| Intercruises expands Australian team

Intercruises Shoreside & Port
Services has reinforced its
commitment to the region with
two new key appointments.
THE global business, which offers ground
handling and services in 29 ports in Australia,
has announced two additions to its Sydneybased
office.
James Coughlan will take responsibility for
the company’s shore excursion department in
Australia, and Andreas Kaech will step up as
manager of Intercruises port agency services
in Australia.
Coughlan has joined Intercruises after a
decade working onboard various ships for a
luxury cruise line, where he most recently
held the position of shore excursions manager.
He will oversee the ongoing development of
Intercruises’ shore excursion program in
Australian ports, from Hobart to Thursday
Island, and Brisbane to Geraldton.
Kaech has worked since Apr as Intercruises’
port agency manager and has more than 15
years of experience in ship logistics and port
agency services, previously holding the
position of cruise operations controller for a
ship agency in Brisbane.
He previously worked as logistics manager at
Cunard, Seabourn and Princess Cruises.
“We continue to strengthen our team
through the appointment of individuals with
industry experience and good knowledge of
the Australian market,” said Martin Bidgood,
regional director Australia, Intercruises
Shoreside & Port Services.
Part of TUI, Intercruises offers full turnaround,
hotel reservation, shore excursion and port
agency services to the ocean and river cruise
industry around the world.