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Supply chain services provider Wabash announced key executive appointments, effective Jan. 15, which the company said are aimed at advancing its growth strategy and delivering greater value to customers, partners and stakeholders.Drew Schwartzhoff has been named senior vice president and chief commercial officer, and will lead Wabash’s commercial organization, driving initiatives to enhance customer engagement, expand market opportunities and align the company’s innovative solutions with evolving customer needs.Schwartzhoff, who joined ...
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Independent UK freight forwarding Davies Turner has appointed Guillaume Bouyer as head of strategic accounts – Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia, within its ocean freight forwarding department.Bouyer joins a team of three other heads of trade, each focused on different regions Davies Turner serves through ...
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The New York-New Jersey Foreign Freight Forwarders and Brokers Association Inc., or NYNJFFFBA, has named Bethann Rooney, port director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, as its 2025 Person of the Year.Rooney will be feted at the association’s 107th Annual Dinner ...
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The International Longshoremen’s Association, or ILA, and U.S. Maritime Alliance, or USMX, on Jan. 8 reached tentative agreement on all items for a new six-year master contract.Details of the new tentative agreement will not be released to allow ILA rank-and-file-members and USMX members to review ...
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Global logistics services provider GEODIS has appointed Marc Vollet as executive vice president of the European Road Network Line of Business.Vollet will be a member of the management board, which is chaired by CEO Marie-Christine Lombard.Vollet has 30 years’ experience in managing operations and leading ...
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The International Longshoremen’s Association, or ILA, and U.S. Maritime Alliance, or USMX, will reportedly resume talks for a new master contract on Jan. 7, a little more than a week before a contract extension runs out on Jan. 15, according to a report by the ...
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Savage, the Salt Lake City-based of supply chain infrastructure and solutions provider, has only the fourth CEO in its 80-year history.Jeff Roberts took the reins Jan. 1, following the retirement of his predecessor, Kirk Aubry. Savage presented its CEO succession plan in June 2024, when ...
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The Containerization & Intermodal Institute, or CII, honored Allen Clifford, executive vice president, MSC Mediterranean Shipping Co. (USA) Inc. with the 2024 Connie Award in front of nearly 600 transportation industry experts gathered on Dec 9 in Newark, NJ.Additionally, Clifford Pyron, advisor at Georgia Ports ...
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Some 270 business organizations, in a letter asked the International Longshoremen’s Association and the U.S. Maritime Alliance Ltd. to resume contract talks in hopes of avoiding another strike at the 36 ports on the East and Gulf coasts.The two sides were to have met four ...
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Guenther Siemens, who has been with BBC Chartering in varying positions for more than 25 years, takes over the role of the managing director of Briese Chartering Jan. 1.Siemens, formerly chief operations officer at BBC Chartering, succeeds Ilona Lazareva, who stepping down from the position ...
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