Jeff Miles has been appointed as port director at the port of Indiana-Jeffersonville, USA.
Miles joins from North Carolina State Ports Authority, where between 2005 and 2017 he held positions including chief operating officer, deputy executive director, and interim chief executive officer.
Miles, who has already started in the role, will lead port operations and business development at the southern Indiana port. He succeeds Scott Stewart, who left the position in early January.
The World Shipping Council (WSC) has appointed Joe Kramek as its president and ceo, succeeding John Butler who retires at the end of July.
Total cargo throughput of the port of Antwerp-Bruges amounted to 70.4 million tonnes in the first quarter of 2024, an increase of 2.4 percent compared to the same period last year, with container throughput increasing and the general cargo sector showing signs of recovery.
Liebherr USA has named Shane Kuhlmey as divisional director of crawler cranes, deep foundation machines and maritime cranes.
Energy and marine consultants ABL has opened an office in Constanta, Romania, to support the Black Sea region’s offshore energy and maritime markets.
Spanish logistics service provider Bergé has set up an industrial process logistics division, which focuses on consolidating industrial logistics activity for the automotive and steel industries.
Antwerp-headquartered Ahlers Logistics has opened an office in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
