Ian Hirt will step down as port director of Ports of Indiana-Burns Harbor, effective May 3, 2021.
Hirt has served as port director for four years. The port has commenced plans to hire a new port director.
The port director is responsible for managing the daily operations to ensure optimal, effective use of facilities and execution of operational strategy.
Manufacturer Manitowoc has appointed Joern Henselmans as vice president and general manager for Grove all-terrain cranes.
Chinese-Polish multipurpose shipping line Chipolbrok has appointed Radoslaw Chmieliński as managing director of its Gdynia office.
Ro-ro carrier Wallenius Wilhelmsen and Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) have signed a 20-year terminal agreement consolidating the company’s port and logistics operations at the port of Brunswick.
USA-based Maxim Crane Works has appointed Larry Lis as the company’s chief operations officer.
Blue Water Shipping has relocated and expanded its facilities in Aberdeen, Scotland, with a new office, modern warehouse and an additional laydown area.
Shipping group Maersk has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with wind turbine manufacturer Vestas to build a nacelle manufacturing plant and logistical base for offshore wind turbines at the Mokpo New Port Hinterland Complex in South Korea.
