Florida’s Sims Crane & Equipment has named Jared Lester as its business development manager.
Lester previously worked for the crane rental and rigging company from 2011-2013 before joining Berkel & Company Contractors as a project manager.
He brings more than 15 years of sales and project management experience to his new role at Sims, where he will be responsible for leading the sales force, identifying business leads and attracting clients in new markets.
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.
Japan-headquartered heavy lifting and transportation specialist Denzai is adding a 2,500-tonne Liebherr crawler crane to its fleet.
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.
