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David Hoppin to speak at the 2007 China Trade & Logistics
Conference
Media Contact: Kathy Potts at 703.276.9100 or
info@Mergeglobal.com
Arlington, Virginia, May 24th, 2007 - David Hoppin, Managing Director of MergeGlobal Capital Advisors, will
address the Third Annual China Trade & Logistics Conference in Savannah, Georgia on June 4th, 2007. Mr. Hoppin will speak
about the emergence of time-definite ocean freight products linking China with North America, and how these new
transportation products play a critical role in enabling manufacturers and retailers to control total landed cost in
China-anchored supply chains.
During his presentation, Mr. Hoppin will:
During his presentation, Mr. Hoppin will:
- summarize MergeGlobal's latest forecast for China-U.S. containerized ocean trade, broken down by commodity and by import port range
- identify and assess the "choke points" through which Chinese goods must pass to reach U.S. consumers - crucially, looking at capacity constraints in the North American intermodal rail network
- discuss shippers' perceptions of the total cost of China-anchored supply chains, with specific attention to the cost of unpredictable transit times from China to North American import DCs
- review how the market is responding to the problem of declining transit-time reliability, including new time-definite ocean transportation products offered via both West Coast and East and Gulf Coast ports
- offer MergeGlobal's best estimate of how China-North America ocean transport products will evolve over the next five years
About the conference
Organized by The Journal of Commerce Conferences and hosted by the Georgia Ports Authority, the
Third Annual China Trade & Logistics conference will bring together several hundred logistics
professionals for a relevant, up-to-date and accurate briefing on China's logistics market. The
conference program will cover the latest logistics trends throughout China, including key
developments such as the Yangshan port, freight rate and market trends, internal China logistics,
exporting to China, U.S.-China trade and economic relations.
For more information please visit: www.joc.com/conferences/ctl
About MergeGlobal
MergeGlobal provides clients a continuum of services ranging from financial advisory to strategic consulting. Our financial consulting practice combines
finance expertise with deep industry knowledge to significantly improve shareholder value for clients in the global travel, transport and logistics industries.
The MergeGlobal strategy consulting practice focuses on developing competitive strategy for companies in similar industries. Our approach is highly quantitative
and hypothesis-driven. We have completed over 200 engagements for clients in North America, Europe, Asia and Latin America. Our industry experience spans all
modes of transportation, logistics and suppliers to the industry. Specifically, MergeGlobal has worked with leading containership lines and trucking companies
on the design and introduction of time-definite ocean transportation services linking key Asian production centers with consumption markets in North America.
