The Containerization & Intermodal Institute (CII) honored Allen Clifford, Executive Vice President, MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company (USA) Inc. with the 2024 Connie Award. The record-breaking event took place in front of nearly 600 transportation industry experts gathered at the Marriott Newark Liberty Airport Hotel on Monday, December 9.

The Containerization & Intermodal Institute (CII) announces Allen Clifford, Executive Vice President, MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company (USA), will be honored with the 2024 Connie Award. In addition, Cliff Pyron, Advisor, Georgia Ports Authority (GPA), will receive CII’s Lifetime Achievement Award. The prestigious awards will be presented at an industry-wide luncheon to be held on December 9th at the Marriott Newark Liberty Airport Hotel.

The Containerization and Intermodal Institute (CII) honored Mr. Roger Guenther, previously retired Executive Director of Port Houston, the 2024 Connie Award on Wednesday, September 11th, in front of transportation industry leaders gathered at the Marriott Long Beach Downtown Hotel in Long Beach, CA

Michele Grubbs, Vice President at the Pacific Merchant Shipping Association (PMSA), has been elected to the Board of Directors of the Containerization & Intermodal Institute (CII), a not-for-profit organization committed to supporting and promoting the business of international trade and the intermodal transportation community.

The Containerization and Intermodal Institute (CII) will present its 2024 Connie Award to Roger Guenther, Executive Director of Port Houston, one of the largest ports in the United States and a vital gateway for international trade in the Gulf Coast region. In addition, Scott Taylor, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of GSC, will be honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of his many years of experience in the supply chain and logistics industry as a leader and innovator. They will be honored at the Connie Awards dinner on September 11, 2024, at the Marriott Long Beach Downtown Hotel (formerly Renaissance Long Beach Hotel) in Long Beach, CA. 

The Maritime Shipping series with Don Maier, associate professor of practice in supply chain logistics, clarifies the challenge of how goods are moved on the high seas and investigates alternative global trade routes. Read the first post about the consequences of geopolitical issues affecting trade through the Suez Canal and the second on what happens when cargo is diverted.

While trends are pointing toward a stronger 2024, we are expecting another year of capacity challenges while the market stabilizes.

Container carriers will certainly not be posting gaudy bottom-line figures in the ensuing years, unlike during the pandemic years. A slower global demand for goods, geopolitical tensions and over tonnaging triggered by billion-dollar profits has changed the equilibrium in favor of shippers.

The greatest challenge facing US surface transportation in 2024 is preparing for 2025 and beyond. The US transportation volumes will soon be back to COVID peak levels with growth through normal expansion.

The Containerization & Intermodal Institute (CII) honored Mr. Vincent J. Marino, CEO of Marine Repair Services-Container Maintenance Corp (MRS-CMC) with the 2023 Connie Award yesterday in front of more than 550 transportation industry experts gathered at the Marriott Newark Liberty Airport Hotel on Monday, December 11.

John Moseley, Chief Commercial Officer of Port Houston, one of the top five container ports in the United States, has been elected to the board of directors of the Containerization & Intermodal Institute (CII).

The Containerization & Intermodal Institute (CII) announced that Vincent J. Marino, CEO, CMC-ITI-CCS, will be honored with the 2023 Connie Award. In addition, Emanuel L. Rouvelas, Partner at K&L Gates, will receive CII’s Lifetime Achievement Award. The prestigious awards will be presented at an industry-wide luncheon to be held on December 11 at the Newark Liberty International Marriott Hotel.

The Containerization and Intermodal Institute (CII) honored Robert F. Sappio, Chief Executive Officer of SeaCube Containers, with the 2023 Connie Award on Wednesday, September 13th, in front of more than 300 transportation industry leaders gathered at the Renaissance Long Beach Hotel in Long Beach, CA. 

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The Containerization and Intermodal Institute (CII) will award a 2023 Connie Award to Robert F. Sappio, Chief Executive Officer of SeaCube Containers, one of the largest intermodal equipment leasing companies in the world. Mr. Sappio will be honored at a dinner gala September 13, 2023, at the Renaissance Hotel in Long Beach, CA.

Kendall Kellaway III, Senior Vice President, Commercial, RoadOne Intermodal Logistics, has been elected to the board of directors of the Containerization & Intermodal Institute (CII), the premier transportation trade association since its founding in 1960.

The Containerization and Intermodal Institute (CII) announces that Jahan Byrne has been elected to CII’s Board of Directors. Byrne brings with him a wealth of supply chain leadership expertise built on a solid foundation in sales, business development, brand management and marketing.

CRANFORD, NJ, MARCH 9, 2023—The Containerization & Intermodal Institute (CII) is seeking nominations for the 2023 Connie Awards. Named for the container, the Connie Award has been presented since 1972 to deserving industry leaders making extraordinary contributions to the trade and transportation industry.

“WITH SHIPMENT VOLUMES RETURNING TO MORE HISTORICAL TREND LEVELS-AND PRESSURES EASING- IT IS TIME TO REVIEW AND PLOT A BETTER COURSE, ESPECIALLY AS IT RELATES TO INTERCHANGE ACTIVITY FRICTION”

“The American consumer has come to realize that the goods they require on a daily basis only appear upon their store shelves via an intricate network of transportation providers requiring very high levels of coordination.”