Top Freight Transportation Companies Meet to Discuss E-Commerce

12 May 1999
Top Freight Transportation Companies Meet to Discuss E-Commerce
    NEW ORLEANS, May 12 -- Freight transportation industry
executives will converge in New Orleans at the upcoming 'Electronic Commerce
for Freight Transportation' conference -- http://www.firstconf.com/transport/ecom --
with most of the major freight companies represented.
    Employees from industry leaders including UPS, BNSF, Roadway Express, P&O
NedLloyd, NYK Lines, Canadian Pacific Railway, AEI, American Freightways,
Schenker, MSAS Global Logistics, Hong Kong International Terminals and Lynden
Inc. are among delegates at the conference, being held at the Hilton
Riverside, June 2-3, 1999.
    Entire management teams are attending the event.  "This shows just how
important e-commerce is to the whole future of the freight industry.  It's not
just the latest buzzword, but the number one issue within the industry today,"
says Conference Director Chris Saynor from First Conferences at
csaynor@firstconf.com.
    The conference program is packed with case studies in which key industry
figures show exactly how they plan to utilise e-commerce, revolutionise their
customer care, enhance tracking and tracing systems and improve connectivity
throughout the logistics chain.
    Speakers represent leading companies including Sea-Land, United Airlines,
Union Pacific Technologies, Yellow Services, APL, BAX Global, The Port
Authority of New York and New Jersey, Consolidated Freightways, Canadian
National Railway, Mark VII Worldwide Logistics, Maersk Data, Port of Houston
and the Ingram Barge Company.  The US Customs and Census Bureau are also
presenting their latest e-commerce initiatives at the Conference.
    'Electronic Commerce for Freight Transportation' is sponsored by IBM.
    Saynor says that with this conference proving so popular follow up events
are being planned in Europe and Asia.

    For further information, please contact:
    Chris Saynor, Conference Director
    Phone:  Toll Free 800-814-3459 (outside USA +44-171-400-9595)
    Fax: Toll Free 800-814-3460 (outside USA +44-171-400-9511)
    e-mail: csaynor@firstconf.com
    website: http://www.firstconf.com/transport/ecom/