November 24 - The Materials Handling Engineers Association (MHEA) has appointed John Connolly as its president.
Connolly, who has served as vice president since 2015, will hold the post for the next two years.
He takes over the reins from outgoing president, Michael Kaye, who has held the post since October 2015. Roy Ball, a longstanding executive committee member, has taken on the role of vice president.
USA-based Maxim Crane Works has appointed Larry Lis as the company’s chief operations officer.
The World Shipping Council (WSC) has appointed Joe Kramek as its president and ceo, succeeding John Butler who retires at the end of July.
Liebherr USA has named Shane Kuhlmey as divisional director of crawler cranes, deep foundation machines and maritime cranes.
Blue Water Shipping has relocated and expanded its facilities in Aberdeen, Scotland, with a new office, modern warehouse and an additional laydown area.
Shipping group Maersk has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with wind turbine manufacturer Vestas to build a nacelle manufacturing plant and logistical base for offshore wind turbines at the Mokpo New Port Hinterland Complex in South Korea.
Energy and marine consultants ABL has opened an office in Constanta, Romania, to support the Black Sea region’s offshore energy and maritime markets.
