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Independent Port Consultants has expanded its advisory network with two senior appointments to support growing demand for digitalization and sustainability guidance in the ports sector.
Kevin Martin joins as senior port technology consultant in Dubai, bringing more than 30 years of experience in operational transformation, automation and digital strategy. Derek McGlashan has joined to strengthen the firm’s ESG advisory capability, helping clients integrate sustainability into long-term business planning.
IPC said the hires ...
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BIMCO has launched a campaign film, Fair Seas, calling on governments to strengthen protections for seafarers, citing rising geopolitical risks and growing concerns over criminalization.
The group said around 20,000 seafarers are currently stranded in the Persian Gulf amid heightened security risks and mounting mental strain ...
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Hapag-Lloyd AG said its supervisory board has elected Karl Gernandt as chairman with immediate effect, replacing Michael Behrendt, who is unable to perform his duties due to health reasons.
Behrendt will remain an ordinary member of the supervisory board, the company said. The board emphasized that ...
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Otis Cliatt II, president of Pacific Harbor Line, was awarded a Black History Month Trailblazer of the Century Award, by U.S. Rep. Nanette Barragán for his leadership in advancing lower-emission rail operations in the San Pedro Bay port complex.
Cliatt received the award at the Michelle ...
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Ocean Network Express said Feb. 24 it has appointed Till Ole Barrelet as CEO-designate, succeeding Jeremy Nixon as part of a planned leadership transition.
Barrelet will join the Singapore-based container liner on May 1 and assume the role of CEO on July 1, while Nixon, who ...
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Freight rate data provider Xeneta has appointed Bjorn Vang Jensen as executive industry advisor. Jensen brings more than 35 years of experience managing global supply chains across sectors including fast-moving consumer goods, retail, automotive and consumer durables, the company said.
In the advisory role, Jensen will ...
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The Georgia Ports Authority said Feb. 10 that veteran terminal operator Kevin Price will join the agency as president beginning July 1, as part of a planned leadership transition that will eventually place him in the top role.
Price will report to current President and CEO ...
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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 ...
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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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