Fedex veteran joins U.S. Xpress 
U.S. Xpress, a large asset-based truckload carrier, has elected Michael Ducker, former president & CEO of Fedex Freight, to its eight-member board of directors. “We are truly honoured to welcome Ducker to our company,” said U.S. Xpress president and CEO Eric Fuller.... mehr
XPO appoints deputy MD for transport in France
XPO Logistics has appointed Bruno Kloeckner as vice-president and deputy managing director for transport in France, effective immediately. Kloeckner will lead the transport organisations for sales, pricing, solutions design, procurement and maintenance. He is based in Lyon and... mehr
XPO finds president for last mile business unit
XPO Logistics has appointed Erik Caldwell as president of its last mile business unit with P&L responsibility for XPO’s last mile operations in USA and Canada. The unit manages more than 10 million home deliveries and installations of big and bulky products annually,... mehr
Logistics Africa picks CFO
Imperial has elected Rochelle Gabriels CFO for Logistics Africa. She will also serve as a member of Logistics Africa's executive committee. Rochelle has 18 years of finance experience, initially qualifying as a CA and earning her stripes with Deloitte. Since then, she... mehr
Port of Tauranga CEO to retire next year
Port of Tauranga’s chief executive Mark Cairns has given notice that he will retire in June 2021 after more than 15 years at the helm of New Zealand’s largest and most efficient port. “Port of Tauranga is in excellent shape. I’m incredibly proud of our people and the... mehr
Chief executive Michael Chambers to take the helm at Gist
Logistics business Gist has appointed Michael Chambers as its new chief executive. Chambers is an experienced leader who has held key operational and business roles during his 25-year career with the company. He started out at Gist as an operations manager at the Barnsley... mehr
Gerard Ryan returns to Crane Worldwide Logistics
Crane Worldwide Logistics has announced that Gerard Ryan will be returning to the company as president, global commercial. Formerly, Ryan played a key role in the creation and development of Crane Worldwide in the EMEA region. Focusing on client development and new client... mehr
LIS employee wins university award
The university of applied sciences in Münster (Germany) has honoured Yannick Wölker with the university award 2019. Graduating from a dual studies programme, Wölker, who completed an internship at LIS Logistische Informationssysteme, had written a bachelor thesis focusing on... mehr
Arkadiy Korosteljov elected president of Fesco
Fesco Transportation Group has elected Arkadiy Korosteljov as president of the group. He replaces Maxim Sakharov, who now holds the position of Fresco's first deputy president. Korosteljov has extensive experience from holding executive positions in Lukoil and Sibur, and was... mehr
ASQS expands in Canada
ASQS, a provider of aviation safety and quality management software solutions, is planning to open a new office in Calgary, Canada. In addition to the corporate headquarters in Vienna, Austria, and a subsidiary in Thailand, the new office in Canada will enable the company to... mehr