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4th Steel Logistics Conference

21 September 2010 - 22 September 2010

Metal Bulletin Events’ Steel Logistics Conference fills a vital gap in knowledge within the steel industry. Now in its fourth year, the event looks specifically at the issues that impact logistics operations exclusively within the steel sector.

Against a backdrop of rapid global structural shifts, the event will look at the most cost effective ways to control the bottom line without damaging service provision, the different techniques that can be utilised to increase levels of efficiency, and new innovation which will drive this important market going forward. Having ridden one huge wave of uncertainty in 2008-9, the steel industry continues to operate in choppy waters for the foreseeable future. The Steel Logistics Conference offers delegates the opportunity to understand how to operate in such an environment effectively and efficiently, and offers a vital once-a-year opportunity for customers and service providers to meet up and fully understand the needs of the other.

Topics include:

  • The changing face of the global steel market and the impact on transport, warehousing and distribution
  • Steel logistics 2010 state of the union: Challenges versus opportunities
  • Shipping lines: Demand and supply volatility and how best to deal with it
  • Assessing intermodal transport techniques
  • Assessing BRIC influence on global steel dynamics
  • What happens to the industry once the restocking process is over?
  • How prices can be stabilised in terms of freight costs
  • What efficiency savings are really out there?
  • Cargo sharing arrangements in steel and non-steel sectors: Benefits and drawbacks
  • Steel industry: In-house or outsourced logistics?
  • Creating an efficient supply chain management programme

Key Speakers include    

  • Nasser Zaky, Logistics Manager, Ezz Steel      
  • William Moyersoen, CEO, ArcleorMittal Antwerp Logistics      
  • Suraj Malhotra, Marketing Manager, Al Ghurair Iron and Steel      
  • Ernst Bernsdorf, SVP/Head of the Logistics/Shipping Department, ThyssenKrupp Nirosta GmbH      
  • Jiang Li, Chief Market Analyst, Bao Steel      
  • Gangadhar Rout, Head  -  Logistics Solutions, Essar Steel      
  • Captain Rahul Bhargava, Head of Shipping, JSW Steel      
  • Mannes Boelen, Commercial Director, Port of Amsterdam      
  • Dr. Philip Rogers, Head of Consultancy, ICAP Shipping