Beverage Industries News

The Mississippi State Port Authority (MSPA) Board of Commissioners has named Jon Nass the new CEO and executive director of the Port of Gulfport, following a national search led by Tim McNamara, head of Odgers Berndtson’s Transportation and Infrastructure Practice in Washington, D.C. His tentative start date is June 1.“After nearly an eight-month process, the MSPA Commission is very pleased to announce we have selected a new executive director to lead the Port of Gulfport team,” said MSPA President E.J. Roberts.

Eurotainer US, Inc. has selected APM Terminals Inland Services Argentina as the exclusive agent for the sales and marketing of its tank container leasing services in Argentina.APM Terminals serves the Argentinian market through five strategically located Inland Service Depots located in key markets along the full length of the country. The company offers equipment lifecycle management, transportation services and cargo support.The company's Puerto Deseaso Depot has an established container sales and leasing business and its depot in Ushuaia is one of the main container repair centers in South America. Continuous training ensures that its personnel are familiar with international repair criteria and the latest technologies.

OMEGA Engineering will open its newest office in Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil with an official grand opening ceremony on December 16, 2013. This is in line with OMEGA's strategy to expand its business and leadership globally. Headquartered in the United States, OMEGA has been in process measurement and control in the USA for more than 50 years and is part of Spectris plc, a supplier of productivity-enhancing instrumentation and controls listed on the London Stock Exchange. With customers around the globe, including some of the 500 largest global companies in the world, the products under the OMEGA brand have a broad range of applications from the automotive and aerospace, oil and gas, pharmaceutical, chemical and food/beverage industries, among others.