Several GPLN members had a good show at the annual BreakBulk Conference & Exhibition held in New Orleans this year.  We were represented by GPLN members from Asia, Europe, North America and South America and it was a very good marketing exercise for us as usual.

We have already had membership applications for new members here and our booth participants were able to meet a variety of specialized carriers, project logistics companies, port operators and related companies.  We also got to sample the delights of the French Quarter (especially Bourbon Street!) and I, after how many times in New Orleans, also finally got a chance to go to the world famous K-Paul’s Louisiana Kitchen, the restaurant belonging to globally acclaimed chef, Paul Prudhomme.  We went there with several of our booth participants.  On the last night as well many of us went to the piano bar at Pat O’s and had just a great time!

Let me catch myself…

The event wasn’t about how much of a good time we could have in the French Quarter in New Orleans, but we definitely were able to get the time in.  Most of us brought home some good business and we all garnished some very good contacts as well.  So I say as a marketing effort our booth was an unqualified success!  I suspect that BreakBulk 2009 will be even better, whether this is held in New Orleans or in Houston, as the rumors have it.