Shipping Digest's William Armbruster wins Silver Award in 2008 Tabbies
EAST WINDSOR, N.J., July 10 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --
Armbruster, editor of Shipping Digest, won Silver in the 2008 Tabbie Awards (TABPI: Trade, Association and
Business Publications International).
Armbruster won the Silver award in the Editor's Column category for
"Commerce with Cuba," which was published in the April 9, 2007 issue of
Shipping Digest. The award-winning editorial presents the case for lifting the
US trade embargo against Cuba.
William Armbruster has been the editor of Shipping Digest since January 2004. Shipping Digest provides
news, analysis, feature stories and special reports on subjects such as container shipping, public and private
services
for exporters, market opportunities, and trade finance. Prior to joining
Shipping Digest, Armbruster spent 24 years with The Journal of Commerce in various reporting and editing
jobs, including maritime editor, world trade editor and special sections editor.
In addition to the Silver Award, Commonwealth Business Media's Journal of
Commerce Shipper Group publications received four Honorable Mentions from the
2008 Tabbie Awards:
Sue Boehning, assistant art director for The Journal of Commerce Shipper
Group, received Honorable Mention -- Opening Page or Spread for the July 2,
2007 Shipping Digest feature "Libation Logistics" and the June 25, 2007
Florida Shipper feature "Inland ports Ahoy."
Joyce Hammock, editor of Canadian Sailings, received Honorable Mention --
Front Cover, Photograph for the December 17, 2007 Canadian Sailings Front Cover "Women in Logistics."
Chris Barnett, a contributing editor to Shipping Digest, received
Honorable Mention -- Feature Article for the July 2, 2007 Shipping Digest feature "Libation Logistics."
"We are very pleased that four members of our staff have been selected as
recipients of the Tabbie Awards," said Jill Rodby, Vice President,
Communications, Commonwealth Business Media. "These are very prestigious
awards and are renowned for acknowledging the very best in journalism. To be
acknowledged is a wonderful achievement and well deserved by our editors and
art department."
About the Awards
Trade, Association and Business Publications International (TABPI;
www.tabpi.org) is a worldwide organization dedicated to bringing together editors working for English-
language publications worldwide, and to
encouraging a common dedication to editorial ethics and excellence. TABPI's editorial and design awards
program, the Tabbies, is open to English language
b2b publications in more than 40 countries. The 2008 Tabbie Awards featured more than 700 entries, with
nominations coming from the U.S., Canada, U.K.,
Australia, France, Ireland, Lebanon, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa, Switzerland and the United Arab
Emirates.
About Commonwealth Business Media
Commonwealth Business Media Inc., a subsidiary of United Business Media Limited, is the leading
information provider to the global trade,
transportation and travel market with comprehensive proprietary data, news and
analytical content. Its leading brands include The Journal of Commerce, PIERS
Global Intelligence Solutions, Official Airline Guide, Air Cargo World,
Traffic World, and Aviation Industry Group, plus a number of directory
databases covering the international trade, railroad and trucking markets. The
company also produces more than 30 conferences serving the international
trade, aviation and maritime markets. For more information, visit
SOURCE Commonwealth Business Media
CONTACT: Jill Rodby of Commonwealth Business Media,
Vice President,
Communications,
+1-415-847-6768,
jrodby@cbizmedia.com
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