BONUS EPISODE: A Conversation with Port of Long Beach CEO Mario Cordero | SupplyChainBrain

BONUS EPISODE: A Conversation with Port of Long Beach CEO Mario Cordero

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

September 30, 2025

Port of Long Beach. Photo: iStock / trekandshoot

Port of Long Beach. Photo: iStock / trekandshoot

On this bonus episode of The SupplyChainBrain Podcast, SupplyChainBrain editor-in-chief Bob Bowman speaks with Mario Cordero, chief executive officer of the Port of Long Beach. The conversation was recorded at the 2025 Intermodal Expo of IANA, the Intermodal Association of North America, in Long Beach.

Editor's note: Mario Cordero announced on October 2 that he will retire from his position at the Port of Long Beach at the end of 2025.

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