George Lauriat

George Lauriat


Celico delivers masterclass in US-China trade relations at CONECT Conference

Amy Celico, principal at the Albright Stonebridge Group [part of Dentons Global Advisors] was a featured speaker at the annual CONECT (Coalition of New England Companies for Trade) Trade & Transportation Conference in Newport, Rhode Island April 11-13, 2023.

May 09, 2023View Full Blog

CONECT’s annual Trade & Transportation Conference speakers show the way forward

This year’s conference given the challenges the industry faces was aptly titled “The Way Forward” and a solid lineup of speakers were put in place to help show a full-house of 150 plus attendees the path ahead.

Jul 19, 2022View Full Blog

QDC’s King outlines developments at Quonset Business Park

Steven King is the managing director of Quonset Development Corp (QDC) which manages Quonset Business Park (QBP) a 3,200 acre business park located on Quonset Point, (North Kingstown) Rhode Island. Besides the 200 plus companies located within the QBP is the Port of Davisville, one of the country’s top auto ports with numbers over 300,000 in most years, although with COVID and other disruptions the Port slipped under 200,000 in 2021.

May 24, 2022View Full Blog

CCM’s CEO Mike Wilson talks chassis

Mike Wilson is the CEO of Consolidated Chassis Management, better known as CCM and is, as the name implies, is a chassis management business.

May 03, 2022View Full Blog

Guangzhou (Nansha) port inaugurates sea-rail transport service to Europe

Xinhua is reporting that Guangzhou Port, located in south China's Guangdong Province, on April 29th launched a combined sea-rail transportation service to Europe.

May 03, 2021 • (0) CommentsView Full Blog

2020: The year of living virtually

For those in international shipping and trade, 2020 became the Year of Living Virtually as dozens of conferences and trade shows eschewed cancelling due to pandemic travel restrictions and opted for going digital. And the WCA World, a networking association of independent international freight forwarders, has taken this online technology one step farther, opening up a glimpse into a virtual world once imagined as science fiction rather than an everyday reality.

Feb 19, 2021View Full Blog

INTTRA to be acquired by E2open

This is the story of how two business verticals went horizontal and what it might mean for the future of logistics.

Nov 08, 2018View Full Blog

Lanetix LxRoadFreight fills critical niche in freight market

Lanetix recently launched the software suite LxRoadFreight, which is specifically designed for domestic freight brokers and trucking firms. The suite offers out-of-the-box solutions that stand to place the smaller domestic freight brokers and trucking firms on a digital par with industry powerhouses.

Jul 26, 2018View Full Blog

Happy 4th of July - Your freight has been stolen!

Happy Fourth of July, your freight has been stolen. It could happen and does with greater frequency on holidays and weekends all across America. That’s the message – or more accurately part of the message - Scott Cornell, head of the SIG (Special Investigations Group) at Travelers Insurance has been dispensing to the freighting community over the past 25 years.

Jul 04, 2018View Full Blog

ONE brand new company

Ocean Network Express Pte., Ltd, better known as ONE, is a brand new company. Jeremy Nixon, the CEO of the container ship operator, stressed the point in an interview with the American Journal of Transportation (AJOT) at their brand new headquarters in One East Tower in Singapore.

Apr 27, 2018View Full Blog

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