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Breakbulk Europe Conference Posts Record Attendance
NEWARK, N.J., May 27 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --
Recovery forecasts and upcoming challenges for the various sectors of the
breakbulk industry were highlighted at UBM Global Trade's 5th Annual Breakbulk Europe
Conference last week, organized by Breakbulk Magazine and The Journal of Commerce.
Breakbulk Europe 2010 posted a record turnout of 3,300 attendees and 125 exhibitors,
an increase of 10 percent from 2009.
"In addition to a record number of attendees this year, we saw a larger
percentage of overall attendance from the cargo-owning side of the industry," said
Alli McEntyre, Breakbulk Vice President and Publisher. "Overall feedback was that a
large number of business contracts were negotiated during the event and in the
related networking hours."
Hosted by the Port of Antwerp, Europe's largest breakbulk port, Breakbulk Europe
was a veritable beehive of activity, with robust floor traffic, entertaining and
business networking throughout the two-day event. Panelists at the conference
examined regulation and compliance challenges of working with global trading
partners, plus the ongoing impact of the current financial environment. "Reducing the
Piracy Risk" Moderator Lars Juhl called on attendees to sign a petition to all
governments asking to allow the nearest warship to respond in instances of piracy.
Keynote speakers provided perspectives and outlooks from each sector of the
industry, as well as worldwide economic prospects and industry research reports. Alex
Azparrent of Fluor Chile detailed ongoing and new projects in South America, and
Alstrom's Sandro Lepori noted the growing importance of modularization. Fred Bedford
of Jumbo Shipping forecast moderate shipping growth for all markets but noted
continuing industry overcapacity.
A redesigned Breakbulk.com was launched at Breakbulk Europe 2010 as part of the
company's effort to continue providing the highest quality of service to the
industry. The Web site accompanies the recent announcement of key personnel
appointments and a global rollout of the industry-leading Breakbulk Magazine.
The JOC Breakbulk division is comprised of leading business-to-business events, a
bimonthly magazine, the weekly newsletter "Breakbulk connection," and a Web site
devoted solely to heavy-lift, project cargo and breakbulk commodity shipping
worldwide. Breakbulk.com and Breakbulk Magazine, an outgrowth of the editorial
excellence of The Journal of Commerce, deliver insightful analysis of current events
affecting the global breakbulk and project cargo industries. Breakbulk events include
the Breakbulk Americas, Breakbulk Europe and Breakbulk Asia conferences. For more
About UBM Global Trade - UBM Global Trade, formerly Commonwealth Business Media,
Inc., has been the leading provider of proprietary data, news, business intelligence
and analytical content supporting commercial maritime, rail, trucking, warehousing
and logistics industries worldwide since 1827. The company's portfolio of more than
100 online, print and interactive workflow business solutions includes The Journal of
Commerce, The Journal of Commerce Events, PIERS Global Intelligence Solutions and an
array of international trade and transportation databases and directories. UBM Global
Trade, a subsidiary of United Business Media Limited, is headquartered in East
Windsor, NJ, with offices throughout the United States and in Canada and Hong Kong.
609-371-7700 outside the U.S. and Canada).
SOURCE: UBM Global Trade
CONTACT: Alli McEntyre,
Breakbulk Vice President and Publisher,
+1-225-784-0177,
amcentyre@joc.com
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