October 13 - RollDock has appointed Ben van der Hoeven as the company's chief commercial officer.
In his role, van der Hoeven will pay particular attention to the activities of RollDock and BigRoll, as well as exploring opportunities and possibilities for working together with Roll-Lift on future projects.
Having worked for companies such as Dockwise, Heerema Fabrication Group and Damen Shipyards Group, van der Hoeven brings a vast amount of experience and technical knowledge to the role.
The port of Albany in the USA has been awarded a USD9.9 million grant from the NYS Department of Transportation (DoT) passenger and freight rail assistance programme (PFRAP) to upgrade its heavy lift infrastructure.
Peter Hesselink, who joined engineering specialist Eager.one as commercial director at the start of this year, will succeed Wim Kattouw as the company’s managing director.
Konecranes has acquired German crane and service supplier Kocks Kranbau, strengthening its port services offering.
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.
