Tim Kopfensteiner will step up as president of BBC Chartering USA later this year, succeeding Per Petersen. Alexander Fürst will take over Kopfensteiner’s role of chief chartering officer in Leer, Germany.
Petersen is retiring from the role of president of BBC Chartering USA towards the end of 2023, with Kopfensteiner relocating from Leer to Houston in July.
Fürst, meanwhile, is relocating to Leer from Singapore, where he served as chartering manager.
BBC Chartering said that its fifth Lakermax newbuild multipurpose vessel, BBC Santiago, successfully passed sea trials last week.
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has issued a ‘refusal of access direction’ to the Netherlands-flagged general cargo ship Marsgracht, banning the ship from entering Australian ports for 180 days.
Vertom has placed an order for four 10,700 dwt geared tweendeckers at Chowgule Shipyards in India.
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Worldwide Project Consortium (WWPC) members gathered in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, for its 22nd annual membership conference on November 10-13.
Kuehne + Nagel (K+N) has launched a specialised logistics division catering to the cloud infrastructure industry.
Richard J. Hendrick was unanimously elected vice chair of the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) board of directors.
