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Udo who will join Stolt-Nielsen as Chief Executive Officer on September 1, 2023. Image courtesy Stolt-Nielsen

Udo Lange Named CEO of Stolt-Nielsen Limited

Board of Stolt-Nielsen Limited. He will be succeeded as CEO by Udo Lange.Lange, who will join Stolt-Nielsen as Chief Executive Officer on September 1, 2023, has more than 20 years of experience in the international trade industry, with expertise in freight forwarding, express and parcel logistics and airline catering. Lange was most recently president of Healthcare, Logistics and Americas International at FedEx Express, leading a team of more than 50,000 employees across 80 countries. He was also part of the FedEx Senior Management Committee which sets the strategic direction of the circa $90 billion

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Jobs at Stake as California Port Terminal Upgrades to Green Technology

that it and others like it will show the value of prioritizing jobs as U.S. employers adopt green technology.While the unions that represent U.S. seaport workers declined comment during West Coast port labor talks, the AFL-CIO's Transportation Trades Department, whose members include railroad and airline workers, made clear where the unions are focused.      "We've been dealing with technological change for 100 years in terms of transportation labor," department President Greg Regan said. "Over the last few years, we've seen a lot more of a recognition that

Mike Corrigan, CEO, INTERFERRY

VIDEO: Profiles in Training - Mike Corrigan, CEO, INTERFERRY

Interferry membership is diverse, from small operators in developing countries to the largest international fleets. Can you give an overview of the ‘state of training’ in the passenger ferry business today?Since I joined the ferry industry it has increased tenfold. We’ve looked to the airline industry as the beacon in terms of what we needed to do, implementing many of their techniques and training modules. I’m proud to say today that the vast majority of ferry operators in the developed world are at or approaching where the airline industry is, and there’s been a lot of

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USMMA: Teaching with Simulation in the Maritime Field

5%-10% of knowledge retention; whereas, immersive learning can yield knowledge retention rates of 75% or better.  These beliefs have become even more deeply rooted given wide variety of tools that technology has afforded the classroom.  Many professional disciplines, including the medical, airline, and maritime fields, have adopted technologies like simulation for this reason.  Simulation provides an immersive learning environment that can place students in virtual real-life experiences.  It is a popular belief that this greatly improves knowledge retention, and makes the learning

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Simulation: CSMART

brands – providing a world-class standard for safety and excellence in maritime operations. Referred to as role-based bridge and engine room management, the approach is based on roles rather than ranks, with the officers operating as a coordinated team.    The system builds on the airline industry model by using navigator and co-navigator roles. The navigator, who is “conning” the ship, is required to verbally communicate intentions to the co-navigator, whose tasks include monitoring, cross-checking and supporting the navigator. As needed, they are supported by the operations

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A.P. Moller-Maersk Elects New Chairman to Steer Digital Transformation

its systems as the oil and shipping group steps up its drive to become more efficient and save costs at a time of low oil prices and declining freight rates. The more than 100-year-old conglomerate's digital push will mean that in theory, it should be as easy to book a container as booking an airline ticket, Chairman Jim Hagemann Snabe told Reuters shortly after he was elected. "We transport goods in the physical world and that won't change as we won't start beaming things around the world," the former co-CEO of German software company SAP said. "It is not about replacing

CEVA Logistics Appoints Waller as CFO

internet/e-commerce industries. He has previously been Group CFO at Eurofins Scientific and spent over eight years with the Thomas Cook Group in London and Frankfurt where he held roles including CFO of its online division, as Investor Relations Director and as Group Financial Controller for its German airline subsidiary Condor. He has also served as a management consultant at several firms. Peter received his MBA from ESSEC and the University of Mannheim and a PhD in Strategy from the University of Paderborn in Germany.   Waller succeeds Arjan Kaaks, who has chosen to leave CEVA to pursue new

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Intermarine Promotes Corporate Finance Director

;s day-to-day financial operations. Prior to joining Intermarine, Call was employed by Ernst & Young LLP where he served in the company’s Assurance Services for five years. While in this position he gained diverse experience and expertise across the transportation, oilfield, manufacturing, airline and real estate industries. Call received a Master of Accountancy from Brigham Young University in 2005. He is a Certified Public Accountant, licensed in the State of Texas. Call is active in community service activities through religious organizations and the Boy Scouts of America.  

Changes in Swire Pacific's Top Deck

of James Finlay Ltd in UK for the last seven years. Before that, from 2004 to 2008, he was the Director of Cargo in Cathay Pacific Airways. Mr Mathison was previously the Director and General Manager of Cathay Pacific Loyalty Programmes Ltd and held a number of other senior management positions in the airline in various countries around the world.   Mr Neil Glenn, the outgoing MD has stepped down from his role as Managing Director of SPO on Friday, 18 September 2015.  He has also relinquished his position as Director of the SPO Board. During his years with SPO, Mr Glenn was an active member

UK North Sea Helicopter Pilots Threaten Strike Action

asking their employers to make better voluntary redundancy arrangements to reassure employees who are uncertain about whether their jobs are secure.   "The way the companies are going about (job cuts) is causing massive frustration," said Jim McAuslan, general secretary of the British Airline Pilots' Association (BALPA).   The union said pilots were complaining of their crews making mistakes because they were distracted and concerned by the prospect of losing their jobs.   The union's executive council will decide early next month whether to move to a formal strike vote

Carnival UK Announces Executive Appointments

where he was responsible for BA’s worldwide customer services operation, and latterly with Gray Dawes Travel as CEO. Elaine Holt will join Carnival UK on October 1 as David Noyes’ replacement as executive vice president operations following a highly successful career in the rail, road and airline industries. She has led a series of transformational programmes as executive chairman of East Coast Mainline and before that as managing director of First Capital Connect.  Most recently she has acted as a non executive director of the Highways Agency. Commenting on the appointments, Dingle

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