Infrastructure

Port of Portland, Ore. hires marine marketing director, while IFCO North America appoints director of food safety and quality.

The National Transportation Safety Board names acting chairman, while American Airlines Cargo appoints managing director of Florida, Caribbean and Latin America and 10-4 Systems names board chairman.

Global investment management firm Arcapita said the transaction, together with the eight warehousing facilities it acquired last year in the Al Quoz Industrial Area of Dubai, is bringing the value of its UAE logistics portfolio to $250 million.

American Trucking Associations promotes four staffers and hires new vice president of creative services and new director of marketing, while Xeneta appoints director of value engineering, and SmartTruck names vice president of sales and marketing.

Ascent Global Logistics appoints vice president of strategic accounts for Marisol International, while GSC Logistics hires senior manager of sales and business development and OSM Maritime Group name two new board members.

MatchBack Systems forms board of directors, while Swissport International names CEO of Swissport UK & Ireland, and V.Group appoints non-executive directors to board.

Although proponents of the proposed border adjustment tax argue American corporations have nothing to fear, many importers find that to be far-fetched.

American Airlines names new president of cargo and vice president of global sales, while Wen-Parker Logistics hires U.K. sales manager.

UPS hires director of global affairs, while the Association of American Railroads names new press secretary.

IAG Cargo appoints chief financial officer, while INTTRA hires president of Asia Pacific, and American Trucking Associations elects general chairman and treasurer of its Technology & Maintenance Council.

Prologis U.K. Logistics Venture will be 85 percent owned by CBRE clients and 15 percent owned by Prologis.

Redwood Logistics names senior vice president of strategic sales, while Reading & Northern Railroad hires SVP of coal, Port of New Orleans adds a board member and CenterPoint Properties appoints marketing director.

DHL Express appoints Markus Reckling as the new chief executive for Germany, while Mitsui O.S.K. Line (MOL) names chief country representative in Turkey.

Canadian Pacific Railway names chief marketing officer, while Troy Container Line promotes FCL export manager.

Alaska Airlines names new chief information officer, vice president finance and controller, and promotes two to managing director; while Siemens Postal, Parcel & Airport Logistics appoints chief digitalization officer.

RightShip chief executive officer resigns, while CLX Logistics hires supply chain consultant.

CFI appoints vice president, logistics and vice president, sales, while the Armitt Group names new finance director.

On the occasion of his 80th birthday, Jacques Saadé the founder of CMA CGM, appointed his son to run what is the world’s third largest ocean carrier.

Iptor Supply Chains Systems names new chief financial officer, while PayAnyBiz hires executive vice president of sales and marketing.

uShip hires new chief executive officer, while DHL Supply Chain names CEO of its regional Singapore division.