The 4th Annual Canada Maritime Conference Presented By The Journal of Commerce Conferences

The 4th Annual Canada Maritime Conference Presented By The Journal of Commerce
Conferences

NEWARK, N.J., June 29 /PRNewswire/ -- The Journal of Commerce Conferences will
host the 4th Annual Canada Maritime Conference (CMC) September 23 - 24, 2009
at the Westin Bayshore Hotel in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The CMC
event will provide incite and opportunities for discussion on issues affecting
Canada's transportation and logistics industry and explore potential solutions
for future prosperity. This is an essential event for transportation and
logistics professionals at all stages of their careers.

"There is no greater time for communications between shippers, forwarders,
carriers and other transportation providers," said Liam Power, Vice President
Magazines, UBM Global Trade. "Canada is all about trade and transportation.
About 280 million tons of cargo valued at $140 billion move through its ports
and about $45 billion worth of cargo constitutes Canada-U.S. surface trade.
Our CMC conference will look at the current state of the industry, as well as
the future."

The 4th Annual Canada Maritime Conference (CMC) will feature a key note
address as well as panel discussions about the affects of the stock market
shock, credit crunch, fluctuating fuel costs and uneasiness about the security
of global supply chains on the Canadian transportation industry. The sessions
will also explore concerns about future prospects for Canadian international
trade, as well as:

-- China's Comeback
-- Supply On Demand
-- Managing Maritime Emissions
-- Improving Rail's Level of Service
-- Near-Sourcing: Myth or Trend?
-- Emerging Market: Brazil
-- Stronger Fences

-- Shovel-Ready Projects

To register for the conference, contact JOC Conferences at (760) 294-5563 or
by email at events@joc.com. To sponsor: contact Anne Morris at amorris@joc.com
or (818) 341-3585. For more information about the Canada Maritime Conference
or other JOC conferences, please visit http://joc.com/cmc.

About UBM Global Trade
UBM Global Trade, formerly Commonwealth Business Media, Inc., has been the
leading provider of proprietary data, news, business intelligence and
analytical content supporting commercial maritime, rail, trucking, warehousing
and logistics industries worldwide since 1827. The company's portfolio of more
than 100 online, print and interactive workflow business solutions includes
The Journal of Commerce, The Journal of Commerce Conferences, PIERS Global
Intelligence Solutions and an array of international trade and transportation
databases and directories. UBM Global Trade, a subsidiary of United Business
Media Limited, is headquartered in East Windsor, NJ, with offices throughout
the United States and in Canada and Hong Kong. For more information, explore
www.ubmglobaltrade.com or call 800-221-5488 (+1-609-371-7700 outside the U.S.
and Canada).

About United Business Media Limited
UBM (UBM.L) focuses on two principal activities: worldwide information
distribution, targeting and monitoring, and the development and monetization
of B2B communities and markets. UBM's businesses inform markets and serve
professional commercial communities -- from doctors to game developers, from
journalists to jewelry traders, from farmers to pharmacists -- with integrated
events, online, print and business information products. Our 6,500 staff in
more than 30 countries is organized into specialist teams that serve these
communities, bringing buyers and sellers together, helping them to do business
and their markets to work effectively and efficiently. For more information,
go to www.ubm.com.

SOURCE UBM Global Trade

Renee Jacobs of UBM Global Trade, Conference Director, +1-760-294-5563,
rjacobs@joc.com