Infrastructure

GPA re-elects board chairman, while UPS names U.S. west region president.

The Port of Seattle has hired a new economic development director, while Tiger Cool names marketing VP and Crane Worldwide appoints CIO.

ZIM appoints new CIO, while Rand Logistics eliminates vice chairman position and FPS Victoria adds Australian operations manager.

Crane Worldwide Logistics appoints global sales VP, while Con-way Truckload picks interim president.

Swiss World Cargo lands new cargo head, while new managers are appointed within IJS Global and CEVA, and JAXPORT names new board members.

AFFLINK names business development VP, while Con-way Inc. adds three to board.

   No one likes to be stuck in traffic, so it’s easy to understand that finding young, motivated people these days who want to drive long-haul big rigs over the nation’s often crowded highways day in and day out is a difficult task for trucking companies.    Then there’s the long, lonely periods away from […]

BIFA names new national chairman, while AKD hires two senior executives.

DNV and Kane Is Able appoint senior executives, while FPS and the University of Denver’s Transportation Institute add to their boards.

Cathay Pacific appoints new head of cargo, while Matchback Systems names IT director.

The liquid food transportation specialist partnered with wash station chain Quala for its new terminal locations.

Port of San Diego appoints new head, while Globe Express Services names CEO.

Panalpina names new COO and CIO, while Port Freeport commission elects new officers and Bouchard Transportation appoints VP.

Harsh winter weather, West Coast port congestion, plunging oil prices and a strong dollar all contributed to a weaker economic growth forecast, according to the International Monetary Fund’s 2015 U.S. economic review.

National Retail Federation appoints new research VP, while Greencarriers picks heads of global sales and road freight.

C.H. Robinson appoints new CFO and CIO, while Transfix names senior VP of sales.

Average annual exports in the Asia Pacific region grew from $4.1 billion for the five years before free trade agreements to $6 billion for the five years following their introduction, according to a new study by the APEC Policy Support Unit.

Norfolk Southern adjusts intermodal operations oversight, while Suddath Cos. appoints new CEO.

   Tom Sanderson, chief executive officer of the progressive third party logistics firm Transplace, recently told an audience of shipper and carrier representatives in Dallas: “It’s a great time to be in the supply chain space.”    And he’s absolutely right. The 3PL business has continued to be the healthiest market within the slow five-year […]

Old Dominion Freight Line changes up chief executives, while Satellite Logistics Group adds to IT leadership.