UK P&I Club picks William Beveridge 
The UK P&I Club, which specialises in P&I insurance and other services for the international shipping community, has appointed William Beveridge as its new chief underwriting officer. Currently, Beveridge is CUO at Newline Underwriting, the international insurance... mehr
PISR finds new COO
Palau International Ship Registry (PISR) has announced the appointment of Captain Georgios Tsouris as its COO. In this newly created role, Tsouris will be the senior executive of the digital registry. A master mariner, he will operate from PISR’s headquarters in Greece.... mehr
Average Adjusters elect Sir Nigel Teare
Distinguished former High Court judge Sir Nigel Teare has been elected to serve as chairman of the Association of Average Adjusters for the year 2022/2023. He was nominated to succeed Michiel Starmans of Amsterdam-based Spliethoff Group as chairman at the annual general meeting... mehr
Port of Brussels: change at the helm
Appointed by the Brussels government after a call for candidates and a selection process by an independent jury, Gert Van der Eeken succeeds Alfons Moens, who became director general in 2009 and who held this post until his retirement in June 2021. Van der Eeken was elected... mehr
Chapman Freeborn names Reto Hunziker
Reto Hunziker has been with Chapman Freeborn for over nine years. He joined the company as group cargo director in early 2013 and recently took on the position of group cargo and OBC sales director. In his new role as regional director Europe, Hunziker will be responsible... mehr
Six honourees for Maritime Hall of Fame
The Maritime Association of the Port of New York and New Jersey has inducted six industry leaders into its International Maritime Hall of Fame. The prestigious awards were presented at The Lighthouse at Chelsea Piers in New York City. The 2022 Hall of Fame honourees were... mehr
ARA picks David Blight
ARA Asset Management (ARA) has appointed David Blight as chief investment officer of its private funds division, ARA Private Funds (APF). The appointment follows ARA’s recent acquisition by ESR (ESR Group) in a landmark transaction creating Asia Pacific’s largest real asset... mehr
"Excellence Award" for DSV
Logistics and transport provider DSV has won Lufthansa Cargo's "Excellence Award" for 2021. It is a first for DSV. "With this award we recognise the strong growth in the past year and the special partnership that distinguished our cooperation with DSV. The... mehr
Pall-Ex promotes Sue Buchanan
Pall-Ex has promoted former UK network director Sue Buchanan to international network director. She will be focusing on developing cross border growth, strengthening relationships with existing partners and onboarding new territories, which is key for the company's international... mehr
Fourkites hires supply chain veteran
Fourkites has appointed Philippe Salles as its vice president of strategic solutions (ocean). Salles brings experience from CMA CGM, Inttra and maritime research and consultancy firm Drewry. Salles commented: “I’m delighted to be joining Fourkites. Visibility has been ocean... mehr