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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 |
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| ¼
page Advertisement |
$
250.00 |
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| ½
page Advertisement |
$
500.00 |
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| ¾
page Advertisement |
$
750.00 |
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| Full
Page B&W or color |
$1,000.00 |
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| Inside
Back Cover |
$1
500.00 |
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| 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
