29 June 2009  

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29 June 2009


Good morning everyone.  

It's been almost two years since I wrote about the expansion of the Panama Canal.  A great many global transportation projects slated to start were or still are being delayed.  Not so with the Panama Canal. The expansion is still on target for 2014.  The Panama Canal Authority is on the verge of choosing among three international consortia to build two sets of locks to accomodate massive container cargo ships. The construction of the two locks one at the waterway's Caribbean entrance, the other on the Pacific Ocean will cost $3 billion or more, take five years to complete and require 5,000 construction workers. Dubbed post-Panamex, the super-sized vessels are capable of carrying three times more cargo than ships transiting the canal.  The new canal will accomodate ships that are a quarter mile long carrying 14,000 containers compared with maximum 4,500 container ships now.

The West Coast ports, primarily Long Beach and Los Angeles, stand to lose calls to their respective ports when the Panama Canal expansion is completed.  However, on the East Coast, changes must be made to accomodate the larger ships.  Right now Ports in Savannah, Charleston, SC and Miami, FL are too shallow to handle the larger vessels and the Bayonne Bridge blocks their access to the Newark, NJ Port, considered to be the most important in the New York area.

Houston Habitat for Humanity

Along with 26 other Houston Transportation Professionals Association members, I had the privilege of helping build an entire set of framing for a Habitat of Humanity future home on Thursday.  

The build was organized by our Past President and TCI Executive V.P. Sales & Marketing, Lory Tauber Don.

We all came away with a sense of satisfaction at being able to help others.

I encourage any member club not currently involved in a community service effort to think about the possibilities. The Habitat for Humanity experience was personally rewarding.  NO PREVIOUS CONSTRUCTION EXPERIENCE is required to participate. Check it out.

2009 TCI Conference Update

I am excited to report that all the TCI Scholarship Raffle tickets have now been distributed.  I want to thank all the clubs that stepped up to the plate in this endeavor and wish you the best of luck in selling the tickets to bolster our scholarship fund.  I am very proud of all of you for pitching in.

Did not receive any new notices on club events coming up in the near future. I know many of the clubs take a summer break and come back strong in September with meetings, forums and venues.  Will keep you posted when I again start receiving notices.

Register Online Today!

We are now less than three months until conference.  Have you registered your club delegate(s)?  TCI has made the registration process even easier than before.  If you go to the web site and go to TCI conference you NOW can register online rather than having to download the registration form.  It is simple and quick.  Try it out.

Club Scholarship Donations

This is also the time of year I continue to ask clubs to support the TCI Scholarship Fund in order for TCI to continue to build funds for future scholarships. I understand we are all in a down economy, but I'm hoping each club can donate a small amount towards the fund. Please do your best.

Conference Advertising

Here is the information for the advertising schedule and pricing for your members to review:

The Northwest Georgia Transportation Club and the Chattanooga Transportation Club is pleased to announce they are co-hosting the Transportation Clubs International 87th annual Conference September 17-19, 2009 in Chattanooga Tennessee.

This event will be attended by transportation and industry professionals of all types including but not limited to: Fortune 500 shippers and manufacturers, leading transportation & logistic providers across all modes of transportation, economic experts, and government agencies. Advertising space and event sponsorship is still available for companies and individuals wishing to support.

Conference Brochure Advertising:

Business Card $   75.00
¼ page Advertisement $  250.00
½ page Advertisement $  500.00
¾ page Advertisement $  750.00
Full Page B&W or color $1,000.00
Inside Back Cover $1 500.00
Inside Front Cover SOLD

Event sponsorship is negotiable depending on the event and all sponsors will be displayed prominently throughout the venue.

Please contact Woody Cheek with any questions or commitments to sponsor.  Please be aware that the brochure space is limited so get your ads in ASAP to secure your spot.

Thomas Woody Cheek
4400 Alexander Drive
Alpharetta, GA 30005
847-810-4702, 770-313-7956, or 678-622-1864
thomas.cheek@coyotelogistics.com

Thank you for your continued support of your local chapters of Transportation Clubs International!


Post Your Job Openings Online

One item that is more important than ever is job openings.  Our webmaster has indicated that he will post any TCI member club's job openings at no charge to TCI for the calendar year 2009.  If you have any in your area, please place them on the TCI web site.  I know through these hard times we are going to have individuals within our clubs that have and could continue to be "downsized".  Anything we can do collectively may help someone find another job opportunity.


Proposed Future TCI Conference Sites

The following locations have been proposed for future TCI annual conferences:

2010
Denver

2011
Savannah

2012
San Antonio

2013
Toronto



All the best,

Dennis Tam
President, Transportation Clubs International
281.298-9700
djrail296@aol.com

 

 

 




 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 


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