Armando Duarte-Peláez of Colombia's Sociedad Portuaria de Santa Marta becomes chairman of the American Association of Port Authorities. Alejandro Couttolenc, Administración Portuaria Integral de Veracruz, México, is president of the Latin American delegation, and vice chair is Rodolfo Sabonge, Panama Canal Authority. Orlando Forbes, Freeport Harbour Company (Bahamas), is chairman of the Caribbean delegation.

The American Trucking Associations promotes Danny Neal to vice president-national sales.

Kenneth Hanau, 3i North America, joins board of TAL International Group.

Brandon Fried, executive director of the Airforwarders Association, named to the newly formed U.S. Advisory Committee on Supply Chain Competitiveness. Others include: Anthony Barone, Pfizer Inc.; Leslie T. Blakey, Coalition for America's Gateways and Trade Corridors; Rick D. Blasgen, Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals; Scott Brotemarkle, American Association of Port Authorities; Sean Conlin, Deloitte Consulting; Wayne Darbeau, Port of San Diego; Laurie Hein Denham, American Society of Transportation and Logistics; Jack Faber, Hewlett-Packard; Rick Gabrielson, Target; William Hanson, Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company; Ricky Kunz, Port of Houston Authority; Corey Rosenbusch, Global Cold Chain Alliance; Cynthia Ruiz, The Port of Los Angeles; Norman T. Schenk, UPS; Elizabeth Shaver, Airlines for America; Christopher S. Smith, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials; Dean H. Wise, BNSF Railway.

CBP named Eunett James-Mack as the Florida Agriculture Liaison, effective Oct. 21. James-Mack, previously agriculture program manager for CBP's Tampa Field Office, will help CBP facilitate the flow of agriculture-related information among CBP field offices, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, and State Plant Regulatory officials.

Port of Oakland management changes. Acting Executive Director Deborah Ale Flint made the following management assignments: Jean Banker will assume the additional role of director of maritime (Acting), and Aviation Planning & Development Manager Kristi McKenney to Director of Aviation; Associate Aviation (Acting) and Project Manager Hugh Johnson adds role of Aviation Planning & Development Manager (Acting).

The World Shipping Council names Damian Viccars, ex-International Road Transport Union, Brussels representative.

The Long Beach Harbor Commissioners approved Randy Parsons, ex-U.S. Transportation Security Administration and FBI, as director of security.

Canadian Pacific promotions: Doug McFarlane to senior vice-president U.S. operations; Guido De Ciccio to senior vice-president Canadian operations; Scott MacDonald to senior vice-president operations (system).

The South Carolina Ports Authority hired John Wheeler, ex-Georgia Ports Authority, as vice president-carrier sales, effective Oct. 29. It also promoted Jack Ellenberg to senior vice president-economic development and projects, Art Pruett to vice president-cargo sales, and Mike Stresemann to vice president-crane and equipment maintenance.