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    50+ hours of emergency solutions

    Disasters Expo USA is the leading event mitigating the world’s most costly disasters, for professionals looking to source the solutions helping our communities prepare, respond and recover from disasters to the best of our ability.

    March 6-7, 2024
    Miami Beach Convention Center
    Miami Beach, Florida, USA

    The event returned to the Miami Beach Convention Center on March 6-7, 2024, bringing together thousands of industry professionals from around the world to learn the latest basic preparedness and education methods to prevent the negative social, economic and environmental impacts of disasters, and to provide response techniques and demonstrations of the latest solutions to reduce the catastrophic impact of disasters worldwide.

    Insights presented from the epicenter of lifesaving solutions

    Through our presence at the exhibition, we offered door-to-door solutions both within the US and worldwide.

    Philippe Dumas / Global Head of Aid and Relief logistics

    Unlocking conversations: A look at the topics talked about

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    Regional control towers for specialized crisis response

    The aid-relief logistics solution handles operations through a network of three regional control towers dedicated to humanitarian aid needs. Each control tower has regional expertise with a skilled team regarding cargo movement, customs brokerage, transport capacities, road conditions, and overall infrastructure capabilities.

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    Navigating complexity

    Carrying supplies to difficult operating countries with an unreliable and sometimes unpredictable environment is never easy. As a global freight forwarder, we have the knowledge, the network strength, and the expertise to take care of all transport requests regardless of the modes (road, ocean, air).

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    Harmonizing global and local excellence

    Knowing the best routes, anticipating issues, preparing for fallbacks, and mastering regulations is a must-have for us. Jointly, our local branches, our four dedicated regional control towers, and our approved field partners offer quality, reliability, and responsiveness at all times and at every step of the way.

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    40 dedicated desks around the world

    In case of emergency or disaster relief, a 24/7 manpowered desk takes the lead and finds the best and fastest solution to deliver your goods, by any means necessary (charter, hand carry, etc.) all around the world.

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    70 years of excellence in the U.S.

    Since opening our first U.S. office in 1946, we have become one of the largest integrated logistics service providers in the U.S. with more than 8,000 employees in 45 branches and 65 logistics over 17 million sq. ft. of warehousing space. We offer land transport, air, and ocean freight, as well as comprehensive logistics solutions and single-source global supply chain management emergency desk in Miami, you can count on airfreight network and preferred carriers to ship wherever it’s needed into the U.S. Our network is growing every day to become one of the largest in the U Serving 27 primary airports and 26 additional airports with driving distance.

    Building resilient cities: Unveiling strategies, insights, and innovations

    The aim of this event was to raise environmental awareness and focus on disaster risk, mitigation, policy and strategies, as well as contribute to strenghtening resilience and reduction of loss to build resilient cities. Participants were invited to join key profesionals in the keynote theater who were sharing their insights, case studies and solutions, helping everyone gain an in-depth knowledge in the mitigation of disasters. With experts providing in-depth knowledge of disaster responses, recovery and loss mitigation procedures, we were pleased to prepare the audience with strategies to deal with potential disasters and to protect communities across the globe.

    Empowering communities: The ticket to a safer tomorrow

    By uniting global disaster risk management experts, well experienced emergency responders and the leading innovators from the world, the event served as a hub of the solutions to provide attendees with tools that they can use to protect the communities and mitigate the damage from disasters. 

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