The port of Blyth in the UK has appointed Alasdair Kerr as head of commercial.
Accord to the port of Blyth, Kerr has an excellent track record in business development and customer service as well as a great deal of experience in the North East’s port sector, which makes him ideally positioned to support the Northumberland port’s ambitious growth plans.
Kerr will oversee business development activities and commercial strategy during what the port expects to be a busy period of expansion.
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.
