The port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) has appointed Todd Rives as vice president and chief commercial officer.
Rives will succeed Robert Landry, who is retiring after 31 years with Port Nola.
According to the port, Rives’ maritime strategic business development and leadership experience will help the port realise current and future growth opportunities.
Most recently, Rives served as CMA CGM’s vice president for marine sourcing, managing USD1.7 billion in US maritime operations.
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.
