January 2017 Westconn Business Meeting

Guest Speaker : Anthony De Bari and Joe Villa Columbia Coastal Transport  Topic: Benefits of short-sea /feeder systems  The Columbia Group of Companies  - founded in 1990 provoides all water container barge service .  Starting with only one barge and one service route from New York to Boston - Columbia Coastal Transport has grown significantly over almost 3 decades.  Recognized both as a top tier national barge feeder operator and an efficient, green operator - Columbia Coastal continues to expand its reliable services on the Atlantic seaboard .   CC acquired  Palmer Industries and renamed the company Columbia Container Services ( CCS).  CCS provides off dock container/ trailer storage , handling , trucking and repairs at the PANYNJ as well as at the Port of Boston. Guests will share detailed information about Columbia Coastal's operation and share benefits of  barge feeder services. After this main presentation  - Barney Lehrer - Westconn's IT consultant  will share an overview of Westconn's newly updated website.