Patrick Burnson
With more than 18 years of trade and transport media experience, Patrick brings a whole new dimension to LM editorial. He's based in our San Francisco office, enabling him to remain close to fast-breaking news and trends emerging from the Pacific Rim. "The highest concentration of global shipping is on North America's West Coast," he says, "and our readers are being provided with a tremendous commercial advantage by staying on top of developments here."
Critical CargoesLink This | Email This | Comments (0) Open Skies Agreement Long OverdueWhile air cargo volumes are surging in the Asia Pacific, international legal reform may be keeping other regions from participating in the rebound. “We are starting to see some encouraging signs in demand, albeit with large differences among the regions. Unfortunately the constraints of the archaic bilateral system limit airlines from being able to respond as normal businesses to... MoreLink This | Email This | Comments (0) Teamster Theater's Bad ActThe Teamsters were given a forum before shippers to state its case for organizing port truckers. Despite the theatrical and hyperbolic argument, those attending the Transpacific Maritime Conference appeared underwhelmed. “Ports are places old trucks go to die,” intoned Chuck Mack, chair of the Western Conference Teamster Pension Trust. “And they create a diesel... MoreLink This | Email This | Comments (0) U.S. Ag Shippers Need Seaport AdvocatesU.S. exporters of agricultural goods meeting in San Francisco last week say they are facing a dire shortage of ocean cargo capacity this season. Critical Cargoes was told in a memo that carriers’ increasing use of slow steaming was also a concern, as it causes severe disruptions in the supply chain. According to sources, prominent West Coast shippers met with carrier... MoreLink This | Email This | Comments (0) Panama Canal Gets High Marks From UNFor the second year in a row, the Panamanian Public Institutions Integrity Index ranked the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) as the most transparent public institution in Panama for 2009. Out of 31 participating organizations, the ACP obtained the highest score, 266 out of 281 points. The ACP was also recognized as the firm with the best ethics and management program for 2009. The... MoreLink This | Email This | Comments (0) Remaining Vigilant Against PiracyA total of 406 incidents of piracy and armed robbery have been reported in the 2009 annual piracy report issued by the ICC International Maritime Bureau’s Piracy Reporting Center (IMB PRC). The last time piracy figures crossed 400 incidents was in 2003. 2009 is also the third successive year that the number of reported incidents have increased with 239, 263 and 293 incidents... More |
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