2nd Breakbulk – Suntec Singapore Convention & Exhibition Centre

26 – 27 January, 2010 |Suntec Singapore Convention & Exhibition CentreSingapore | Singapore

Breakbulk Asia is the largest and most important gathering in Asia for companies involved in the shipping of heavy-lift, project cargo and traditional breakbulk cargoes. It is where shippers have the opportunity to meet and develop relationships with the leading specialized carriers, forwarders, ports, terminals and packers who have the expertise and resources to handle oversized cargoes with unique handling requirements. Exhibitors include the world’s major carriers, forwarders and ports that handle specialized heavy-lift, project and breakbulk cargoes. The Breakbulk Asia event is an outgrowth of the Breakbulk Conference and Exhibition held in New Orleans, USA since 1989 and the Breakbulk Europe event held in Antwerp since 2006. In addition to a bustling exhibition floor, Breakbulk Asia will feature a 2-day conference with top speakers addressing the theme “Charting the Recovery” The in-depth program will delve into today’s most pressing breakbulk transportation issues: from cargo security to trade compliance and materials tracking initiatives. Speakers will also discuss the hottest regions for breakbulk and project cargo, and review sectors such as oil and gas, and other power generation markets.

Topics to be addressed include:

• Breakbulk transportation outlook for Asia: when will the project cargo market return?
• Regional Market: Australia, land of huge mining projects and oil-and-gas exploration
• Non-traditional modes of Breakbulk Transportation: passing fads or new fixtures?
• Breakbulk executives’ market outlook: where is opportunity now?
• Sourcing Breakbulk cargo: new trade lanes emerge as sourcing shifts
• Economic Forecast: when will the global economy return to normal, or is this the new normal?
• Trade compliance challenges in Asia

We look forward to seeing you in Singapore for Breakbulk Asia 2010!

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