• TPM25 | March 2-5, 2025
  • TPM25
  • March 2-5, 2025 | Long Beach Convention Center

Bill Mongelluzzo

Journal of Commerce by S&P Global

Senior Editor, West Coast

Bill Mongelluzzo is the JOC’s senior editor covering the West Coast. Based in Long Beach, California, he is responsible for coverage of the trans-Pacific trades, West Coast labor issues, harbor trucking, West Coast ports, and marine terminal productivity for JOC.com, The Journal of Commerce magazine, and JOC Events. Mongelluzzo joined The Journal of Commerce in 1980 as a New Orleans correspondent. He moved to Long Beach in 1985 and opened the Los Angeles-Long Beach bureau. He served as maritime editor of The Journal of Commerce in New York in 1992–1993 before returning to Southern California. Mongelluzzo began his journalism career in 1972 as a reporter with the Times-Picayune in New Orleans. He holds a bachelor’s in journalism from the University of Missouri and a master’s in history from the University of New Orleans. He is the recipient of the 2021 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Containerization and Intermodal Institute (CII).

Sessions With Bill Mongelluzzo

Monday, 4 March

  • 05:00pm - 05:45pm (PST) / 05/mar/2024 01:00 am - 05/mar/2024 01:45 am

    California's Challenging Regulatory Environment
    California’s freight transportation industry deals with the most challenging environmental regulations in the US, and possibly the world. Ocean carriers, marine terminals, trucking companies, railroads, and warehouse operators must meet strict deadlines for reducing harmful emissions from their operations even as freight volumes are forecast to increase steadily in the coming years. The California Air Resources Board’s Advanced Clean Fleets regulations governing trucking companies, as well as regulations that set strict deadlines for reducing emissions from vessels, marine terminals, warehouses and railroads are complex and are evolving toward mandates for deployment of zero-emission vehicles and cargo-handling equipment where feasible throughout the supply chain. Complying with these regulations, which are necessary if California is to meet federal Clean Air Act deadlines, will add cost to freight movement, and the freight transportation sector has raised the possibility that the rules could effectively set a cap on cargo volumes. This session, featuring speakers with expertise on regulatory compliance for ports, drayage operators, and warehouse operators, will address the evolving regulations governing California’s freight transportation supply chain.

Wednesday, 6 March

  • 11:10am - 11:55am (PST) / 06/mar/2024 07:10 pm - 06/mar/2024 07:55 pm

    The Relationship Equation: A Case Study in How Relationships Can Deliver Transformative Business Results
    Navigating the ever-changing seas of the global freight forwarding industry is no small feat. With boom-bust cycles perpetually shaping the contours of the global shipping market, supply chain stakeholders grapple with a profound dilemma: the pull of long-term relationships versus the allure of short-term rate and volume pursuits. And yet, the landscape has evolved. Disruptions are no longer anomalies but the norm, and the cyclical tides have grown increasingly tighter. Amid this chaos, critical questions emerge: How can shippers maintain service consistency? Why would carriers forsake proven value for fleeting gains? And why might an NVO prioritize brief profit over sustained growth? The answer is profound in its simplicity: Relationships are the difference. In the intricate web of logistics, people are the threads that hold everything together. For all the strides made in technology and innovation, nothing can quite replace the transformative power of genuine relationships. This case study featuring ASF Logistics, furniture company Haverty’s, and a major global ocean carrier will unravel how three distinct companies have capitalized on the strength of their relationships to carve a path of sustained and lucrative success.
  • 12:45pm - 02:00pm (PST) / 06/mar/2024 08:45 pm - 06/mar/2024 10:00 pm

    Lunch With Lars: The Final Word

    Perhaps no other global shipping analyst has as broad and progressive a lens as Lars Jensen. Since 2018, the former Maersk executive, shipping entrepreneur, author, and, most recently, Vespucci Maritime founder has closed out TPM with his short-, medium- and long-term vision of what is next for the global containerized shipping market, whether it be the next wave of technology, aggressive zero-emission shipping targets, or provider-shipper relationships. Returning again this year to his closing TPM slot, Lars will offer his perspective of what the latest cycle of disruption means for the future of container shipping. Among the questions and topics he’ll address are:

    · The longer-term impact of the Red Sea crisis beyond the immediate chaos

    · The liner shipping alliance landscape from 2025 on.

    · The growing importance of the Indian Ocean Rim.

    · Traditional vs. New Age Carriers: Does the influx of new players pose a threat to the major established lines?

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