The Northwest Seaport Alliance has appointed Laurie Cooley as its new senior business development manager, non-container.
Having spent 16 years as manager of business development at the port of Longview, Cooley will now be responsible for the business development and retention efforts of NSA’s non-container business.
Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA) and the Puyallup Tribe have joined forces to expand the region’s shipping capacity through construction of a new berth on the East Blair Waterway.
The USA’s Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA) has welcomed the ro-ro vessel Triumph Ace to its Terminal 46, marking the opening of the terminal to regular auto and breakbulk cargoes.
The Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA) is launching a feasibility study to evaluate business opportunities in the offshore wind supply chain.
Thomas Skellingsted has joined global logistics and supply chain advisory and investment firm LPX Partners as managing director.
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.
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.
