Royal Vopak picks Dick Richelle as CEO 
Royal Vopak’s supervisory board will nominate Dick Richelle as chairman of the executive board and CEO as per 1 January 2022, Eelco Hoekstra having decided to step down. Richelle started his career with Royal Vopak as a management trainee in 1995. He brings with him over 25... more
HPC with new MD duo
Nils Kemme has been appointed MD of Hamburg Port Consulting. He will work with fellow managing director Suheil Mahayni. The joint MDs are united in their goals: "Together we can demonstrate how we want to develop our organisation: customer-, team- and... more
Bernard Jiang president of UPS China
UPS has appointed Bernard Jiang as president of UPS China. With close to 20 years of experience in international supply chain and trade management, Jiang will oversee UPS’s business and operations in China. “As the Chinese economy continues its recovery, it is a privilege to... more
Eimskip: changes in executive management
Iceland-based transport company Eimskip has appointed Böðvar Örn Kristinsson as interim executive vice president of its domestic operations. Guðmundur Nikulásson who has held the position since 2009, will be stepping aside due to health reasons. At the same time, Eimskip's... more
Bitature is Bolloré's new chairman in Uganda
Bolloré Transport & Logistics welcomes Patrick Bitature as the chairman of the board for its Uganda subsidiary. The entrepreneur and philanthropist is the founder and chairman of Simba Group of Companies, an East African conglomerate, with interests in telecommunications,... more
Five honourees for Intl. Maritime Hall of Fame
The Maritime Association of the Port of New York and New Jersey has inducted five industry entrepreneurs into its 27th International Maritime Hall of Fame. The honourees are: Lisa Lutoff-Perlo, president and CEO, Celebrity Cruises, James R. Mara, president emeritus,... more
IAG chooses Nicholas Cadbury
Nicholas Cadbury will be joining IAG as CFO after Steve Gunning has decided to step down from this role. Cadbury comes from Whitbread PLC, where he is group finance director, having started working for the group in 2012. He is also a non-executive director and chair of the audit... more
Aapa elects four new members
Mario Cordero, chairman of the board of the American Association of Port Authorities (Aapa), has announced the election of new members to the association's board of directors: Julianna Marler was appointed CEO of the Port of Vancouver USA in January 2017 after serving as... more
Roman Stiftner to be president of ESC
At the ESC board meeting of 19 October 2021, Roman Stiftner was confirmed as the new president of the European Shippers’ Council. He takes over the helm at ESC from Denis Choumert, who has chaired the organisation for the last ten years. Stiftner is a managing director of... more
Alstom chooses Kanat Alpysbayev
Alstom has appointed Kanat Alpysbayev as managing director of the company's Western & Central Asia cluster. He joins Alstom from Kazpost, Kazakhstan's national postal service, where he was chairman of the board. Alpysbayev also served as managing director for logistics and... more