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Big box shippers gather to assess global outlook for ocean freight and landside container logistics at TOC CSC Europe Conference & Exhibition
America Chung Nam, Heinz, IKEA, Shop Direct, Stanley Black & Decker and Schneider Electric among leading cargo owners confirmed to take part at TOC Container Supply Chain Europe |
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London, 18.04.2013 – Tünde Fabri, Transport Business Developer at home furnishing goliath IKEA and Tom Tillemans, European Head of Logistics Network Development for iconic food brand HJ Heinz are among the ‘big box shipper’ executives now confirmed to join the debate at the TOC Container Supply Chain Europe conference in Rotterdam this June 25-27. Taking place this year under the headline theme Innovation, Efficiency and Connectivity, the long-running event brings together cargo owners, 3PLs, ocean carriers, transport companies and port and terminal providers to debate the outlook for global container supply chain operations. Heinz’s Tom Tillemans joins speakers from Port of Rotterdam and Drewry Supply Chain Advisors, among others, to discuss the challenges of integrating ports, inland terminals and logistics networks to improve supply chain performance. Tillemans, who is also a member of Council for Logistics Know How at EVO, the Dutch Shippers’ Council, and an Innovation Programme Ambassador for Connekt, the Dutch-government backed public-private partnership initiative to promote sustainable logistics, will share views on how to enhance the effectiveness of European inland container flows at a time of increasing public and government pressure to reduce the social and environmental impact of freight transport. Tünde Fabri, who manages inbound and outbound transport purchasing for IKEA in Germany, joins a day one session focused on the outlook for global container shipping alongside fellow shipper Jean Oberlé, VP Transport & Warehousing, Global Supply Chain for Schneider Electric, plus ocean carrier and 3PL representatives including Lars Mikael Jensen, Head of Asia-Europe Network at Maersk Line, Juan Pablo Richards, SVP Region Europe, CSAV Group, Nissim Yochai, VP Corporate Customer Relations for ZIM and Peder Winther, Senior Vice President, Seafreight at Kuehne + Nagel. As industry analysts Drewry Shipping Consultants and SeaIntel – both also speaking at this year’s conference – warn of continued volatility ahead for container carriers and their customers, the session will provide a chance to take stock of how measures such as slow steaming, blanked sailings and the shift to larger vessels have impacted shippers’ supply chain planning, and whether the shipping industry has been able to sustain a more disciplined approach to rate and capacity management in its quest to restore financial stability. Fabri, Oberlé, Tillemans and other members of ‘The Big Box Shipper Club’, including executives from paper recycling group America Chung Nam, chemical company Emerald Performance Materials, online retailer Shop Direct and tool manufacturer Stanley Black & Decker, will take part in “The Big Industry Debate”, a round table industry discussion forum on 25 June. Delegates will have the opportunity to discuss key industry trends and challenges with major buyers of ocean transportation. “We are delighted to have so many logistics and transport professionals from the consumer goods, retailing and industrial sectors taking part at this 38th TOC conference in Europe,” said Paul Holloway, Event Director for TOC Worldwide. “By bringing cargo owners round the table with the container shipping and logistics industries, TOC aims once again to provide a productive platform for all the stakeholders to connect and discuss innovative approaches to today’s undoubted challenges.” TOC Container Supply Chain Europe runs from 25-27 June at the Ahoy Centre, Rotterdam. The event includes port tour of Maasvlakte I and II terminals, high-level container supply chain conference, free-to-attend TECH TOC container port operations and technology conference, BULK Ports & Technology seminars, a major exhibition of port and terminal services, equipment and technology, and industry networking receptions. Ends |
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Notes to editors: Sam Whelan, Conference Producer, TOC Worldwide Rachael White, Content Director, TOC Worldwide Neil Madden, Conference Editor, TOC Worldwide To arrange press passes to attend a TOC Container Supply Chain event, or to discuss a media partnership arrangement, please contact: Olga Andreyeva, Marketing Manager, TOC Worldwide
Taking place each year in the world’s four key shipping hubs – Europe, Middle East, Americas and Asia – each TOC is now a complete container supply chain event for its region, bringing together cargo owners, logistics providers, carriers, ports, terminals and other key members of the container supply chain to learn, debate, network and foster new business solutions. www.toc-events.com |
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Topics
- Infrastructure, Communication
Categories
- conference
- container
- global
- international
- logistics
- technology
- toc
- transport
- toc europe
- heinz
- shop direct
- ikea
- America Chung Nam
Regions
- London
