Beyond TPM The Journal of Commerce

Kuehne + Nagel's Marcus Reimann, senior vice president of seafreight, North America, and Blume Global CEO Pervinder Johar joined JOC Senior Editor Alessandra Barrett for a conversation about the heightened call for cargo visibility in landside operations. Johar and Reimann discuss the affordability challenges that face trucking companies, designing with the end user - the driver - in mind, and the importance of resetting expectations to drive increased investment in trucking businesses.

Mark Laufer, owner of logistics service provider Laufer Group International, on how carrier culture has evolved during the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting shipping disruption and why technology and online pricing aren’t going to solve as many problems as the industry would like to believe they will.

Port Houston Executive Director Roger Guenther discusses a new, gender- and race-conscious procurement program, stepping into the first construction phase of Project 11, and the balancing of import and export cargo in 2021 at the port.

Brian Kempisty, founder of Port X Logistics, on addressing the multimodal complexities of integrating technology into drayage operations, using APIs to pull information together sooner — while the container is on the water, and defining transparency through equal access to the data.

Stephen Edwards, CEO of The Port of Virginia, on stepping into this role at a challenging moment for ports worldwide, his perspective on West Coast cargo shifts, and the role ports can play in facilitating a movement toward greater, holistic data access that translates into pattern analysis and user/fluidity improvements.

Ports America Vice President of Containers, Joe Greco, talks about how technology aids in meeting today's e-commerce expectations.