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President Donald J. Trump on Jan. 28 designated Laura DiBella to serve as chairman of the Federal Maritime Commission.
DiBella was sworn in as a new commissioner about three weeks earlier; she was nominated by Trump Dec. 18 and confirmed by the Senate on Dec. 18 for a term expiring Sept. 30, 2028.
DiBella served as Florida’s first female secretary of Commerce, president and CEO of Enterprise Florida, and president of business ...
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The multipurpose and heavy-lift shipping market entered 2026 on a firmer footing, according to the 20th edition of Market Sentiment Index (MSI) from One World Shipbrokers, which recorded its third consecutive quarterly rise to 53.4 in the first quarter.
The index points to modest improvements in ...
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The Port of South Louisiana said he has named Julia Fisher-Cormier as the Gulf port’s next executive director.
The River Parish native returns to the port after serving as deputy secretary of the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development since August 2025. She was chief commercial ...
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Regional container trade growth in 2025 is increasingly asymmetric, with economies commonly grouped – albeit loosely – under the term ‘Global South’ pulling decisively ahead of their ‘Western’ counterparts,” said Simon Heaney, Drewry’s senior manager of container research.
Through 10 months of data, the Container Trades ...
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Danish shipping behemoth A.P. Moller - Maersk (Maersk) said it has made changes to its regional leadership.
“The past years, our regions have executed strongly against our strategic priorities, driving growth, increasing customer-centricity and integrating acquired companies,” said Vincent Clerc, CEO at Maersk. This effort created ...
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Maersk has appointed Robert Erni as chief financial officer and a member of the executive board, succeeding Patrick Jany, who has served in the role for six years.
Maersk CEO Vincent Clerc said Erni is a “highly qualified CFO with deep roots in the global logistics ...
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The Containerization and Intermodal Institute (CII) said John Nardi, president of the Shipping Association of New York and New Jersey, received the Connie Award, while Steven Rothberg, founding partner of Mercator International LLC, received the Lifetime Achievement Award at an awards luncheon Dec. 8 at ...
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The Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners were expected to select longtime Port of Long Beach executive Dr. Noel Hacegaba as the Port’s next CEO, effective Jan. 1.
Hacegaba, currently chief operating officer, would succeed Mario Cordero, who is stepping down at the year end, after ...
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CSX, the U.S. East Coast Class I rallroad, has reported executive leadership changes that the company said are designed to strengthen its strategic focus and advance its long-term growth objectives.
Kevin Boone has been named executive vice president and CFO, succeeding Sean Pelkey, who has departed ...
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Launched in response to the logistics challenges associated with Hurricane Katrina in October 2005, The American Logistics Aid Network (ALAN) is marking 20 years of helping humanitarian organizations get relief supplies stored, transported and delivered to disaster sites more quickly – and free of charge.
“In ...
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