Breakbulk Transportation Conference & Exhibition In New Orleans Exceeds
Revenue and Attendance Projections
Commonwealth Business Media finds continued success with international
transportation conferences and exhibitions despite economic downturn
EAST WINDSOR, N.J., Oct. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Commonwealth Business Media, a
subsidiary of United Business Media Ltd., announced today continued growth in
its Journal of Commerce conference and exhibitions business.
The Journal of Commerce's 19th Annual Breakbulk Transportation Conference &
Exhibition (http://www.joc.com/conferences/breakbulk) was held in New Orleans
from October 14 to October 16 and attracted more than 2100 attendees from over
41 countries, surpassing the 2007 attendance by 13% and 2007 revenue by 9%.
The event drew more than 170 exhibitor companies with over 250 individual
booth displays.
The breakbulk market covers cargo that doesn't fit into a container such as
wind turbines and steel and lumber products. "Despite an overall weakening in
ocean shipping, breakbulk shipping, especially project cargo, continues to be
a bright spot", said Alan Glass, President and CEO of CBM. "I think this
year's attendance shows how strong the market is. The breakbulk sector is one
of our key markets for our maritime conference products and we are
anticipating continued growth in this market for the foreseeable future."
The Breakbulk Transportation Conference and Exhibition has been held in New
Orleans for the past 19 years, with the exception of 2005 when the conference
was moved to Houston because of Hurricane Katrina. As interest in the
conference continued to grow, a second geo-cloned conference was added in
Antwerp, now in its third year. And in February 2009 the first Breakbulk Asia
Transportation Conference & Exhibition will be held in Singapore.
About Commonwealth Business Media (www.cbizmedia.com)
Commonwealth Business Media, Inc., a subsidiary of United Business Media Ltd.,
is the leading information provider to the global trade, transportation and
travel markets with comprehensive proprietary data, news and analytical
content. Its leading brands include The Journal of Commerce, PIERS Global
Intelligence Solutions, Air Cargo World, Traffic World, Official Airline Guide
and Aviation Industry Group, a number of directory databases covering the
international trade, railroad and trucking markets. The Company also produces
more than 30 conferences serving the international trade, aviation and
maritime markets. Commonwealth is headquartered in East Windsor, New Jersey,
with offices in Newark, San Francisco, New Haven, Long Beach, San Diego,
Atlanta, Montreal, Toronto, Washington DC, Ft. Lauderdale, Tampa, Singapore,
Hong Kong, Beijing, Tokyo, London, Dunstable and Sassenheim.
About United Business Media Ltd. (www.unitedbusinessmedia.com)
United Business Media Limited (UBM) is a global media and marketing services
company that informs markets and brings the world's buyers and sellers
together at events, online, in print, and with the information they need to do
business successfully. UBM serves professional and commercial communities,
from IT professionals to doctors, from journalist to jewelry dealers, from
farmers to pharmacists around the world. UBM employs more than 6,500 people
in more than 30 countries. UBM's businesses operating in the US include
CMPMedica, Commonwealth Business Media, Everything Channel, PR Newswire, RISI,
Techninsights, TechWeb and Think Services. UBM is listed on the London Stock
Exchange (UBM.L) and has a market capitalization of $2.5 billion.
SOURCE Commonwealth Business Media
Jill Rodby, Vice President, Communications of Commonwealth Business Media,
Inc., +1-415-847-6768, jrodby@cbizmedia.com
