TPM Asia to Address Global Shipping Industry's Steps to Economic Recovery

TPM Asia to Address Global Shipping Industry's Steps to Economic Recovery

PR Newswire -- July 29, 2010



SHENZHEN, China, July 29 /PRNewswire/ -- With container shipping still roiling in the aftermath of global slowdown and its profound impact on shipping, The Journal of Commerce TPM Asia conference will help make sense of what is happening in the market today. The 4th annual TPM Asia at the Shenzhen Intercontinental Hotel on 19-20 Oct. will present an in-depth program of industry leaders offering their views on the current and future environment in the Asia-Europe, trans-Pacific and intra-Asia container markets.



The event will be attended by more than 75 BCOs as well as a broad-based representation from major carriers, ports, terminals and 3PLs.



"Clearly, even given the global recovery, the container industry is still in a state of turmoil, with carriers committed to restoring profitability and shippers still very much feeling the effects of slow steaming, capacity tightness, rising rates and a shortage of containers," said Peter Tirschwell, TPM Asia program chair and senior vice president for strategy at UBM Global Trade, the parent company of The Journal of Commerce.



The two-day program will open with a series of four keynote speakers followed by a roundtable discussion among the four speakers. The opening keynote speakers will be: