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Register for Weds Community Chat With Mercury Resources CEO Anton Posner

Written by Michael Cowden

July 12, 2022

Mercury Resources CEO Anton Posner will be the featured speaker on the next SMU Community Chat webinar on Wednesday, July 13, at 11 a.m. ET.

The live webinar is free. A recording will be available free to SMU members. You can register here.

Anton PosnerWe’ll talk about the global supply chain, why it’s still snarled and how long it might remain so.

We have long assumed that logistics issues would be temporary. Is that still a safe assumption with a war in Europe, a zero-Covid policy in China, and soaring energy costs? In other words, could the supply chain be stretched to the breaking point?

Or does the risk of recession mean we will one day look back fondly on the boom times when it was impossible to unload a cargo and move it to its destination?

Closer to home, we will discuss labor talks underway between the International Longshore & Warehouse Union (ILWU) and the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA). They cover 22,000 workers at 29 West Coast ports. Automation is a big sticking point. How does the US modernize and automate its ports without risking disruptive labor actions?

Posner is in a good position to address such questions because Mercury Resources specializes in global supply chain management for commodities. The company’s end-to-end solutions include everything from warehousing to ocean freight as well as inland barge, rail and trucking services.

As always, we’ll keep it to about 45 minutes. You can drop in, learn something – and then get on with your day.

Finally, check out our Community Chat page, to see recordings of past webinars, including our last one with Wolfe Research Managing Director Timna Tanners.

By Michael Cowden, Michael@SteelMarketUpdate.com

Michael Cowden

Michael Cowden is managing editor for Steel Market Update. Cowden has covered the steel industry since 2007. He has since 2014 specialized in flat-rolled steel but has previously reported on steel long products, steel pipe and tube as well as aluminum. Before joining SMU, Cowden held reporting jobs at Fastmarkets AMM in Chicago - where he was involved in launching AMM's daily hot-rolled coil index, the Associated Press in Pittsburgh, and the Cambodia Daily in Phnom Penh. He has also worked as a copy editor and in marketing at the University of Chicago Press. Cowden has a BA in English from the University of Chicago and an MSJ journalism from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism. Contact him at michael@steelmarketupdate.com or 724-759-7872.

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