Kuehne + Nagel's Marcus Reimann, senior vice president of seafreight, North America, and Blume Global CEO Pervinder Johar joined JOC Senior Editor Alessandra Barrett for a conversation about the heightened call for cargo visibility in landside operations. Johar and Reimann discuss the affordability challenges that face trucking companies, designing with the end user - the driver - in mind, and the importance of resetting expectations to drive increased investment in trucking businesses.

Mark Laufer, owner of logistics service provider Laufer Group International, on how carrier culture has evolved during the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting shipping disruption and why technology and online pricing aren’t going to solve as many problems as the industry would like to believe they will.

Port Houston Executive Director Roger Guenther discusses a new, gender- and race-conscious procurement program, stepping into the first construction phase of Project 11, and the balancing of import and export cargo in 2021 at the port.

Brian Kempisty, founder of Port X Logistics, on addressing the multimodal complexities of integrating technology into drayage operations, using APIs to pull information together sooner — while the container is on the water, and defining transparency through equal access to the data.

Stephen Edwards, CEO of The Port of Virginia, on stepping into this role at a challenging moment for ports worldwide, his perspective on West Coast cargo shifts, and the role ports can play in facilitating a movement toward greater, holistic data access that translates into pattern analysis and user/fluidity improvements.

Ports America Vice President of Containers, Joe Greco, talks about how technology aids in meeting today's e-commerce expectations.

Out of Gauge, Ep. 3: Chris Elsner, associate director, Executive Briefing Services, IHS Markit, discusses how the unfolding energy transition is affecting investment decisions in the oil and gas industry, and the implications of this for the project cargo sector. Out of Gauge is the JOC Breakbulk & Project Cargo Conference podcast series hosted by IHS Markit Senior Editor Janet Nodar. Episodes provide excerpts and insights from key presentations at this year's virtual event, and share a taste of what you can expect in New Orleans in 2022.

Out of Gauge, Ep. 2: Elizabeth Lowe, partner at Venable LLP, analyzes the way force majeure clauses have become increasingly important in the wake of the COVID-19-related upheavals distorting the global shipping market. Force majeure can no longer be an afterthought, Lowe says. Out of Gauge is the JOC Breakbulk & Project Cargo Conference podcast series hosted by IHS Markit Senior Editor Janet Nodar. Episodes provide excerpts and insights from key presentations at this year's virtual event, and share a taste of what you can expect in New Orleans in 2022.

Out of Gauge, Ep. 1: Charlie Papavizas, partner and chair of the maritime practice at Winston and Strawn, discusses the complexities and requirements of the Jones Act as it relates to the offshore wind industry, which is in its infancy in the United States but poised to grow exponentially. Out of Gauge is the JOC Breakbulk & Project Cargo Conference podcast series hosted by IHS Markit Senior Editor Janet Nodar. Episodes provide excerpts and insights from key presentations at this year's virtual event, and share a taste of what you can expect in New Orleans in 2022.

CenterPoint Properties' Bob Andrews, senior vice president of asset management for the West Coast, discusses the role e-commerce and cargo surges have had on the industrial real estate market, what it would take for Los Angeles and other land-limited locations to shift to multistory warehousing, and his predictions for the future of the market.

CN Vice President of Intermodal Dan Bresolin discuses leveraging rapid growth of lesser used gateways, intermodal growth predictions for 2022, and entering into a new era of carrier and BCO partnership.