All Appointments articles
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NewsJiménez appointed president of Bilbao Port Authority
Iván Jiménez has assumed the presidency of the Bilbao Port Authority in Spain, effective July 17, 2025.
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NewsWendt joins BHV executive board
Bremen port and logistics association BHV has appointed Carsten Wendt, head of sales for high and heavy and breakbulk at Wallenius Wilhelmsen, to its executive board.
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NewsRitchey to head up Americas operations at Geodis
Global logistics provider Geodis has appointed Laura Ritchey as president and ceo of the Americas region.
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NewsRoberts to lead LS Cargo in North America
Drew Roberts has joined project forwarding specialist LS Cargo as president of its North American operations.
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NewsSkellingsted joins LPX Partners as managing director
Thomas Skellingsted has joined global logistics and supply chain advisory and investment firm LPX Partners as managing director.
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NewsKloiber retires from Gebrüder Weiss
After 35 years’ service, Peter Kloiber has retired from his roles at Swiss freight forwarder Gebrüder Weiss. Peter Schafleitner, former director of product management land transport, will now join the managerial board.
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NewsLDA makes key business changes
Independent private equity firm InfraVia Capital Partners has acquired an 80 percent stake in Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LDA), a subsidiary of the Louis-Dreyfus Company. LDA now plans to invest some EUR1 billion (USD1.18 billion) in the fleet and new technologies. Moreover, Samira Draoua has also joined LDA as ceo.
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NewsMcCoshen selected as GLS administrator
Mike McCoshen has been sworn in as the administrator of the US Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (GLS).
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NewsLeadership change at Gulftainer
UAE-headquartered port and logistics provider Gulftainer has appointed Farid Belbouab as its group ceo.
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NewsLynn steps down as BigLift representative
David Lynn of Allways Shipping is stepping down as commercial representative of BigLift Shipping in Western Australia and the Northern Territory, effective July 1, 2025.
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NewsDenholm steps up as chairman of ICS
John Denholm has been named chairman of the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) following unanimous recommendation from the board of ICS, succeeding Emanuele Grimaldi from June 2026.
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NewsOceanly promotes Lerche-Tornøe to CEO
Maritime digital solutions provider Oceanly has promoted Frederik Lerche-Tornøe as its ceo.
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NewsBamford appointed at Prince Rupert Port Authority
The Prince Rupert Port Authority (PRPA) has appointed Katherine Bamford as its vice president of business development.
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NewsGreat Ocean strengthens offshore presence with latest appointment
Brazil-based Great Ocean has appointed Gerciane Santos as its head of offshore maritime operations.
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NewsPort Freeport rejigs commissioning board
Port Freeport in Texas, USA, has sworn in Dan Croft and Ravi Singhania as commissioners of the port.
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NewsK+N makes duo of appointments
Kuehne+Nagel (K+N) has appointed Marcus Claesson as its chief information officer and Shirley Sharma Paterson as global head of sales.
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NewsBIFA elects national chair
The British International Freight Association (BIFA) has elected Keith Baguley, senior manager at Grimaldi Group, as its national chair, succeeding Charles Hogg, chief commercial officer at Unsworth.
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NewsEconowind appoints Koornneef as CEO
The Netherlands-based wind-assisted ship propulsion company Econowind has appointed Daan Koornneef as ceo, effective immediately.
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NewsWR Logistics names Massimo Naldini
Project logistics specialist WR Logistics has appointed Massimo Naldini as the ceo of its Italian operations.
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NewsBellamy steps up at Thames Freeport
Martin Bellamy has been appointed chair of Thames Freeport Industry Council.