Coming up in April is one of the biggest events on our calendar: the 2010 North American Marine Highways and Logistics Conference in Baltimore, Maryland. Not only will U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and other key legislative and industry leaders be speaking, HML CEO Stephen Pepper will be part of a panel on sustainable shipping.

“This conference is filled with some fantastic sessions about the future of America’s transportation system,” Pepper says. “I feel lucky that I’ve been asked to speak about one of the biggest passions in my life: how the Marine Highway can benefit shippers, customers and the environment.”

The conference will cover everything from the international Marine Highway, to a roundtable with the design team of a Naval dual-use ro-ro ship. Pepper’s panel is titled Shipping Green: How Shippers Can Benefit from a Sustainable Intermodal Supply Chain, and will “give shippers knowledge and tools to help them make their own green transportation decisions, and discuss how the marine highways can help them.”

Additional speakers include Congressman Elijah Cummings, chair of the House Transportation Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation and sponsor of the Harbor Maintenance Tax legislation, and the presidents of Seabridge Freight, Norfolk Tug Company, and General Dynamics NASSCO.

Visit the event site to view the full agenda or to register.