On August 27, 2008, CS Ottawa and CS Westchester participated in the 2nd Annual "Port Commerce Day" workshop, in Ogdensburg, N.Y. This informative event had 15 U.S. companies in the agricultural and multi-modal transportation sectors in attendance. Also in attendance was a field representative from Congressman John M. McHugh's office, officials from the Ogdensburg Bridge and Port Authority, City of Ogdensburg, The Greater Ogdensburg Chamber of Commerce, the St. Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce, FedEx Trade Networks, and the St. Lawrence County Office of Economic Development. Presentations were made on how to increase the traffic and export of U.S. products into the Canadian market through the use of the Port of Ogdensburg's facilities, as well as promoting the benefits of the Foreign Trade Zone 118 for Canadian companies involved in trade with N.Y. State companies.

Michael Grossman of the Westchester USEAC delivered a presentation on the benefits of the US Commercial Service and Luz Betancur of CS Ottawa had individual meetings with the U.S. companies to promote Canada as the best export market for their products. The event concluded with a tour of the Port of Ogdensburg & Wind Turbine Components, and a networking event.