NEWARK, N.J., Aug. 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- UBM Global Trade has announced the addition of Breakbulk Africa Transport Congress to its roster of events for the project cargo and breakbulk transportation sectors. The Nov. 2-3 program will be held at the Park Hotel in Bremen, Germany, with the Port of Bremen as its host.
"Our regular conference attendees have been asking us for some time to organize an event that focuses solely on Africa," said Alli McEntyre, vice president and publisher of Breakbulk Events & Magazine. "We consider Africa to be one of the strongest emerging markets for breakbulk and project cargo, and one of the most promising regions for breakbulk and project cargo expansion."
Africa's three major regions -- North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa and South Africa -- have made great strides past a history of violence and instability to become significant drivers in global economic expansion. Recent political chaos in North Africa has disrupted transportation services and halted industrial projects. But, with Asian demand for Africa's natural resources creating new trade lanes for breakbulk and project cargo, many Sub-Saharan and South African nations are increasingly being viewed as the places for opportunity. Speakers at the Africa Transport Congress will discuss how ports operate in Africa, infrastructure developments, breakbulk transportation bottlenecks, China's investment in Africa and the challenges of doing business in Africa.
The two-day program will include seven panel discussions and multiple "speed meeting" sessions to encourage networking and dialogue. Keynote speaker Klaus-Dieter Ruske, global transportation and logistics leader, PricewaterhouseCoopers, will discuss new trade lanes that bypass mature economies and link emerging markets and developing nations, and how Africa is becoming a major link on the supply chain highway.
For more information on these events, please visit www.breakbulk.com/events.
The 22-year-old Breakbulk Americas Transportation Conference & Exhibition, and the six-year-old Breakbulk Europe Transportation Conference & Exhibition are the largest gatherings of top executives in the breakbulk and project cargo transportation sectors. These events, along with the three-year-old Breakbulk Asia Transportation Conference & Exhibition, each year feature huge exhibition halls and two days of roundtable discussion and keynote addresses, providing insight into trends and challenges of today's volatile market, emerging trade lanes and the future of production in various energy sectors and other commodities markets, plus a host of other activities.
About Breakbulk -- The Breakbulk (www.breakbulk.com) division of UBM Global Trade has been the most trusted source of intelligence for the breakbulk and project cargo industry since its first breakbulk conference in 1989. The Breakbulk division includes the bimonthly Breakbulk Magazine, three annual conferences and exhibitions, several two-day congresses, and access to business news articles, indices, archives and more on Breakbulk.com and the weekly e-newsletter, Breakbulk Newswire. Authoritative editorial content in the form of daily news and in-depth analysis ensure Breakbulk members have the data and information necessary to understand the issues facing the breakbulk, heavy-lift and project cargo shipping sectors. For membership information visit www.breakbulk.com/membership.
About UBM Global Trade -- UBM Global Trade is the leading provider of proprietary data, news, business intelligence and analytical content supporting commercial maritime, rail, trucking, warehousing and logistics industries worldwide. The company's portfolio of more than 100 online, print and interactive workflow business solutions includes The Journal of Commerce, Breakbulk, RailResource, PIERS and an array of international trade and transportation databases and directories. UBM Global Trade, a subsidiary of UBM LLC, is headquartered in Newark, NJ, with offices throughout the United States. For more information, explore www.ubmglobaltrade.com or call 800-223-0243 (+1-973-848-7250 outside the U.S. or Canada).
"Our regular conference attendees have been asking us for some time to organize an event that focuses solely on Africa," said Alli McEntyre, vice president and publisher of Breakbulk Events & Magazine. "We consider Africa to be one of the strongest emerging markets for breakbulk and project cargo, and one of the most promising regions for breakbulk and project cargo expansion."
Africa's three major regions -- North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa and South Africa -- have made great strides past a history of violence and instability to become significant drivers in global economic expansion. Recent political chaos in North Africa has disrupted transportation services and halted industrial projects. But, with Asian demand for Africa's natural resources creating new trade lanes for breakbulk and project cargo, many Sub-Saharan and South African nations are increasingly being viewed as the places for opportunity. Speakers at the Africa Transport Congress will discuss how ports operate in Africa, infrastructure developments, breakbulk transportation bottlenecks, China's investment in Africa and the challenges of doing business in Africa.
The two-day program will include seven panel discussions and multiple "speed meeting" sessions to encourage networking and dialogue. Keynote speaker Klaus-Dieter Ruske, global transportation and logistics leader, PricewaterhouseCoopers, will discuss new trade lanes that bypass mature economies and link emerging markets and developing nations, and how Africa is becoming a major link on the supply chain highway.
For more information on these events, please visit www.breakbulk.com/events.
The 22-year-old Breakbulk Americas Transportation Conference & Exhibition, and the six-year-old Breakbulk Europe Transportation Conference & Exhibition are the largest gatherings of top executives in the breakbulk and project cargo transportation sectors. These events, along with the three-year-old Breakbulk Asia Transportation Conference & Exhibition, each year feature huge exhibition halls and two days of roundtable discussion and keynote addresses, providing insight into trends and challenges of today's volatile market, emerging trade lanes and the future of production in various energy sectors and other commodities markets, plus a host of other activities.
About Breakbulk -- The Breakbulk (www.breakbulk.com) division of UBM Global Trade has been the most trusted source of intelligence for the breakbulk and project cargo industry since its first breakbulk conference in 1989. The Breakbulk division includes the bimonthly Breakbulk Magazine, three annual conferences and exhibitions, several two-day congresses, and access to business news articles, indices, archives and more on Breakbulk.com and the weekly e-newsletter, Breakbulk Newswire. Authoritative editorial content in the form of daily news and in-depth analysis ensure Breakbulk members have the data and information necessary to understand the issues facing the breakbulk, heavy-lift and project cargo shipping sectors. For membership information visit www.breakbulk.com/membership.
About UBM Global Trade -- UBM Global Trade is the leading provider of proprietary data, news, business intelligence and analytical content supporting commercial maritime, rail, trucking, warehousing and logistics industries worldwide. The company's portfolio of more than 100 online, print and interactive workflow business solutions includes The Journal of Commerce, Breakbulk, RailResource, PIERS and an array of international trade and transportation databases and directories. UBM Global Trade, a subsidiary of UBM LLC, is headquartered in Newark, NJ, with offices throughout the United States. For more information, explore www.ubmglobaltrade.com or call 800-223-0243 (+1-973-848-7250 outside the U.S. or Canada).
