roundtable


The Business Magazine hosted this roundtable event in Southampton with Charles Kendall Freight, HiFX and UK Export Finance. Tim Wickham reports on …


International trade in a changing landscape


Participants


Matthew Bradley: Managing director, CNS Online


Malcolm Henley: Managing director, BPC Energy


Stuart Stoter: Export Advisor, UK Export Finance


Peter Sunderland: Managing director, Charles Kendall Freight


Lined up to debate: the Roundtable team and invited audience


Mitzi Swanson: International trade advisor, Department of International Trade


The current state of international trade


The panel began by discussing a range of issues facing companies that export or operate overseas. CNS Online provides shipping computer systems between ports and freight forwarders and is well positioned to gauge how volumes of traffic are changing. Matthew Bradley said: “The number of laden boxes has reduced in recent months. That might be due to changes in the way shipping lines are operating, or it might reflect an underlying trend.”


Charles Kendall Freight is a global supply chain solutions business. Peter Sunderland noted: “A lot of goods are going overland into mainland Europe, for example, by rail.”


Gail Thomas: Vice president and managing director – Europe, TW Metals


Chris Towner: Director of corporate, HiFX


Adrian Went: Managing director, Griffon Hoverwork


David Murray: Managing director, The Business Magazine, chaired the discussion


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