TAPPI’s 2017 Shipping, Receiving, and Warehousing Conference (SRW) taking place April 18-19, 2017, in Portland, Me., USA, will bring together industry professionals from mills, carriers, warehouses, and printers. It focuses on reducing in-transit damage to rolls of paper.    

Preliminary program topics include: rail safety; an AAR update; delivery expectations, damage, and safety requirements; intermodal safety and load securement; paper load securement, trailer inspection, and floor loading; roll and sheet product handling for damage prevention; and more. 

Learn more about SRW at the conference website. You can also register online and reserve your hotel room. Sponsorship opportunities are available; please contact Ashley Westbrook at (770) 209-7284 for more information.