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(Newark, New Jersey - May 22, 2007) - The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) has awarded its Marketing Communications Port Services Guide publishing contract to Commonwealth Business Media, d.b.a. Seaports Publications Group (SPG). SPG (www.seaportsinfo.com) specializes in the full production of port directories, handbooks, magazines and pocket guides. The four-year contract has a one-year renewal option.
The directory will feature dedicated editorial content, terminal specifications and verified data on businesses that service the port, sorted by industry sector, in alpha order. Additionally, organizations seeking to gain exposure and visibility to this target market will advertise and brand their company, its products/services and unique selling propositions. SPG, based in Newark, NJ, will design and produce 5,000 PANYNJ print directories and 5,000 corresponding CDs for 2008. SPG will also develop and maintain the guide's searchable website.
The directories will be unveiled at Port Industry Day in October 2007 and distributed to PANYNJ tenants, prospects, ocean carriers, freight forwarders and shippers, to name a few. The corresponding CD will be used by the Port's executive and sales teams, and distributed at Port Industry Briefing events and trade shows in North America, as well as key global regions.
Ray Venturino, SPG publisher, stated, "We are proud to have been awarded this contract for our local Port Authority. As custom publishers dedicated to the seaport and association sectors for many years, we have a solid infrastructure in place to meet the needs of the PANYNJ. Our data verification team, editorial and design network and advertising sales professionals are strongly connected to the pulse of the market. We look forward to helping the PANYNJ deliver its key messages to the vast audience it serves."
In the coming weeks, SPG will post a brochure with print and online ad rates for the Port Services Guide at www.seaportinfo.com. Information on the editorial focus will follow. Regular directory updates will be included in the SPG's Seaports Press Review online newsletter. Free subscriptions to the newsletter are available through www.seaportspr.com.
"Companies offering products and/or services affiliated with the maritime and multi-modal industries will find the 2008 Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Marketing Communications Port Services Guide is an exceptional opportunity to showcase and brand their organization to this strategic and high-trafficked market," noted Venturino.
For further information on the Port Guide, or to reserve advance ad placements, contact Venturino at rventurino@seaportsinfo.com or call 973-848-7207.
ABOUT THE PANYNJ
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey operates many of the busiest and most important transportation links in the region. They include John F. Kennedy International, Newark Liberty International, LaGuardia and Teterboro airports; AirTrain JFK and AirTrain Newark; the George Washington Bridge and Bus Station; the Lincoln and Holland tunnels; the three bridges between Staten Island and New Jersey; the PATH (Port Authority Trans-Hudson) rapid-transit system; the Port Authority-Downtown Manhattan Heliport; Port Newark; the Elizabeth-Port Authority Marine Terminal; the Howland Hook Marine Terminal on Staten Island; the Brooklyn Piers/Red Hook Container Terminal; and the Port Authority Bus Terminal in midtown Manhattan. The agency also owns the 16-acre World Trade Center site in Lower Manhattan.
The Port Authority is financially self-supporting and receives no tax revenue from either state.
ABOUT SEAPORTS PUBLICATIONS GROUP
Seaports Publication Group is the custom-publishing division of Commonwealth Business Media, Inc. Commonwealth Business Media, Inc., a subsidiary of United Business Media plc, is the leading information provider to the global trade and transportation market with comprehensive proprietary data, news and analytical content. Its leading brands include The Journal of Commerce, Air Cargo World, Traffic World, PIERS Global Intelligence Solutions, BACK Aviation Solutions and a number of directory databases covering the international trade, railroad and trucking markets. In addition to its information data businesses, Commonwealth publishes eight magazines, one newsletter and a series of custom-published directories serving the U.S. seaport market. Through the Journal of Commerce Conference division, Commonwealth produces 10 industry-leading events including Trans-Pacific Maritime, Breakbulk Conference and Exhibition, Breakbulk Europe, Real Estate Logistics Conference, Short Sea Shipping Conference, East Coast Maritime Conference, Canadian Maritime Conference and Automotive Maritime Logistics Conference. Commonwealth is headquartered in East Windsor, New Jersey, with offices in Newark, San Francisco, New Haven, Long Beach, Atlanta, Montreal, Toronto, Washington, DC, Ft. Lauderdale, Tampa, Hong Kong and London. For more information on Commonwealth Business Media, Inc. and the products they offer, visit www.cbizmedia.com or call 800-221-5488.
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