and truck pollution The boom in international trade of recent years has led to an increase in the number of ship calls at major US seaports. This, in turn, has highlighted an elevated contribution that seagoing vessels make to landside pollution.

- By Peter A. Buxbaum, AJOT

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05/04 - 05/06 The CNS Partnership Conference 2008 will be held at the PGA National Resort & Spa in Palm Beach, FL . . . CLICK HERE FOR MORE!
05/07 - 05/08 RailPort 2008 will be held at the Marriott Hotel in Warsaw, Poland. . . CLICK HERE FOR MORE!
05/08 The Virginia Maritime Association will host an International Trade Symposium. . . CLICK HERE FOR MORE!
05/14 CONECT, Westconn and CITA will co-host its Second Annual International Trade Summit at the Marriott Hotel in Trumbull, CT starting. . . CLICK HERE FOR MORE!
05/15 The New York Chapter of the Transportation Research Forum will host its 50th Anniversary Celebration at the Tavern on the Green in NYC. . . CLICK HERE FOR MORE!
05/15 The Foreign Commerce Club of New York will hold its 1st Golf Outing at the South Shore Country Club. . . CLICK HERE FOR MORE!
05/19 - 05/20 The Second Annual Northwest Intermodal Conference will be held at the Tacoma Convention Center . . . CLICK HERE FOR MORE!
05/21 The International Commerce Club of New Jesey will hold its Scholarship Night at La Reggia Restaurant. . . CLICK HERE FOR MORE!
05/22 The Traffic Club of New York will hold its Spring Educational Seminar. . . CLICK HERE FOR MORE!
05/27 - 05/29 The 35th Annual SC International Trade SCITC Conference will be held at Charleston Place Hotel. . . CLICK HERE FOR MORE!
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