Infrastructure

Patriot Rail Co. has appointed a new chief commercial officer, while JAXPORT has named its director of government affairs.

RK Logistics names vice president of operations, and Voga-Dnepr Group appoints vice president of sales and marketing.

BDP International names vice president of global sales and marketing, while Pilot Freight Services appoints two regional vice presidents.

TOTE Inc.’s president and chief executive officer announces retirement, as well as the Global Shippers’ Forum’s secretary general.

Norfolk Southern (NS) promotes vice president strategic planning and vice president industrial products; Port of New Orleans adds to board of commissioners; and CSAFE Global names new CEO.

CSX appoints a new vice president and controller, while Volga-Dnepr hires commercial director.

UPS appoints managing director of UPS Korea, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol names cargo head, the National Retail Federation (NRF) appoints NRF Foundation president, and United Properties picks asset management vice president.

300cubits adds to advisory board and Cargojet appoints new board chairman.

REZ-1 appoints CEO and the American Trucking Associations’ Technology and Maintenance Council elects 2018-2019 chairman.

UPS appoints new chief operating officer and international president, while BDP International names managing director for Middle East, Turkey and Africa.

NC Ports hires director of carrier and trade development, Dayton Freight Lines names regional vice president of operations, and the University of Denver appoints supply chain studies faculty member.

The French container carrier said its logistics facility at DP World London Gateway Logistics Park is expected to commence operations in early summer next year.

ITS Logistics promotes chief financial officer, while the Port of New Orleans appoints board member.

Miami-Dade Aviation Department (MDAD) appoints new director and chief executive officer, while ECU Worldwide promotes regional sales manager.

Textainer Group Holdings Ltd. and CAI International both improved profits in 2017 compared to the prior year.

The two-year Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 will increase caps on discretionary federal spending by $296 billion, including $165 billion for the Department of Defense, plus provide an additional $90 […]

MSC selects Terminal Investment Limited (TiL) CEO, Port of Redwood City executive director retires, the Suddath Companies appoints president of Global Logistics, and the Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply […]

President Donald Trump’s long-awaited infrastructure proposal unveiled by the White House Monday has placed a focus on spurring more private sector involvement in projects.

SEKO Logistics appoints vice president of global airfreight, Port Tampa Bay hires VP of finance, and Evans Distribution Systems name IT director.

RightShip appoints new CEO; KAG Logistics hires EVP of logistics, chemical and specialty products, senior director of business development, and director of logistics solutions; and Stimson Center names managing director.

U.S. Chamber of Commerce adds two to International Affairs division; Hoyer Group appoints chief financial officer; CEVA hires managing director for UK, Ireland and Nordics; and CSafe Global names two European […]

Tiger Cool Express appoints chief commercial officer and executive vice president of operations, FedEx names president of FedEx Express Europe and CEO of TNT, DACHSER promotes COO of air and […]

UPS chief commercial officer retires; Union Pacific names western regional vice president; and CFI promotes new president, and hires senior vice president of sales and operations.

CMA CGM hires group senior vice president of IT and transformations, while Port of Stockton elects new chair and vice-chair for 2018, and Intermarine names Mexico country manager.

A draft of President Donald Trump’s national infrastructure plan was leaked to and reported on by Axios on Monday, showing how the White House intends to incentivize infrastructure funding by […]

Jacksonville Port Authority (JaxPort) selects chief operating officer, while Norfolk Southern (NS) names executive vice president and chief legal officer.

TECSYS hires chief marketing officer; NAVTOR names chief technology officer; Alliance Shippers appoints president and CEO; Direct ChassisLink hires chief strategy officer; and Dachser appoints chief operations officer.

Seabury Maritime PFRA appointed managing director, advisory; Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Ltd. selected next chief executive; and Truckstop.com named vice president of small and medium business sales.

COSCO SHIPPING International announces several appointments; Hamburg Süd names global head of corporate communications; JAXPORT hires director, national container accounts; Logistyx Technologies names CEO; and Flexport appoints VP of people […]

ZIM appoints chief digital officer; Schneider Packaging names executive vice president; A.N. Deringer selects director of consulting and a new senior trade advisor; and the Container Owners Association names board […]

TraPac appoints new president and CEO; IANA installs 2018 board of directors and officers; the American Maritime Partnership elects leadership positions; and Odfjell names COO, global head of ship management […]

CSX appoints executive vice president of operations; the Port of Seattle welcomes new commissioners and names commission president; Damco Distribution Services appoints president; and Yodel names chief executive officer.

EVA Airways announces president and the Port of New Orleans CEO is appointed to advisory council of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta.

CSIS appoints Scholl chair; IICL elects 2018 board leadership; Suddath Cos. names marketing vice president; and BASS picks North American sales vice president.

ECU Worldwide appoints global sales head; Crowley Shipping names vice presidents; Manatee Country Port Authority reelects chairwoman; and Port of Tacoma elects commission president.

The Port of Corpus Christi names CEO; Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty appoints North American regional head of specialty lines, and North American regional head of marine; and the U.S. […]

YRC Worldwide CEO intends to retire; Bahri appoints new CEO; the GAC Group names managing director of GAC North America – Logistics; and the Tanker FFA Brokers Association elects chairman.

The Port of Galveston appoints port director; Ryder names rental sales executive for Scotland; Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg adds an advisor in its export controls and sanctions practice; and the […]

U.S. Federal Maritime Commissioner William P. Doyle, Sr., who is stepping down from the regulatory body Jan. 3, was selected by the Dredging Contractors of America’s board of directors to […]

Samsung Heavy Industries appoints chief executive officer; the Association of American Railroads names senior vice president of communications; the Baltic Exchange Advisory Council elects chairman; and iTradeNetwork names senior vice […]

Hyundai Merchant Marine appoints chief of container business office and chief of HMM America; and the North American Council for Freight Efficiency names new chairman.

AAL appoints commercial manager of its Canada operations; and the Baltic and International Maritime Council’s secretary general and chief executive officer extends his contract to the end of 2022.

Massachusetts Port Authority hires new deputy port director of business development; and Simplified Logistics hires chief financial officer and executive vice president of strategy, and executive vice president of sales.

Xeneta forms NVO commercial team; Anacostia Rail Holdings announces marketing and sales appointments; Mohawk Global Logistics names general manager of its Cleveland branch; and the Virginia Maritime Association elects new […]

NFI names senior vice president of global logistics; Swissport International appoints VP head of group communications; and InstaFreight names managing director.

UPS hires chief transformation officer; Canadian Pacific names vice presidents for its three business units within the sales and marketing team; SeaCube Container Leasing names chief commercial officer; and MPC […]

A.P. Møller-Maersk appoints members to executive board; ShipMoney selects head of the company’s Scandinavian operations; CRST International names president of CRST’s Logistics Inc.; and the IACSC elects new officers and […]

CMA CGM names chairman of the board; DB Cargo AG appoints chief executive officer; IAG Cargo announces three new executive team appointments; and the Hong Kong Shipowners Association elects new […]

CEVA Logistics names chief operating officer of freight management, and managing director for North America; Roadrunner Transportation Systems appoints board chairman; and ShipServ names business and account director for EMEA.

Höegh Autoliners names chief executive officer, and the Railway Supply Institute appoints president.

Panalpina’s chief operating officer and executive board member resigns; and MIQ Logistics appoints vice president, global business development.

Virgin Atlantic Cargo appoints director of commercial and business development, and director of operations; Canadian Pacific board member resigns; STTAS names vice president of European operations; and Air Partner appoints […]

Nils Smedegaard Andersen, who served as group chief executive officer of A.P. Moller – Maersk A/S from December 2007 until July 1, 2016, was named chairman of European regional carrier […]

ECU Worldwide and QTerminals each name new chief executive officer.

Navis appoints general manager for Europe, the Middle East and Africa; and OmniTRAX names executive vice president, industrial development group.

Air Menzies International gains new CEO; Kalmar appoints senior vice president, global terminal operators; VARGO hires systems engineer; and Wen-Parker Logistics adds new member to its board of directors.

MTC Logistics appoints chief information officer, general managers and plant manager; while the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) elects new officer team.

Maersk Container Industry selects new chief executive officer; Glander International Bunkering appoints managing director of its Norway office; and Gebrüder Weiss names country manager, air and sea Germany.

The Port of Oakland’s board of port commissioners names board secretary; and Selandia Ship Management appoints chairman.

Seaspan names new chief executive officer; Wen-Parker Logistics appoints key account manager and director of finance; and ContainerPort Group President passes away.

CargoLogicAir appoints new CEO, while TIACA names chairman and vice chairman, and the Intelligent Transportation Society of America appoints new president and CEO.

Port Freeport names CFO; Jaxport’s board of directors elects new officers; ACI selects chairman and vice-chairman of the ACI World governing board; and the Virginia Department of Rail and Public […]

DB Cargo AG CEO to resign at the end of October; LOC Group appoints CEO and group deputy chairman; and KCS names vice president, health, safety and environmental.

The Port of Seattle names managing director, maritime division; and GE appoints new chief executive officer of GE Transportation.

FIATA announces election results; Saltchuck selects Young Brothers president to lead its Hawaii business initiatives; and the Transportation Institute at the University of Denver’s board of directors elects new chair.

Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb appoints members to Ports of Indiana Commission, and VARGO hires a quality assurance and support professional.

iContainers names director of sales and operations of its Barcelona office; and ShipServ appoints senior vice president, business development.

Union Pacific names vice president and treasurer, vice president-planning and analysis, and vice president-tax; and Crane Worldwide Logistics hires vice president, ocean products.

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.

AP Moller Holding, together with PKA, PensionDanmark and Laegernes Pension, launched a new Africa infrastructure fund with a capital commitment of $550 million.

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 […]

The recent “Petya” cyber attack involving Danish shipping giant A.P. Moller-Maersk should serve as a stark reminder to all companies in the global shipping industry to reexamine existing systems protections […]

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 […]