Austal USA Names Blastos VP of Supply Chain Management
Austal USA has named Jim Blastos as vice president supply chain management, with responsibility for the company’s procurement, strategic sourcing, warehousing, logistics, material management and production control activities.Blastos has over 25 years of experience in developing strategic organizational transformation, collaborative solutions and operational processing. He has held leadership positions in supply chain and operations in the U.S. Navy and industry, including Overhead Door Corporation, BAE Systems/DRS Technologies, The Home Depot and General Electric Company, prior to starting at
Port of Everett Hires New Trade Development Director
to collaborating with the team to drive opportunities that bring continued growth and success to the port, the local community, and the beautiful state of Washington now, and for many 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
Taylor Named Austal USA COO for Transformation
Austal USA promoted Christy Taylor to the newly established position of Chief Operating Officer for Transformation. She will report to Austal USA president Rusty Murdaugh, and oversee Human Resources, Production Control, IT and Supply Chain Management operations in addition to other business integration, leadership, and strategy roles. Her focus will be developing and integrating companywide systems and processes while identifying and enabling synergies across these functions to ensure the company is aligned in pursuit of Austal USA’s strategic goals.Taylor holds a bachelor’s degree in
Makassar Port Workers Lack Digital Skills. Vocational Schools Can Be the Solution
or VET, and school leaders.The study found port employees have high scores in aspects such as digital identity and security (4.3 out of 5) and general technology operation (4.2). However, they fall short in five out of nine indicators, and significantly lack in computational thinking (2.36) and supply chain management-related digital skills (2.34).Research has shown how these two competencies are critical in increasing the effectiveness of port operations.Makassar Port employees fall short in most digital skill indicators. (Australia-Indonesia Centre), Author providedComputational thinking, for instance
Aggarwal Joins APM Terminals Pipavav as Managing Director
the appointment of Girish Aggarwal as the Managing Director of the company. Aggarwal has worked in leadership roles in multiple industries such as logistics, IT, consultancy services, and FMCG. He is an experienced leader with proven track record in strategic planning, business performance, supply chain management, stakeholder management during the career spanning more than 25 years. In his previous stint as COO of APM Terminals Mumbai [GTI- Gateway Terminal of India], he delivered strategic and operational progress of the terminal delivering value for the stakeholders, building unified culture with
Shift Clean Energy Names Hughes COO
Energy storage solutions company Shift Clean Energy announced it has named Mark Hughes to its its executive team as chief operating officer.Hughes brings a background in manufacturing and supply chain management, and a wealth of international experience growing companies and leading operational improvement programs across a range of industries from automotive to aerospace. He will support Shift in its growth to provide the marine and industrial industries with energy storage solutions, as the world moves to decarbonize through electrification.Brent Perry, founder and CEO of Shift, said, “Mark&rsqu
Nautilus Labs Hires Sundsted as CTO
, who is based in New York, will lead product development, engineering, and data science, including the enhancement of Nautilus’s AI capabilities and best-in-class machine learning models. Prior to joining Nautilus Labs, Sundsted was CTO at Odeko, which builds smart mobile ordering and supply chain management software for coffee shops and cafés, and helmed their Application Development, Infrastructure, and IT efforts. He also held leadership positions at SumAll and Bloomberg.Sundsted’s addition to the company’s leadership team will allow Nautilus to further develop products
Newport News Shipbuilding Announces Leadership Changes
and maintained by Newport News.Additionally, the material and manufacturing parts of Newport News are being restructured back into two stand-alone divisions. Julia Jones remains vice president of manufacturing, while Cullen Glass, director of supply chain procurement, moves to vice president of supply chain management. In this role, Glass is responsible for all procurement, outsourcing and material logistics functions across Newport News.Glass joined HII in 2019 as corporate director of enterprise transformation before joining the Newport News supply chain team. Prior to joining HII, he spent 18 years
Parker Towing Promotes Three
will continue to work closely with our sales team in growing and further developing Parker Towing Company’s barge transportation services.Dan Benken has been promoted to Director of Port and Barge Line Services. Benken came to Parker Towing with an extensive background in logistics and supply chain management having worked as a dispatcher in the marine industry as well as a regional sales rep for a railcar parts supplier. He joined the Ports and Terminals division at Parker Towing in 2018 and has worked to develop and strengthen business at several ports, looking at future port developments and
US Port's Supply Chain Fix Challenge: Selling 24/7 Shifts
space during the third quarter, according to CBRE Group, a commercial real estate services firm."If we increase the capacity at the port, then we still have to find space to temporarily store goods in warehouses," said Douglas Kent, an executive vice president at the Association for Supply Chain Management.(Reporting by Lisa Baertlein; Editing by Lisa Shumaker
Workforce Development: Apprenticeship Programs Help Build the Fleet
sector continues to grow.”Magee said SENEDIA sees itself as the bridge between companies looking for talent and people looking to learn, train and work. “SENEDIA’s internship program has seen incredible success in kickstarting careers across IT and cybersecurity, engineering, supply chain management, undersea technology, and beyond. More than 90 percent of our interns find a job after graduation, and many with the companies for which they interned. Interns get paid, hands-on, on-the-job work experience, and our host companies get to know and train prospective employees.”She further
Fairbanks Morse Names Clark COO
., a manufacturer and distributor of electrical materials. He also spent a decade with Meggitt, a U.K.-based aerospace, defense and energy equipment manufacturing company, serving as group vice president of operations and director of operations.Clark earned a Bachelor of Science in international supply chain management from Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas. He also completed an executive management program at the University of Oxford’s Saïd Business School
Mahindra Logistics Names Anish Shah as Chairman
Group executive board, has decided to leave the Mahindra Group to pursue personal interests. He will resign from the MLL board with effect from April 2.MLL, part of the Mobility Services Sector of the Mahindra Group, is an integrated third-party logistics (3PL) service provider, specializing in supply chain management and enterprise mobility (people transport solutions)
Mooney Named President of Irving Shipbuilding
support the CSC team, providing advice and assistance on strategic issues.Mooney joined Irving Shipbuilding this past August as Chief Operating Officer. He previously worked at the General Dynamics NASSCO Shipyard in San Diego, Calif. where he held senior positions in Operations, Programs and Supply Chain Management. Prior to working for NASSCO, he served in the U.S. Navy, finishing his Navy career as the Commanding Officer of a nuclear submarine.“Kevin McCoy has been President of Irving Shipbuilding since August 2013 and has done a great job building the organization from the early days of the
HII Announces Leadership Changes
and chief information officer, in early 2020. Fields will continue to work directly for Boykin.Fields began his shipbuilding career in 1990 as a test engineer in the Los Angeles-class submarine construction program, and has served in a number of leadership roles, including vice president of supply chain management. Fields holds a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Auburn University and an MBA from the College of William and Mary.Amin joined Newport News in 2014 after serving as chief information officer for BAE's Land & Armaments division. At Newport News he has led the IT
GAC Sri Lanka Taps Edirisinghe as Director
Business veteran Ravi Edirisinghe has been appointed Director/Chief Executive Officer of GAC Group of companies in Sri Lanka.He brings to his new role 27 years of knowledge and experience in strategic planning, business development and re-engineering, supply chain management, logistics and project management in diverse industries to this role. He is responsible for the strategic growth and business direction of the Group comprising GAC Shipping Ltd, GAC Marine Services Pvt Ltd and GAC Logistics Ltd. He replaces Mahesh Kurukulasuriya, who continues to be a member of the Group’s board of directors.
Dan-Bunkering Hires Five in Denamrk
A/S Dan-Bunkering Ltd. has announced the employment of below five Bunker Traders in the office in Middelfart, Denmark, as of September 2018.Matea Jelicic was born and raised in Croatia and holds a double degree in Petroleum Engineering and Supply Chain Management. Additionally, she brings along a vast amount of experience from different parts of the industry.Yevheniia Karyndzha is of Ukranian origin and has been living and working in Turkey for a period, providing her with great knowledge and experience within the Black Sea and Mediterranean markets.Marie-Louise Haahr was born and raised in Denmark
