AME Hires Paul Savage as Operations Manager
, Fla. based maritime and industrial mechanical service repair specialist Advanced Mechanical Enterprises (AME) announced it has appointed Paul Savage as its new Operations Manager.With over 30 years of leadership and project management experience, Savage joins the AME management team from Veolia North America, where he served as Vice President, managing complex industrial and government contracts. At Veolia, Savage was at the helm of commercial, state, and federal contracts, overseeing safe and efficient utility plant operations where he successfully negotiated contract renewals and implemented transformat
Gladys Goh takes the Helm at Nippon Paint Marine
Marine will also strengthen its cargo hold and cargo tank solutions, including offering methanol-resistant coatings in line with the industry’s increased use of methanol as a viable new fuel to meet decarbonization targets. In 2024, the company will further expand its supply points, to include North America and South Africa, following the acquisition of new locations in Australia, Egypt, and Gibraltar last year
Maersk Names Charles van der Steene President for North America
A.P. Moller - Maersk (Maersk) announced it has appointed Charles van der Steene as the new Regional President for North America, effective February 1, 2024. With the move, van der Steene will join the company’s Executive Leadership Team.A logistics industry veteran, van der Steene joined Maersk in 2011 with deep global experience in commercial leadership, operations and general management. He previously led Maersk’s commercial organization in North America and most recently headed up Maersk’s Global Commercial Excellence and Transformation organization.Narin Phol, who has served in
Leichtfried Named Head of Danfoss Drives in N. America
Danfoss Drives announced that Hannes Leichtfried has been appointed head of sales and marketing for the Drives business segment in North America.Leichtfried, an Austrian native, brings to the role nearly 30 years of experience at Danfoss in Austria and Germany. He began his career at Danfoss in 1994 as a technical support engineer, then moved into sales and marketing roles. He was most recently the head of sales and marketing for Danfoss Drives in the Central European region. In his new role, he will be based at the Danfoss Drives’ Loves Park, Ill., office.“I am thrilled about my new role
Northwest Seaport Alliance Nmes Bellerud COO
and Class 1 railroads, Bellerud’s career spans the West Coast from Los Angeles to Vancouver, British Columbia. Most recently, Jeff served as Director of Intermodal & Port Operations at CN Rail where he led port operations, including 14 marine terminals across seven port authorities in North America and led all aspects of operations for seven inland terminals in Western Canada.Bellerud earned an undergraduate degree from the University of Nevada Las Vegas and an MBA from the University of Northern British Columbia.“Jeff’s senior level experience with a Class I railroad and extensive
Alicia Barton Named CEO of Vineyard Offshore
;I am thrilled to be joining Vineyard Offshore at this critical point in its growth and a critical time for the offshore wind industry as we face the imperative to deliver clean energy at an unprecedented scale in the years ahead,” Barton said. “Vineyard Offshore is poised to lead the North American offshore wind market by combining the global pipeline and expertise of its sponsor at Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners with the team who has pioneered the delivery of large scale offshore wind in the U.S. I am excited to take on the challenge of helping the company achieve even greater success
Port of Everett Hires New Trade Development Director
more years to come.”Craig brings more than 25 years of business development, transportation and global supply chain management experience in both the U.S. and Canada, ranging from less-than-truckload freight shipments to some of the largest and most complex moves of breakbulk cargo throughout North America.She comes to the port from Omega Morgan, a specialized transportation company headquartered in Hillsboro, Ore., where she has worked for the past 10 years, most recently as director of sales. The port’s seaport team has worked with Craig for many of those years, hauling over-dimensional
It’s Time for an Industrial Inquiry Commission into Ports and Automation
an industrial inquiry commission on port skills and automation.Dockworkers and new technologiesTo understand the current dispute, we need to overturn the myth that west coast unionized dockworkers have refused to accept new cargo handling technologies.Since the 1960s, ports on the west coast of North America have benefited enormously from mechanization and modernization agreements, now enshrined in various collective agreements.In exchange for giving employers the freedom to implement technological changes — which often displace labor — employees secured a share of the resulting productivity
Maersk Announces New Executive Leadership Team
H. Thygesen, Chief Delivery OfficerJohan Sigsgaard, Chief Product Officer – OceanKarsten Kildahl, Chief Commercial Officer & Latin America, Africa, and West-Central AsiaKatharina Poehlmann, Head of StrategyKeith Svendsen, Chief Executive Officer of APM TerminalsNarin Phol, President, North America RegionNavneet Kapoor, Chief Technology & Information OfficerPatrick Jany, Chief Financial OfficerRabab Boulos, Chief Infrastructure OfficerRotem Hershko, Chief Product Officer – Logistics & ServicesSilvia Ding, Head of TransformationSusana Elvira Meire, Chief People Officer"
Carrix Names Uffe Ostergaard CEO
for A.P. Moller-Maersk, including serving in senior leadership roles in strategy and marketing. Subsequently, Ostergaard joined United Arab Shipping Company (USAC) in Dubai as Chief Commercial Officer and, more recently, Hapag-Lloyd AG, where he served five years based in the U.S.as its president in North America.The company's board expressed its appreciation for Stubkjaer’s stewardship and vision during the past 11 years of leading Carrix. “On behalf of the Board, I want to thank Knud for his incredible leadership over the past 11 years during which he and the Executive Team continued
Levesque Named President of CMA CGM America
Group. Prior to Ports America, he spent 25 years based in Hong Kong and held leadership positions in international transportation, logistics and supply chain companies including CEO of Modern Terminals Limited, CEVA Logistics and DHL.“This is an exciting time for the CMA CGM Group here in North America, and I look forward to continuing the momentum generated by Ed Aldridge and his team over the last 14 years. We will continue to work closely with our associates, vendors and customers to achieve CMA CGM’s goal of becoming the industry’s number-one carrier and employer of choice,&rdquo
Mayflower Wind Names Slingsby CEO
.S. offshore wind energy sector. “Mayflower Wind has successfully built a leadership position in the offshore wind market, and we will continue to develop projects and build new opportunities for our communities.”Mayflower Wind, a joint venture of Shell New Energies US LLC and Ocean Winds North America formed in 2019, is developing an offshore wind lease area with the potential to supply 2.4 gigawatts (GW) of energy to electricity customers in New England. Pending final investment decision (FID) Mayflower expects to deliver the first 1.2 GW of power by the end of the 2020s and has
Starrett Appoints Wells Director of Ops
, responsible for Production, Planning, Production Control and Purchasing, Inventory Management, Warehouse and Shipping, Quality, Manufacturing Engineering, Facility, EHS, Maintenance and Continuous Improvement. Wells reports directly to Mr. Emerson Leme, Vice President, Starrett Industrial Products, North America. Wells, a Western Massachusetts native, has more than 25 years of manufacturing experience in the U.S.A. and Canada, including extensive experience with Toyota Production Systems, Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma during his tenure at a Toyota motor manufacturing company and The Schaeffler Bearing
Brown Named US Sales VP for Carboline
Coatings manufacturer Carboline announced it has named Rick Brown as Vice President of Sales USA, reporting to Darrin Andrews, Executive Vice President of Sales North America.Brown has been a member of the Carboline team since 2000, most recently serving as the Director of Sales Southeast Region USA. In his new role, Brown will oversee sales strategy and growth throughout the United States."Rick has been an invaluable member of the Carboline family for years," said Andrews. "His industry knowledge, leadership skills, and authentic personality have led to some remarkable successes in the
Tihami Rejoins DNV as New Head of Ventures, Energy Systems
;Tihami’s career has been focused on finding innovative solutions and business strategies for the energy industry. She returns to DNV from Electriq Power, which provides smart energy solutions for the residential market, where she was the Chief Revenue Officer. Prior to this she led the North America Markets and Risk at DNV, leading a team of professionals who provide consulting, advisory, and data analytics services for utilities and other energy stakeholders. Before joining DNV the first time, she was Vice President of Business Development at CenterPoint Energy, and Global Director
ZF Marine Hires Lewis as Head of NA Commercial-Fast Craft Product Line
ZF Marine announced it has hired George Lewis as its new head of product line commercial-fast craft, North/Central America and the Caribbean, reporting to Wolfgang Schmid, ZF’s Industrial Division Head for North America.“ZF Marine welcomes George aboard and looks forward to the positive impact he will have upon the company’s sales across the Americas and Caribbean,” Schmid said. “With his deep industry knowledge and technical skill as a trained naval architect and proven sales leader, George is sure to be a valued asset for our customers, partners and the industry as a
Cox Marine Charts U.S. Growth with Key Appointments
New Regional Director Doug Ross will lead CXO300 diesel outboard engine manufacturer’s expansion in North America with Sales Manager Chuck Gould in support.Cox Marine announced two sales appointments in North America as it builds its regional team to drive business growth. Doug Ross was confirmed as Regional Sales Director, North America, to lead Cox Marine’s sales strategy, overseeing all business channels in the country and working closely with the U.S. distributors to stimulate growth.Based in South Florida, Ross will build and support the strengthened regional sales team, which includes
