The event is due to take place between 29 November and 1 December 2005. Its organiser, Informa, expressed sympathy to those affected by the “shocking events of the past week”, and announced it would donate US$50 to the American Red Cross for every delegate place booked at TOC2005 Americas.

The deepwater Port of Savannah is home to the largest single-terminal container facility of its kind on the US East and Gulf coasts.