Mr. Robert West, Managing Director, Maritime Services at Global Insight, Inc., Boston, Massachusetts
Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics (TDL)
refers to a sector of the economy that covers a broad range of jobs,
employers, and industries. Loosely, TDL is used to describe the network of businesses and
industries that serve to physically move people and goods locally,
nationally, and internationally – whether by air, road, rail, or
water. Mr. West is Managing
Director, Maritime Services, at Global Insight, Inc. specializing in trade
and transportation and matters of economic development. His consulting
experience spans 25 years. This session is designed to address the key
challenges and trends of the TDL industry as they present themselves in the
regional landscape. As the world
becomes more and more flat, it is important to understand these implications,
as this is an industry so deeply rooted in communication beyond borders.
Mr. West
is Managing Director, Maritime Services, at Global Insight, Inc.
specializing in trade and transportation and matters of economic
development. He focuses on business development in Latin America and
also works extensively with ports and railways in the region. His
consulting experience spans 25 years. Mr. West has performed
feasibility studies for new port facilities, developed financial
models, and recommended financing options for various, large
infrastructure development projects including ports and railways.
His
consulting experience in Central America is extensive, including a
market analysis for a trans-Nicaragua rail landbridge between Corinto
and Monkey Point. He also has worked with the ACP in Panama
forecasting transits, analyzing market potential, and estimating the
effects of toll increases. He has worked in Mexico, Costa Rica,
Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Colombia, Peru, Chile, and Brazil.
As
an expert in international trade and economics, he speaks frequently on
economic and trade developments and their effects on future trade
volumes between nations. Mr. West’s experience includes work on
freight transportation assignments across all modes (land, ocean, rail,
and air), as well as transit feasibility studies.
Mr.
West is a graduate of Harvard College (mathematics and music); he holds
an MS in mathematics from Michigan University and an MBA in
international business from Columbia University.
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