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Interferry Introduces Six New Board Directors and New President

Oct 28, 2025

Interferry, the global association representing the ferry industry, announced the appointment of six new members to its Board of Directors. These new director appointments, approved at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Sorrento on October 6, reflect the diversity and global reach of the ferry industry. The newly appointed directors, each approved for a four-year term, are:Oluwadamilola Emmanuel, General Manager…

ABS Group Names David Wechsler as CEO

Oct 27, 2025

ABS has appointed David Wechsler, a founding partner of the firm that became Hitachi Consulting, as the new Chief Executive Officer for ABS Group.Wechsler has a  35-year career in management consulting leadership positions across manufacturing…

Burger Boat Company Announces Promotion of Ron Cleveringa

Oct 22, 2025

Burger Boat Company announced the promotion of Ron Cleveringa to Senior Vice President - Product Portfolio Management, reporting to Rich Thompson, Chief Sales & Marketing Officer.In this newly defined role, Cleveringa will lead the development…

Pedro Widmann Joins UTC Overseas

Oct 22, 2025

UTC Overseas has announced the appointment of Pedro Widmann as Director Global Project Development. Widmann brings over 30 years of experience in the specialized transportation and logistics industry with a strong background in the mining and EPC sector…

Suburban Propane President & CEO Honored with Dual Awards

Oct 17, 2025

Suburban Propane Partners, L.P., a distributor of propane, renewable propane, renewable natural gas, fuel oil, and related products and services, congratulates Michael A. Stivala, President and CEO, on receiving two honors recognizing his leadership and impact in the energy sector…

SC Ports Authority Appoints Micah Mallace as CEO

Oct 06, 2025

With a unanimous vote by its Board of Directors, the South Carolina State Ports Authority (SC Ports) announced Micah Mallace as President and CEO.Mallace assumes leadership of the port after a long and distinguished career in the maritime and logistics industry…

Hardik Gajjar Joins HDR as Maritime Planning Lead

Oct 03, 2025

Hardik Gajjar, ENV SP, has joined HDR as maritime planning lead for the firm’s growing ports and maritime practice. Based in New Jersey, Gajjar will leverage his experience in maritime and intermodal planning to support port owners and operators…

WR Logistics Appoints Miguel Salas as CEO for Spain

Sep 08, 2025

WR Logistics, a provider of project logistics solutions for large scale industrial and infrastructure projects, has appointed Miguel Salas as Chief Executive Officer for Spain, with immediate effect. This new position reinforces WR Logistics’…

WR Logistics Appoints Marc Fischborn as Managing Director for Germany

Sep 02, 2025

WR Logistics, a provider of project logistics solutions for large-scale industrial and infrastructure projects, has appointed Marc Fischborn as Managing Director for Germany. Based in Germany, Mr. Fischborn will be responsible for WR Logistics’ operations across the country…

Bristol Harbor Group Welcomes Lauren Kirk

Aug 27, 2025

Bristol Harbor Group, Inc. (BHGI) has welcomed Lauren Kirk as a naval architect to its naval architecture and marine engineering firm. Lauren Kirk holds a bachelor’s degree in Naval Architecture and MarineEngineering from Webb Institute.During her time at Webb…

Blue Water Announces New CEO

Aug 12, 2025

Thomas Bek, who has been with Blue Water for 29 years, is taking over as CEO from Søren Nørgaard Thomsen, who is leaving the transport and logistics group after seven years.There has been significant development at the Danish transport and logistics group since 2018…

Arup Appoints New Global Maritime Leader to Spearhead Business Growth

Aug 11, 2025

David Dack is Arup’s new Global Business Leader for Maritime, the firm announced.The appointment reinforces Arup’s commitment to delivering sustainable, resilient infrastructure and operational solutions for ports, maritime transport providers…

TOTE Group Announces New Chief Financial Officer

Jul 24, 2025

TOTE Group, a leader in transportation and logistics, announced the appointment of Jason Grear, CPA, as its Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective today, July 24, 2025. Grear brings over 20 years of accounting and finance experience to the organization…

HDR Announces New Global Maritime Director

Jul 23, 2025

Blair Garcia, a longtime leader in the maritime industry, has joined HDR as the global maritime director. He will build on the firm’s strong foundation of maritime and coastal engineers, scientists and experts, while adding new services and…

Basque Government Minister of Industry Welcomes New Port of Bilbao President

Jul 17, 2025

Mikel Jauregi, Basque Government Minister of Industry, has held an initial meeting at the headquarters of the Bilbao Port Authority with Iván Jiménez, the new president, and Ricardo Barkala, the outgoing president, who has held the position since July 2018 and who stepped down yesterday…

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US Grants India Sanctions Waiver to run Iranian Port

US Grants India Sanctions Waiver to run Iranian Port

Delayed Wheat Shipments at Egyptian Port Cleared to Unload

Delayed Wheat Shipments at Egyptian Port Cleared to Unload

APM Terminals Eyes $2 billion Investment in Indian Port

APM Terminals Eyes $2 billion Investment in Indian Port

Unifeeder, Sagarmala Finance Corporation Limited to Advance Sustainable Coastal Shipping in India

Unifeeder, Sagarmala Finance Corporation Limited to Advance Sustainable Coastal Shipping in India

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