Shippers Perspective

Consolidated Chassis Management names new president, and SEKO Logistics hires chief commercial officer.

Norfolk Southern appoints chief information officer; Oakland Mayor Libby Schaff re-nominates two Port of Oakland board of port commissioners; and the European Community Shipowners’ Associations (ECSA) names new secretary general […]

AASHTO’s board elects the association’s new president, VP and secretary-treasurer; NYK’s corporate officer resigns to serve as senior managing director at Ocean Network Express Japan Ltd.; and AAPA installs three […]

Unique Logistics International appoints managing director of Unique Logistics International, Atlanta; and Roanoke Insurance Group Inc. names new president.

The National Defense Transportation Association’s board of directors selects the next vice president and chief executive officer of the association, while Falcon Maritime and Aviation hires director of sales.

project44 makes additions to its sales and engineering teams, and Worldwide Express hires chief technology officer.

Jacksonville Port Authority selects chief executive officer and Heartland Rail names business development director.

XPO Logistics appoints new member to its board of directors; the GAC Group names group general manager-technology business management, and technology business manager-management solutions; and BDP International hires finance director […]

The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey names chief security officer, USA Truck appoints vice president of maintenance, TIACA adds two new members to its board of directors, […]

XPO Logistics names chief executive officer of XPO Logistics Europe and managing director-supply chain, Europe; 3Gtms appoints managing director, EMEA; and the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) names new chairman […]

Catapult International appoints new chief executive officer, while Air Transport Services Group and NorthPoint Logistics each name chief operating officer.

The National Foreign Trade Council (NFTC) appoints new board chairman, Tiger Cool Express names chief executive officer and the Prince Rupert Port Authority’s president and CEO retires.

The Georgia Ports Authority appoints senior director of trade development for ocean carrier and non-container sales, and East Coast Warehouse & Distribution names senior director of warehouse operations.

Saddle Creek Logistics Services hires vice president of business development; and FlexiVan appoints president and chief operating officer, and executive vice president and chief commercial officer.

Trinity Logistics names president and chief operating officer, while Gebrüder Weiss appoints branch manager of Gebrüder Weiss Salzburg.

Port of Virginia names director of ocean sales; C.H. Robinson hires finance director, Europe; Jettainer appoints director of operations; and MetroGistics hires vice president of business development.

The Florida Ports Council elects chairman, vice chairman, and secretary and treasurer; the APP names president; Truckstop.com appoints chief commercial officer and chief relationship officer; and Gebrüder Weiss reveals executive […]

Schneider Packaging Equipment names new president, while World Shipping, Inc.’s vice president of operations retires.

Werner Enterprises, Inc. appoints board of directors member; time:matters Holding GmbH names new managing director, strategy & sales; and SIMWAVE hires manager for navigation.

Norfolk Southern names executive vice president and chief financial officer; CFI appoints senior vice president, sales and operations; and Swiss WorldCargo selects regional manager of the newly created Western, Southern […]

Sea Machines Robotics adds member to its board of directors; and PeopleNet appoints senior vice president/general manager, truck.

​A U.S. district court has upheld the decision of the American Club to deny coverage to TransAtlantic Lines over costs associated with a suit resulting from lost cargo, ruling the […]

The Port of Long Beach gains new communications director, and Virgin Atlantic Cargo hires an account manager in Melbourne.

Intermarine unveils various leadership changes, BDP International and Wen-Parker Logistics each name chief financial officer, and the Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association’s executive committee appoints new executive director.

Port Authority of New York and New Jersey names new executive director and board of commissioners chairman, Foss Maritime hires chief commercial officer, and ATA names executive director of the […]

American Airlines Cargo appoints managing director, global and key accounts – cargo sales; USA Truck names vice president of safety and risk management; and Transnet National Ports Authority selects chief […]

“K” Line names managing executive director; Virgin Atlantic Cargo appoints managing director; Crane Worldwide Logistics selects vice president, global specialized solutions; and Hill Dickinson hires legal director for its growing […]

Kansas City Southern names VP of sales and marketing for the energy and short line relations business unit, and VP of intermodal relations, while Delta Airlines appoints vice president of […]

The Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners elects new board president, vice president, and secretary; MacroPoint hires chief financial officer; and Union Pacific appoints board member.

Crowley names vice president of international business and development, ClearMetal appoints vice president of supply chain management, Anacostia Rail Holdings names vice president of its Pacific Harbor Line subsidiary, and […]

Genesee & Wyoming Australia appoints CEO, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey’s board of commissioners selects a new vice chairman for the port authority, and Roadrunner Transportation […]

The Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners approves the appointment of the port’s managing director of finance and administration, GCT appoints new president and CEO, BIFA elects national chairman, and […]

Delta Air Lines Cargo appoints director, cargo sales for the Asia-Pacific region; and the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO’s executive committee elects president and secretary-treasurer.

4flow names executive vice president, Milestone Equipment Holdings appoints president and chief executive officer, the New York/New Jersey Foreign Freight Forwarders & Brokers Association elects new president, and Tideworks Technology […]

Janel Group, Inc. names new president, while the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Charleston District appoints new commander.

Virgin Atlantic Cargo names head of global accounts and regional sales manager for the United Kingdom, while the Short Line Safety Institute selects its executive director.

​The settlement agreement, which resolves all legal issues related to allegations the Kuwait-based 3PL overcharged the Department of Defense while supplying food to U.S. military troops, will allow Agility to […]

ZIM names president and chief executive officer, Kane Is Able appoints senior vice president of sales and marketing, and the 21st Singapore Shipping Association introduces SSA Council 2017/2019.

The Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners approves director of human resources services; and the Port of Corpus Christi Authority hires director of operations and financial controller.

The ContainerPort Group, Inc. appoints senior vice president-Midwest, Cargo iQ names chairman of its membership board, and Transervice Logistics, Inc. appoints director of sales, Midwest.

MCC names CEO, Maersk Line appoints South East Asia managing director, Port of New Orleans’ board of commissioners elects chairman, Deutsche Post DHL Group names labor director and board member […]

project 44 hires chief strategy officer; Crowley Maritime Corp. appoints vice president of safety, security, quality and environmental stewardship; and the Little Rock Port Authority’s board of directors elects chairman.

AFN Logistics appoints vice president, customer supply chain; Virgin Atlantic Cargo names managing director; and Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg hires two compliance attorneys.

Pilot Freight Services names new chief executive officer and president, while the Port of Tacoma hires new director of engineering, and Americold hires executive vice president and chief commercial officer.

TOTE Services hires vice president, marine operations, government & commercial; while the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey names new director of tunnels, bridges and terminals.

Delta Air Lines Cargo appoints managing director, cargo global sales; and Roadrunner Transportation Systems, Inc. names president of Roadrunner Freight.

The U.S. District Court of Puerto Rico held Inter-Island Ferry was within its rights in filing suit against Puerto Rico Ports Authority (PRPA) and the Maritime Transport Authority (MTA) for […]

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) appoints chairman of board of governors, while SeaCube and Kuebix both name new chief executive officers, and BIMCO elects president.

MSC Group hires executive vice president of maritime policy and government affairs, while Huntington Ingalls Industries appoints vice president of strategic sourcing at the company’s Newport News Shipbuilding division.

Saddle Creek names chief operating officer, Prince Rupert Port Authority appoints board member, the S.C. Department of Commerce names senior program director, and the American Trucking Associations’ executive director of […]

USA Truck hires vice president, revenue operations, Day & Ross appoints president and CEO, NxtPort names new chief technology officer, and ECS Group nominates CEO.

Direct ChassisLink, Inc. names president, Kansas City Southern adds four new members to its board of directors, and Genesee & Wyoming appoints board chairman.

Southwest Airlines Co. names director of cargo sales, and United Council for International Business appoints senior vice president of ATA Carnet and trade services.

Roadrunner names executive vice president, chief financial officer, USA Truck hires vice president, chief technology officer, Crete Carrier names president of Crete Carrier and Shaffer Trucking, and the Port of […]

Worldwide Flight Services has announced several corporate appointments, while the Coalition for America’s Gateways and Trade corridors has re-elected four directors to the board.

YRC Worldwide Inc. names chief financial officer, and the Baltic Exchange appoints chief commercial officer.

The British International Freight Association named policy and compliance officer, while Hendry Marine Industries launched its new business development team.

VersaCold Logistics Services appoints chief operating officer, while Pilot Freight Services names vice president of corporate development.

Peel Ports appoints head of container operations and deputy chief operating officer, V. Group names interim CEO, AWO elects new chairman and vice chairman, IARW announces new board of director’s […]

A Miami court found that a forum selection clauses in an ocean bill of lading trumped arguments for a more convenient location for the litigation.

Roadrunner unveils new management team, Flexport hires senior vice president and global head of airfreight, Logistec appoints executive vice president, and Celadon names president and chief operating officer, and president […]

The ocean carrier industry has seen unprecedented changes in the past year or so, but will rapid consolidation and a reshuffling of alliances actually allow carriers to raise rates and […]

UPS names president of growth and emerging markets, while “K” Line appoints senior executive officer, CargoLogicAir hires chief financial officer and technical director, and Great Lakes Dredge & Dock names […]

UPS chief marketing and business services officer retires, while Norfolk Southern executive vice president and chief financial officer retires, and Port of Long Beach names new chief harbor engineer and […]

Ward Transport and Logistics hires new chief operating officer, while the Greenbrier Cos. appoints executive vice president and chief financial officer.

Trac Intermodal sued two trucking companies, claiming they breached a contract by using its chassis to move maritime cargo.

RoadOne IntermodaLogistics adds two new regional business development directors and a regional vice president of operations in the Midwest, while USA Truck appoints vice president, corporate controller.

Saddle Creek Logistics Services adds senior director of business development, while Port of Price Rupert vice-president of commercial and regulatory affairs and general counsel steps down.

American Trucking Associations hires director of strategic communications, while Worldwide Flight Services appoints global head of people.

AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) appoints vice president of its Americas division, while Crane Worldwide names six new VPs, and Virgin Atlantic Cargo adds account manager in Sydney.

Lineage Logistics names senior vice president of Sales & Value-Added Services, Transervice Logistics appoints director of sales for the company’s western regional division, and The Tioga Group hires senior associate.

IAG Cargo names new chief executive, while Trans Global Projects Group hires chief executive officer of Natco Switzerland subsidiary.

Bureau Veritas promotes senior executive vice president, while Greenville & Western Railway Co. appoints general manager and manager of mechanical and transloading, and Glander International Bunkering hires two new traders […]

SEKO Logistics names chief operating officer for Asia Pacific region, while enVista hires ocean category manager for Middle East and Africa.

Crane Worldwide Logistics hires vice president of global sales, while Danish Shipowners’ Association appoints director for European Union affairs.

NYK Group Europe appoints chief executive officer and chief operating officer, while Capes Shipping Agencies hires general manager.

Greencarrier Freight Services appoints chief executive officer, and Alaska Airlines names vice president of airport operations and customer service.

YRC Worldwide appoints chief information officer, while CenterPoint Properties names eastern region senior vice president and Actisense hires operations supervisor.

Port of Portland, Ore. hires marine marketing director, while IFCO North America appoints director of food safety and quality.

A recent opinion and order stemming from the litigation resulting from the 2012 explosion and fire aboard an MSC containership highlighted the roles of intermediaries and documentation in the transport […]

The National Transportation Safety Board names acting chairman, while American Airlines Cargo appoints managing director of Florida, Caribbean and Latin America and 10-4 Systems names board chairman.

American Trucking Associations promotes four staffers and hires new vice president of creative services and new director of marketing, while Xeneta appoints director of value engineering, and SmartTruck names vice […]

Ascent Global Logistics appoints vice president of strategic accounts for Marisol International, while GSC Logistics hires senior manager of sales and business development and OSM Maritime Group name two new […]

MatchBack Systems forms board of directors, while Swissport International names CEO of Swissport UK & Ireland, and V.Group appoints non-executive directors to board.

American Airlines names new president of cargo and vice president of global sales, while Wen-Parker Logistics hires U.K. sales manager.

UPS hires director of global affairs, while the Association of American Railroads names new press secretary.

With capacity in the ocean carrier industry continuing to outstrip demand levels, many are left wondering what carrier is next in line for a merger or acquisition.

IAG Cargo appoints chief financial officer, while INTTRA hires president of Asia Pacific, and American Trucking Associations elects general chairman and treasurer of its Technology & Maintenance Council.

Redwood Logistics names senior vice president of strategic sales, while Reading & Northern Railroad hires SVP of coal, Port of New Orleans adds a board member and CenterPoint Properties appoints […]

DHL Express appoints Markus Reckling as the new chief executive for Germany, while Mitsui O.S.K. Line (MOL) names chief country representative in Turkey.

Canadian Pacific Railway names chief marketing officer, while Troy Container Line promotes FCL export manager.

Alaska Airlines names new chief information officer, vice president finance and controller, and promotes two to managing director; while Siemens Postal, Parcel & Airport Logistics appoints chief digitalization officer.

RightShip chief executive officer resigns, while CLX Logistics hires supply chain consultant.

CFI appoints vice president, logistics and vice president, sales, while the Armitt Group names new finance director.

On the occasion of his 80th birthday, Jacques Saadé the founder of CMA CGM, appointed his son to run what is the world’s third largest ocean carrier.

Iptor Supply Chains Systems names new chief financial officer, while PayAnyBiz hires executive vice president of sales and marketing.

uShip hires new chief executive officer, while DHL Supply Chain names CEO of its regional Singapore division.

DHL Supply Chain appoints president of Automotive, North America, while WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff names maritime manager for Southern California and Greenbrier Cos. hires director of global security.

Chris Dupin, maritime and intermodal editor of American Shipper, examined the importance of protecting high-value parcel deliveries, using the outcome of Golden Hawk Metallurgical’s case against FedEx for the loss […]

The National Industrial Transportation League elects new chairman and board members, while Worldwide Flight Services hires chief information officer.