{"id":1705,"date":"2018-10-11T19:40:00","date_gmt":"2018-10-11T19:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/porthouston.com\/big-turnout-at-breakbulk-americas-2018-conference\/"},"modified":"2022-11-07T19:14:01","modified_gmt":"2022-11-07T19:14:01","slug":"big-turnout-at-breakbulk-americas-2018-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/porthouston.com\/big-turnout-at-breakbulk-americas-2018-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"Big Turnout at Breakbulk Americas 2018 Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/porthouston.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/BreakbulkAmericas4_FB_100818.jpg\" alt=\"BreakbulkAmericas4_FB_100818\" width=\"717\" style=\"width: 717px;\"><\/p>\n<p>Port Houston, the largest breakbulk and general cargo port complex in North America, hosted the annual Breakbulk Americas 2018 conference in Houston for the seventh time in a row.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: transparent;\">More than 4,700 attendees from around the world gathered at the annual trade show and exposition held Oct. 2-4 at the George R. Brown Convention Center in downtown Houston. The exhibitors and sponsors included executives from leading specialized ocean carriers, freight forwarders, ports\/ terminals, logistics providers, road, rail, barge and air&nbsp;transportation, export packers, and equipment companies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: transparent;\">Breakbulk Americas is the biggest show for project and breakbulk cargo transportation specialists in the Americas, with special events, workshops and one of the largest trade and maritime exhibition halls of its kind. Conference session topics included the breakbulk outlook, market trends\/future opportunities, transportation connectivity and technology innovations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: transparent;\">Port Houston Executive Director Roger Guenther participated in the ribbon cutting and provided opening remarks on day two of the conference.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: transparent;\">\u201cWe are proud to be the Host Port sponsor,\u201d noted Guenther.&nbsp;The conference provided business opportunities for attendees.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Port Houston, the largest breakbulk and general cargo port complex in North America, hosted the annual Breakbulk Americas 2018 conference in Houston for the seventh time in a row. 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