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

Laura Robb

S&P Global Commodity Insights

Associate Editor-Americas Container Market

Laura Robb joined the S&P Global Commodity Insights container freight desk in Houston in 2022, covering ocean freight markets. She regularly covers container freight market fundamentals, such as rate and volume activity – and related topics, like supply chain diversification, vessel supply and consumer demand. Her background is in journalism, procurement, and communications, with a bachelor’s degree from Texas State University. Before joining SPGCI, Laura worked in the global logistic industry on the buyer side, having sourced a variety of goods from China, India, Brazil and other countries.

Sessions With Laura Robb

Wednesday, 6 March

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

    Shipper Case Study: Automating Detention and Demurrage Invoicing and Validation
    The Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022, along with its provisions around detention and demurrage (D&D), will have been in effect for nearly two years when TPM24 begins in March, but that doesn’t mean D&D has gotten any easier for shippers. Indeed, shippers and their carrier partners continue to struggle with the time-consuming, manual processing of D&D invoices. Further, the discretionary and punitive nature of D&D charges often create points of contention on both sides and distract staff from other key areas that need attention and support. Enter U.S. Bank Freight Payment, which in partnership with technology provider Youredi, is piloting a solution that will automate the validating and processing of D&D bills. The new offering aims to take the manual effort, paperwork, and stress away from customers and ensure timely and accurate processing of these bills without delay. This case study, featuring launch customer Bridgestone, will examine the challenges today’s manual processes pose, how the automated solution addresses them, and the benefits Bridgestone has achieved.
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