July 25 - Maersk Line, Limited (MLL) - the US-flag arm of Maersk Line - has appointed William (Bill) Woodhour as its new president, with effect from July 1.
Woodhour, who spent the last several years serving as vice president of Maersk Line in Copenhagen, has also held a number of positions in sales, marketing and line management at Maersk in New Jersey, USA.
He takes over from Russ Bruner, who will remain with the company until full responsibility is handed over to Woodhour later this year.
The World Shipping Council (WSC) has appointed Joe Kramek as its president and ceo, succeeding John Butler who retires at the end of July.
Liebherr USA has named Shane Kuhlmey as divisional director of crawler cranes, deep foundation machines and maritime cranes.
Geodis has been awarded a contract for inbound logistics services for ship construction and repair projects in Canada, as part of Halifax-based Irving Shipbuilding Inc.’s (ISI) participation in a national shipbuilding programme.
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.
