The 20th Annual Breakbulk Transportation Conference and Exhibition Presented by The...

The 20th Annual Breakbulk Transportation Conference and Exhibition Presented
by The Journal of Commerce Conferences

NEWARK, N.J., July 6 /PRNewswire/ -- October 2009 will mark the 20th
anniversary of the Breakbulk Transportation Conference and Exhibition, which
is the single largest gathering of top executives in the breakbulk and project
cargo industry. The Journal of Commerce Conferences will host the event
October 13 to 15, 2009 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New
Orleans, Louisiana. The Breakbulk Transportation Conference and Exhibition is
an extremely well-respected, must-attend event for any logistics professional
involved in the movement of breakbulk cargo.

This year's Breakbulk Transportation Conference and Exhibition includes the
industry's biggest collection of exhibitors and two days of panels that will
examine the renewing breakbulk sector, its key emerging markets and regions
where the breakbulk industry is coming back.

"Breakbulk 2009 is a milestone for our company," said Liam Power, Vice
President Magazines, UBM Global Trade. "This is our 20th anniversary producing
the event which has over two decades explored many changes to the breakbulk
cargo industry. It's no secret the global recession of the past year has been
one of the worst. However, momentum is beginning to build for a new cycle of
breakbulk recovery, which is something that we plan to delve into this year. "

The 20th Annual Breakbulk Transportation Conference and Exhibition will
feature a key note address by John Mika, Senior Vice President Procurement at
Ch2M Hill, panel discussions that will focus on the forecast of positive
economic indicators, as well as coverage of the following topics:

-- Industry Forecasts
-- Cleaning Up Bills of Lading
-- Impending Changes in INCO Terms
-- Sourcing Steel
-- Regional Roundtable: Brazil
-- Barging Breakbulk Cargo

-- Risk Management in a Buyer's Market

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 exhibitor information, contact Julie Wallner at
209-451-4870 or jwallner@joc.com. For Asia sponsorship/exhibit information,
please contact Judy Ow Yeong Y.W. at jowyeong@joc.com or +65-6395-5890. For
more information about the Breakbulk Transportation Conference and Exhibition
or other JOC conferences, please visit http://joc.com/bb.

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