The region’s largest trade event for the project cargo & breakbulk industry

Dennis Devlin

Project Logistics Business Development Director Maersk Project Logistics

Dennis Devlin is Project Logistics Business Development Director, North America with Maersk Project Logistics.   He has spent most of his career in various roles in the field of project logistics.

Prior to his current role with Maersk, he held various positions of increasing responsibility for BDP International in Philadelphia at BDP’s corporate headquarters, in Shanghai where he had regional responsibility for project logistics in Asia, and later in Houston.  He also worked previously in the Panprojects Division of Panalpina, and for DB Schenker and GEODIS.  

He also serves on the Editorial Board of Breakbulk Magazine and on the Advisory Board for the Breakbulk Americas Conference.  He has been a past speaker at various Breakbulk Americas Conferences since the early 2000s.

Dennis is a native of Wilmington, Delaware, and a 1987 honors graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University, with degrees in Economics and Political Science.  He also pursued studies in Glasgow, Scotland, where he struggled to understand Glaswegian English; in Paris, France where he studied (and learned) French; and in Taipei, Taiwan and Shanghai, China, where he studied Mandarin Chinese.  


Education Day Sessions

An Introduction to Breakbulk

What is breakbulk and project cargo? How does it differ from other types of cargo? A leading industry expert will give a general overview and shed light on the particulars of this industry.

Thursday 17 October 09:35 - 10:00 Main Stage

Learning

Add to calendar 10/17/2024 09:35 10/17/2024 10:00 An Introduction to Breakbulk What is breakbulk and project cargo? How does it differ from other types of cargo? A leading industry expert will give a general overview and shed light on the particulars of this industry. Main Stage America/Chicago

Main Stage Agenda Sessions

Navigating Project Logistics Volatility

“Expecting the unexpected” has become part and parcel of good supply chain management, especially since the COVID pandemic. Reacting promptly and effectively to shifting geopolitical situations, strike action, rate spikes or natural disasters is critical to keep cargo moving. This session will explore risk mitigation and supply chain flexibility within a volatile marketplace, before asking: how can you stay competitive in this new “normal”?

Thursday 17 October 10:30 - 11:15 Main Stage

Supply Chain Flexibility

Add to calendar 10/17/2024 10:30 10/17/2024 11:15 Navigating Project Logistics Volatility “Expecting the unexpected” has become part and parcel of good supply chain management, especially since the COVID pandemic. Reacting promptly and effectively to shifting geopolitical situations, strike action, rate spikes or natural disasters is critical to keep cargo moving. This session will explore risk mitigation and supply chain flexibility within a volatile marketplace, before asking: how can you stay competitive in this new “normal”? Main Stage America/Chicago