Breakbulk Magazine Editorial Board

Andrew Young

Corporate Manager of Logistics and Manager BGL Bechtel Global Logistics

Andrew Young is the Corporate Manager of Logistics and Manager of Bechtel Global Logistics, responsible for developing a coordinated logistic strategy across all business units. His focus is on; advancing and integrating logistics across the full spectrum of projects – from feasibility studies to project execution, supporting ‘EPC’ integration, and delivering optimized solutions to projects and clients based on cost, schedule and risk mitigation. He provides leadership and guidance to logistics
staff deployed on projects globally, and a centralized core team responsible for maintaining a functional logistics support structure that provides direct assistance to individual projects, optimizes synergies across projects, and institutes processes and procedures that standardize best practice across the company. 

Andy’s Bechtel experience includes three years as the Transport Assurance Manager – where he was recognized as a ‘Bechtel Distinguished Technical Specialist’ [BDTS], three years as the OG&C Functional Logistics Manager, two years as the Chartering Supervisor for the Wheatstone LNG Project and two years in the field as the In-Country Logistics Manager for the Curtis Islands LNG projects in Australia.  Prior to Bechtel, Andy worked as a Technical Project Logistics Manager for Alstom Power in Switzerland and prior to that he was a Commercial Manager (Sales, Tendering and Project Management) for Abnormal Load Engineering in the UK.  

Dea Chincuanco

President dship Carriers Americas

For more than twenty years, Ms. Chincuanco has honed her expertise and skill set in supply chain management, logistics and organizational development, to help companies meet their business needs and goals in the maritime industry and beyond. Ms. Chincuanco has worked with project carriers, EPCs, OEMs, and freight forwarders to meet their global project requirements. Through her consultancy, she has provided project chartering services, maritime law case analysis, and renewable energy start-up procurement and seeding funding guidance. 
 
Her creative yet analytical personality along with a lifelong passion for learning, led her to pursue and complete a Master of Global Business Management from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University. Ms. Chincuanco’s passions in global leadership development; and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) has led to a variety of personal and professional projects and initiatives. She cocreated Pax et Lux: A Global Leadership Podcast where she speaks with thought leaders and luminaries on the influences that have impacted and shaped their lives and careers. She served as the vice chair and as an executive board member for a Houston-based Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) organization founded by the first AAPI Texas State Representative. She has been interviewed by KHOU Channel 11 and Austin In-Focus News to educate and speak against anti-Asian American sentiments and biases. 

Dennis Devlin

Managing Director - USA DT Project America

Dennis Devlin is Managing Director, DT Project America, a project logistics provider and asset based trucking company.  DT Project is a subsidiary of the larger DIMOTRANS Group, headquartered in France. Dennis has spent most of his career in various roles in project logistics.

Prior to his current role he held various roles with Maersk Project Logistics.  He also held various positions for BDP International (now PSA-BDP) in Philadelphia, at BDP’s corporate headquarters, in Shanghai where he had regional responsibility for project logistics in Asia, and later in Houston.  He also worked previously in the Panprojects Division of Panalpina,  for DB Schenker and for GEODIS. 

Dennis also serves on the Editorial Board of Breakbulk Magazine and on the Advisory Board for the Breakbulk Americas Conference.  He has been a past speaker at various Breakbulk Americas Conferences since the early 2000s.

Dennis is a native of Wilmington, Delaware, and a 1987 honors graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University, with degrees in Economics and Political Science.  He also pursued studies in Glasgow, Scotland, where he struggled to understand Glaswegian English; in Paris, France where he studied (and learned) French; and in Taipei, Taiwan and Shanghai, China, where he studied Mandarin Chinese.

Dharmendra Gangrade

Head of Logistics Management Center Larsen & Toubro Limited

Edward Talbot

Managing Director Roll Group

Edward is a mechanical engineer, educated in the UK with experience across a range of engineering disciplines in Europe, USA, Middle East, Africa and Asia.

After a period of working in the UK, he moved to Abu Dhabi to join ALE Middle East, where he worked for over 12 years as the regional General Manager for the group. Edward briefly returned to the UK heading up EPC projects and consultancy services in projects, operations, quality management and offshore renewables, before joining Roll Group in 2022.

Edward is the Managing Director for Roll Group in the Americas and is based full time out of Roll-Lift’s USA head office in Dayton, Texas. He has a passion for innovation and problem solving and specializes in delivering large scale and complex oil & gas, petrochemical, and power projects. He also has vast experience in civil infrastructure, ports, maritime and renewables.

Elisabeth Cosmatos

President; CEO The Heavy Lift Group (THLG); The Cosmatos Group of Companies

Elisabeth Cosmatos has been working in the shipping, forwarding and logistics sectors for the past 25 years.  She was appointed Managing Director of The Cosmatos Group of Companies in 2000 and leads business activities across a portfolio of well-known industry brands which include Hub Logistics, Fairplay Forwarding and Cosmatos Shipping Services.  

Elisabeth’s expertise in the Project Cargo and heavy lift sectors embraces all aspects of multimodal transportation, in diverse industries such as industrial, oil & gas, renewable energy, and defence logistics.  Her experience extends to port and terminal operations and support services for yachts and cruise ships – as well as ship agency attendance for all types of ships and cargo handling operations.

Elisabeth is currently the President of The Heavy Lift Group (THLG), having been part of the Association’s Executive Committee for the past six years.  Founded in 1987 by a consortium of western-European heavy-lift operators in anticipation of the Single European Market, THLG has expanded to include companies from North and South America, Asia, Africa and other parts of Europe.

During 2002 – 2008, she served on the executive committee of the Thessaloniki Shipping Agents Association, a grouping whose purpose is to provide coordinated and timely action to enable smooth cooperation in all business activities relating to the Port of Thessaloniki. 

Elisabeth studied Maritime Business & Law at the University of Plymouth, UK before going to complete the London Guildhall University course on International Trade & Transport. Among her achievements, she counts her participation in founding the 3PL facility, Hub Logistics SA, as a personal milestone, based on its development ‘from scratch’ into a bonded storage operation that is fully covered by dangerous goods permits and AEO certification.

A fluent English and Greek speaker, Elisabeth is a well-known personality in the forwarding and logistics sector, both in Greece and internationally.  Elisabeth is a WISTA Hellas member (and WISTA Ambassador for northern Greece), and an active member of the shipping community. 
 

Fayçal Boumerkhoufa

Head International Air Charter Solutions Ascent

Fayçal Boumerkhoufa is a seasoned logistics professional with a distinguished career spanning over two decades in global air charter and project logistics. A Belgian native from the historic city of Ghent, he holds a bachelor's degree in International Business Administration and Shipping, along with postgraduate degrees in International Maritime Law from the University of Ghent.

His career began at Panalpina in Belgium, where he spent 14 years developing expertise in air charter and project logistics. In 2008, he joined the Volga Dnepr Group, specializing in complex energy, oil and gas CAPEX projects, and defense programs. In 2019, he transitioned to the Rock-it Cargo Group (CargoLive Logistics), expanding the company’s global project footprint.

Currently leading International Air Charter Solutions at Ascent, Boumerkhoufa continues to drive innovative logistics strategies for large-scale projects. His extensive industry knowledge and hands-on experience make him a valuable addition to the Green World Awards judging panel.

Grant Wattman

President Jade Management Group Inc

Itoro Ibanga

Project Logistics Specialist Air Liquide

Itoro has lived in both the United States, and Nigeria. He has an undergraduate degree in Political Science from Babcock University, but developed an immediate interest in the maritime industry. Itoro furthered his education by graduating with a Master's degree in Transportation Planning and Management specializing in Maritime Transportation at Texas Southern University.

He has port experience from Port Houston, carrier experience with MSC (Mediterranean Shipping Company), and Freight forwarding experience from Fracht. Voluntarily, Itoro is a board member for YoungShip Texas as a Volunteer Director, and an Event Lead at ALAAN (Air Liquide African American Network). Itoro is passionate about maritime and logistics and knows how vital it is to have components in place for new and existing plant builds. He truly loves interacting with all parties involved with logistics and is always excited to achieve the end goal!

Jake Swanson

Regional Vice President - Americas Operation, Industrial Projects DHL Global Forwarding

Jake Swanson is the Regional Vice President – Americas Operations for the DHL Industrial Projects Group. Previously with Industrial Projects, he has held roles heading up Global Sector Strategy as well as heading up the Engineering, Procurement & Construction Sector. Jake has worked in the transportation and logistics industry for 20 years, and has working experience on the shipper, carrier and freight forwarder sides of the industry. He graduated from the United States Merchant Marine Academy with a Bachelor of Science in Logistics and Intermodal Transportation and then spent a year sailing on container vessels as well as 12 years with the Naval Reserve with their Strategic Sealift Officer group. Swanson holds a Master’s in Business Administration from the University of Houston.

John Amos

President Amos Logistics

John Amos is an international logistics and transportation consultant specializing in issues related to planning, operations and regulatory issues. His experience encompasses the fields of ocean, air and surface transportation. For more than 45 years he has had international and North American positions in the fields of logistics, procurement and construction management. 

John Hark

North America Chartering Director Bertling Logistics

John has been in the Houston maritime industry for 30+ years and holds a Bachelor of Science in Maritime Administration from Texas A&M. He started with Bertling in 2002 as Director of North America Vessel Operations. After moving to Bertling’s logistics division, he held various senior leadership roles within North and South America. He is currently the North America Chartering Director. John has also been an Adjunct Professor with Texas A&M University since 2002. Active in various industry and education initiatives, John is the current President of the Houston Maritime Arbitrators Association, sits on advisory councils for Houston Maritime Center, Lone Star College, Houston Community College, TSU and San Jacinto College. He is also a board member of the Port Houston Partners in Maritime Education nonprofit organization and the International Propeller Club. In April 2020, he founded the Houston Supply Chain/Logistics Education Collective to proactively minimize the logistics industry talent gap and foster industry relationships with educators and students in the Greater Houston region.

Margaret Kidd

Executive Director Houston Maritime Center and Museum

Margaret Kidd currently serves as the executive director of the Houston Maritime Center and Museum. She previously served as an instructional associate professor of supply chain and logistics technology at the University of Houston from 2016 to 2025. She is frequently in the media including, BBC World News, Fox Morning with Maria, Fox Sunday Night in America with Trey Goudy, NPR, Transport Topics, CNBC, Washington Post and many more, discussing supply chain disruption and solutions.

Payne A. Fischer

Regional Manager - Industrial Projects NAM Kuehne + Nagel Inc.

Tina Benjamin-Lea

Senior Logistics Manager - Construction & Project Logistics Northvolt Drei Project GmbH

Tina Benjamin-Lea brings over 30 years of expertise in project logistics, shipping, and heavy-lift cargo management to the Green World Awards judging panel. As Senior Logistics Manager at Northvolt Drei Project GmbH, she plays a key role in advancing sustainable battery manufacturing with a dramatically lower carbon footprint.

Previously, she served as Project Logistics Director at Air Products, overseeing logistics for the groundbreaking NEOM Green Hydrogen Projects, and as Senior Logistics Manager for the MEET region in Saudi Arabia. Her leadership extends to past roles as General Manager for Kerry Project Logistics in Abu Dhabi and Logistics Director for AMALAA, where she was instrumental in construction logistics for major developments.

With a career spanning global logistics operations at SNC Lavalin, Shell, and TransOceanic, Benjamin-Lea’s deep industry knowledge and commitment to sustainability make her a valuable contributor to the Green World Awards.