The board of commissioners of the Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) has appointed Beth Ann Branch as the new president and CEO of the port and the CEO of the New Orleans Public Belt Railroad (NOPB). Branch officially will begin at Port NOLA December 1. Branch follows Brandy Christian, who had served as Port… Read More
Ceccaldi’s last assignment was as Managing Director of Aero Cargo France, ECS Group’s top-performing subsidiary. ECS Group announced a restructuring to accelerate the transformation of its GSSA model, and appointed Jean Ceccaldi as Chief Executive Officer. The initiative, led by Adrien Thominet, Chairman, ECS Group, aims to position the Group for future challenges by integrating… Read More
The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority has named Captain Shri Madiwal as Vice President (VP) of Operations and Supply Chain. Madiwal offers over 30 years of expertise in marine operations and supply chain to this position. Since joining the port authority in 2019 as Director Marine Operations and Harbour Master, he has made major contributions to… Read More
Reserve, La. based DSC Dredge announced it has promoted Stephen McMahon to vice president of product support. He succeeds John “Sonny” Lightsey, who dedicated over 29 years to DSC. McMahon’s journey at DSC began in 2011 in the hydraulic and mechanic shop, working under Troy Redwine and Carl Ulrich. His hands-on experience in the field and… Read More
On Friday, October 11, 2024, GLDD’s Richard Balzano, VP Government Relations and former MARAD Deputy Administrator joined the Massachusetts Maritime Academy community, more than 200 representatives from maritime universities around the world, Maritime Administrator Rear Admiral Ann Phillips, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren, U.S. Congressman Bill Keating, and other federal, state, and local legislators to welcome… Read More