Produced by JoC Conferences and Hosted by Port of New Orleans; the Breakbulk conference, now in its 13th year, is the largest annual ocean freight transportation conference in the United States.The event brings together the major shippers, carriers, freight intermediaries and equipment suppliers in the large and growing non-containerized shipping market in the U.S.

The 13th Annual BreakBulk Conference & Exhibition will be held at the Hyatt Regency New Orleans on September 8 - 10th in a more spacious exhibit hall and larger meeting space. The program will run over a full 2-days and encompass the most important issues in the breakbulk and project cargo trade, offering additional opportunities for exhibitors, sponsors and attendees looking to connect with importers, exporters, and transportation executives from North America, Latin America, South America, Europe and Asia.

As in past years it will be presented a robust program comprised of dozens of recognized experts in the breakbulk industry. They will be discussing subjects such as insurance, chartering, managing documentation, loading and security post 9/11. A number of commodity specific panels including steel, metals, paper and forest products will also be presented.

Asimismo, se presentará un panel de cargas de volumen específicas (commodities) incluyendo acero, metales, papel y productos forestales.

Sponsored by:

Pasha Stevedoring & Terminals, L.P.,

Kuehne & Nagel, Inc.,

Seabridge Projects, Inc.,

Rickmers Linie,

Intermarine,

Transoceanic Shipping Company, Inc.,

Clipper Elite Carriers, Inc.,

International Longshoreman's Assn.,

Wood Ship Services,

Maersk Sealand P & O Ports LA Inc.

For additional info contact:

E-Mail: events@joc.com.

Pagina Web: http://www.joc.com/conferences/breakbulk/

Tel: 1 973.848.7154 Fax: 1 973.848.7045