TRB International Trade and Transportation Committee

Transportation Research Board

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2024

AT020 Mid Year Meeting

TRB Annual Meeting

Date: January 7th – 11th, 2024

  • When: Tuesday, January 9th, 2024: 3:45 – 5:30 PM
  • Where: Marriott Marquis, Chinatown (M3)
  • Meeting Agenda
  • Meeting Presentation
    • National Director Intermodal Transportation Planning, by Kevin Keller HDR (Included within meeting slides)
  • Meeting Minutes
  • Potential Research Topic Presentations and Discussion
    • “Introduction to the new Multimodal Freight Office”
      Allison Dane Camden, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Multimodal Freight Infrastructure and Policy

AT020 Events at the TRB Annual Meeting

  • Workshop 1077: Freight Systems and Marine Transportation Unconference
    Sunday, January 7th 1:30 PM – 4:30 PM | Convention Center, 145B
    An “unconference” is a participant-driven meeting. While the process is intended to be organic, organizers will pose framing questions and organize interactive activities that will stimulate discussion with the goal of identifying topics ripe for further formal research needs. This workshop is intended to foster research needs statement development ideas to be undertaken by the Freight Systems and Marine Group committees.
  • Lectern Session 2154: Current Research on International Trade and Transportation
    Monday, January 8th 1:30 PM- 3:15 PM | Convention Center, 147B
    • Robust Optimization of Multi-Regional Truck Scheduling for China-ASEAN Cross-Border Container Drayage, Jie He, Southeast University
    • Examining Transportation and International Trade Policy Dynamics Through the Advocacy Coalition Framework: A Case Study of the Lower Mississippi River Ports, Bethany Stich, University of New Orleans
    • A Method for Estimating Origins and Destinations for Multimodal, Multi-Commodity Import and Export Flows by Coupling Provincial and Interregional Input-Output Tables, Ming Zhong, Wuhan University of Technology
    • Impact of Climate Change on Maritime Shipping Performance in the Panama Canal, Eun Su Lee, New Jersey City University
  • Lectern Session 3033: Exploring the Costs of Climate Change on International Trade and Transportation
    Tuesday, January 9th 8:00 AM – 9:45 AM | Convention Center, 144AB
    • Economic Effects of Climate Change on International Trade and Transportation, Charles Kunaka, The World Bank
    • The Port Infrastructure Development Program, Peter Simons, U.S. Maritime Administration
    • Port Sustainability and Resilience at the Port of New York and New Jersey, Tanja Grzeskowitz, The Port Authority of NY & NJ
    • Railroad Perspectives on Sustainability and Resilience, Theresa Romanosky, Association of American Railroads

2023

AT020 Pre Annual Meeting

AT020 Mid Year Meeting

AT020 TRB Annual Meeting

  • When: January 10, 2023 at 10:15 AM-12:00 PM ET
  • Where: Independence Salon B (M4), Marriott Marquis
  • Meeting Agenda
  • Meeting Presentation
  • Meeting Minutes
  • Potential Research Topic Presentations and Discussion
    • Smart Borders: The key to more resilient International Trade and Cross-Border Transportation, Daniel Covarrubias, Texas A&M International University
    • Impacts of Nearshoring on International Trade at the Texas Mexico Border, Claudia Lagos, Texas Department of Transportation.
    • Decarbonizing the Maritime Industry, Binyam Reja, World Bank

AT020 Events at the TRB Annual Meeting

  • Workshop: Freight Systems and Marine Transportation “Unconference”

    • When: January 8, 2023 at 1:30 PM-4:30 PM ET
    • Where: CC, 144AB
    • Stakeholders from U.S., Mexico and Canada to present their ideas on the impacts on the North American transportation and automotive supply chain systems with the implementation of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement. Panelist include representatives from the automotive industry, a Class I railroad and a global econometric firm.
    • Participants:
      • Shannon McLeod, American Association of Port Authorities,
      • Erika Witzke, CPCS Transcom,
      • Jolene Hayes, Fehr & Peers,
      • Juan Villa, Texas A&M Transportation Institute,
      • Kevin Keller, HDR

  • Lectern Session: Current Research in Shipping, Port Hinterland Corridor, and Synchromodality

    • When: January 9, 2023 at 8:00 AM-9:45 AM ET
    • Where: CC, 147B
    • Presentations:
      • “Opportunities for Synchromodal Freight Transportation for US-Canada Transborder Trade in Great Lakes: Conceptualization and Descriptive Analysis”, presented by Siyavash Filom, Saiedeh Razavi, McMaster University
      • “Modeling Uncertainties in Liner Shipping and Ship Schedule Recovery: A Comprehensive Literature Review”, presented by Zeinab Elmi, Florida State University, Prashant Singh, Madrid CPWG, Vamshi Meriga, FAMU-FSU, Krzysztof Goniewicz, Polish Air Force University, Marta Borowska-Stefańska, University of Lodz, Szymon Wiśniewski, Maxim Dulebenets, Florida A&M University-Florida State University
      • “Sustainable Ship Schedule Design via Multi-Objective Collaborative Agreements amongst Shipping Lines and Marine Terminal Operators”, presented by Zeinab Elmi and Junayed Pasha, Florida A&M University, Maxim Dulebenets, Florida A&M University-Florida State University
      • “Setting-up an EU-based Port-Hinterland Corridor Value System: Structure and Main Reference Basis”, presented by Eleftherios Sdoukopoulos, Hellenic Institute of Transport, Maria Boile, Centre for Research and Technology Hellas – CERTH

  • Lectern Session: Exploring the Recent Shift in Maritime Trade from the West Coast to the East and Gulf Coasts

    • When: January 9, 2023 at 10:15 AM-12:00 PM ET
    • Where: CC, 145B
    • Panel Discussion moderated by Daniel Hackett, Hackett Associates, LLC. The first half of 2022 has seen container import volumes at many East Coast and Gulf Coast ports grow at a significantly faster rate than at ports on the West Coast. This session will:
      • Explore the potential reasons for the cargo shift
      • Identify the impact on the domestic supply chain
      • Discuss the elasticity of the shift and to what degree this shift is a short-term trend vs a permanent transition

  • Lectern Session: Resilience Analytics in Supply Chains

    • When: January 10, 2023 at 1:30 PM-3:15 PM ET
    • Where: CC, 146B
    • Panel Discussion moderated by Igor Linkov, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). The recent increase in supply chain disruptions has occurred for many reasons, including cascading failures in interconnected transportation networks. These failures are due in part to the state of science, policy, and practice, which has focused on enhancing efficiency in individual components, making supply chains lean and vulnerable to failures. This session summarizes the state of science and practice in transportation supply chain resilience in general and presents novel methodologies to apply AI, Network Science, and Advanced Data Analytics to address supply chain resilience at the system level. A specific case study involving the CA transportation systems in general, and the ships-port-freight-consumer interfaces is also discussed

  • Poster Session: The Impact of Recent Disruptive Events on International Trade and Supply Chains

    • When: January 10, 2023 at 1:30 PM-3:15 PM ET
    • Where: CC, Hall A
    • Posters:
      • Trade Vulnerability to Maritime Disruptions: Evidence for Latin America, presented by Agustina Calatayud
      • Heterogeneous Maritime Trade Vulnerability: An Impact Evaluation for Emerging Economies, presented by Agustina Calatayud
      • Impacts of Covid-19 at the U.S. – Mexico Land Ports of Entry, presented by Daniel Escoto
      • Container Shipping and Supply Chain: Post Covid Implications and Trends, presented by Hyeonsup Lim
 

2022

AT020 Pre Annual Meeting

AT020 Mid Year Meeting

AT020- ICC Webinar/Meeting: Impacts of COVID 19 in International Supply Chains

AT020 Events at the TRB Annual Meeting

  • International Trade and Transportation Committee Meeting

      • Alternatives to the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) Infrastructure Management and Financing in the Danube Region, by Maximilian Bauernfeind
      • BRI Alternatives – Global Gateway, by Maria Boile
      • Long Term COVID 19 implications on International Trade Impacts on Container Shipping & Supply Chain, by Maria Boile and Sotirios Theofanis
      • Long term COVID implications on International Trade, by Chris Bachmann
      • Long Term COVID Impacts at Texas’ Land Border Crossings, by Jolanda Prozzi, Caroline Mays, Aisa Shawery, and Juan Carlos Villa
    • Meeting Minutes

    • The Global Gateway, Joint Communication to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee, the Committee of the Regions and the European Investment Bank

2021

AT020 Pre Annual Meeting

  • When: December 7th, 2021
  • Where: Web Conference
  • Meeting Presentation
  • Meeting Minutes

AT020 Mid Year Meeting

AT020 Pre Mid Year Meeting

  • When: May 26, 2021
  • Where: Web Conference
  • Meeting Presentation
  • Meeting Minutes

    Webinar

  • Date/Time: April 21, 2021 1:00 – 2:30 pm ET
  • Topic: Rail Freight Growth Opportunities and Challenges
  • Registration: https://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/freight/fpd/talking_freight/index.htm
  • Description and Presentations: The freight rail industry, like most other freight transportation modes, has experienced varying demand in recent years but in recent months has generally experienced strong volumes.  Large freight rail carriers are taking various steps to make themselves more competitive to capture medium and long-haul freight, while smaller carriers are focusing on improving their service quality to better serve their regional and local customers.  Additionally, many state Departments of Transportation have placed greater emphasis in recent years on working with the freight rail carriers in their state to ensure rail freight shipments can move in an economically and operationally efficient manner while not negatively impacting the communities they serve.  Freight rail’s operational complexity can sometimes make it a challenge to achieve all the stakeholders’ goals concurrently, but through working together freight rail growth opportunities should continue to be plentiful.

AT020 TRB Annual Meeting

AT020 Events at the TRB Annual Meeting

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  • Poster Session: Current Research in International Trade and Transportation

    • When: January 27, 2021
    • 4:00PM – 5:30PM
    • Where: Web Conference

2020

AT020 Pre Annual Meeting

AT020 Mid Year Meeting

AT020 TRB Annual Meeting

AT020 Events at the TRB Annual Meeting

  • Lectern Session: Global Trade Disruptions: Impacts on the Transportation System

    • When: January 13, 2020, Monday
    • 10:15AM – 12:00PM
    • Where: Convention Center, 147A
    • In recent years, international trade policies have changes bringing havoc on global supply chains.  These changes have the multimodal transportation system stakeholders reacting to keep the transportation system efficient and competitive.  The goal of the session is to discuss how rail carriers, ports, states and federal officials in the U.S. and abroad are approaching international trade flow disruptions of planning for the future.

  • International Trade and Transportation Committee Meeting

    • When: January 13, 2020, Monday
    • 3:45PM – 5:30PM
    • Where: Marriott Marquis, Judiciary Square (M3)

  • Lectern Session: Current Research in International Trade and Transportation

    • When: January 16th, 2019, Wednesday
    • 8:00AM – 9:45PM
    • Where: Convention Center, 144B
 

2019

AT020 Pre Annual Meeting

AT020 Mid Year Meeting

Webinar “Air Cargo Data Presentation by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)”

 
 
    • ICAO organizational history and overview
    • Air cargo overview
    • Organizational and UN Sustainable Development Goals with respect to air cargo
    • Overview of data sources available to ICAO
    • Ongoing research
    • Current and upcoming research needs
    • Means of collaboration

Webinar “Towards a global emission calculation standard for transport chains – international joint efforts for climate targets”

    • Understand US researchers‘ perspective and needs in the context of the standardization efforts
    • Create interest in GLEC and LEARN
    • Gain support for ISO initiative
    • Discuss joint next steps
  • When: April 23rd, 2019 at 12:00 pm CT

AT020 TRB Annual Meeting

AT020 Events at the TRB Annual Meeting

  • Workshop: Standardizing the Calculation and Reporting of Freight port Emissions on a Global Scale

    • Date: January 13th, 2019, Sunday
    • 1:30PM – 4:30PM

“Building on developments since a TRB Session in 2014, this workshop intends to inform attendees from research and industry sectors of the progress achieved in assessing and harmonizing the calculation and reporting of carbon footprint of transport chains on a global scale. It focuses on the different perspectives of theory and practice: What are advantages, what are challenges, what has been achieved already, which future developments are needed. Following key-notes from industry and research, audience and experts will discuss the situation.”

  • Poster Session: Liner Shipping Routes and Schedules Under Uncertain Conditions

    • Date: January 14th, 2019, Monday
    • 10:15AM – 12:00PM

  • Lectern Session: International Trade and Transportation Implications of the United States‐Mexico‐Canada Agreement (USMCA)

    • Date: January 14th, 2019, Monday
    • 1:30PM – 3:15PM

  • International Trade and Transportation Committee Meeting

    • Date: January 14th, 2019, Monday
    • 3:45PM – 5:30PM

  • Lectern Session: Cross‐Border Costs, Investment Optimization and Wait Time Predictions

    • Date: January 16th, 2019, Wednesday
    • 8:00AM – 9:45PM
 

2018

Paper Submission for TRB Annual Meeting 2019

AT020 Mid Year Meeting

TRB Annual Meeting

AT020 Events at the TRB Annual Meeting

      • Research Success: Creating a Freight Research Community That Learns from Failure

        • Sunday, January 7, 2018
        • 1:30 – 4:40 pm
        • Convention Center, 145B

“What if we openly discussed research failures – how would that improve practice-wide learning?  Is it important to set an expectation that most research efforts fail to some extent?  Do we have a bias that leads us to declare freight and other planning research efforts a complete success, when we do not have evidence to that effect?  What do we do when the evidence shows that projects did not meet their stated goals? You are invited to help develop guiding principles that will change our culture.”

      • International Trade and Transportation Committee

        • Monday, January 8, 2018
        • 8:00 am – 9:45 am
        • Marriott Marquis, Union Station (M3)

      • Research in International Trade and Shipping

        • Monday, January 8, 2018
        • 10:15 am – 12:00 pm
        • Convention Center, Hall E (Poster Session)

“This session presents four papers discussing the U.S.-Canada transportation system under economic and trade agreements; the potential impacts of NAFTA’s removal at the U.S. northern border; a score evaluation of international ports of entry; and changes in freight distribution due to reshoring.”

      • Trade and Transportation in North America: Challenges and Opportunities

        • Wednesday, January 10, 2018
        • 8:00 am – 9:45 am
        • Convention Center, 144A (Lectern Session)

“This session presents four papers discussing the U.S.-Canada transportation system under economic and trade agreements; the potential impacts of NAFTA’s removal at the U.S. northern border; a score evaluation of international ports of entry; and changes in freight distribution due to reshoring.”

      • NAFTA Renegotiation: Implications for International Trade, Transportation and Regional Competitiveness

        • Wednesday, January 10, 2018
        • 10:15 am – 12:00 pm
        • Convention Center, 145B (Lectern Session)

“This session includes renowned experts from the United States, Canada, and Mexico discussing the implications of the North American Free Trade Agreement renegotiation for international trade, transportation, and competitiveness in the North American region.”