AMH Material Handling picks new senior design engineer 
Material handling, automation and maintenance specialist AMH Material Handling has appointed Aaran Konarczak as senior design engineer. Konarczak joins the team with extensive industry knowledge and experience from previous material handling and logistics roles. The post of... mehr
Hugh Flynn to retire after 22 years
Hugh Flynn will step down after 22 years as chief executive of the ASL Group on 13 July this year. ASL senior executive Dave Andrew will succeed him in this position, effective on the same date. ASL will continue to benefit from Flynn's strategic input, as he will continue... mehr
Shipping expert joins Commonwealth board of governors
The St Kitts and Nevis International Ship Registry has welcomed the appointment of the UK High Commissioner of St. Kitts and Nevis, Kevin M. Isaac, as chairman of the 54 member Commonwealth board of governors. He is also the Saint Kitts and Nevis permanent representative to... mehr
UTC Overseas appoints Jo Ann Zelaya
UTC Overseas, a global freight forwarder and transportation provider headquartered in Houston, Texas, has elected Jo Ann Zelaya as its new director of the rail, rigging and heavy haul team. Her credentials come from a 21-year career working for private stevedores, steamship... mehr
Expeditors appoints new senior vice president
Expeditors International has named Kelly Blacker as senior vice president, global air. Blacker has held several leadership positions over her 25-year career at Expeditors. “Our air product is foundational to the global logistics services we provide,” said Jeffrey Musser,... mehr
Kuehne Holding wants more say at Hapag-Lloyd
Kuehne Holding and its subsidiary Kuehne Maritime have held a stake of more than 30% in Hapag-Lloyd since the end of March 2020. The holding now claims a second seat on Hapag-Lloy's supervisory board in order to reach parity with the two representatives of the Chilean... mehr
New chairman for Fraport’s supervisory board
In an extraordinary meeting, Fraport AG’s supervisory board, elected Hessian finance minister Michael Boddenberg as its new chairman. He succeeds Karlheinz Weimar, who stepped down at the close of the annual general meeting – after having chaired the supervisory board for more... mehr
Schneider takes over Nova Traffic
Basel (Switzerland)-based freight forwarder Schneider Group has augmented its network by acquiring the logistics company Nova Traffic, which runs offices in Kloten and Embrach (canton Zurich). The two groups of companies decided to merge when Nova Traffic announced intention to... mehr
Penske Logistics appoints new managing director for Mexico
Bob Black is the new managing director for Penske Logistics in Mexico. His duties include overseeing operations and leading business growth and development in Mexico. Black has been with the Penske Logistics organisation for 20 years and has held a variety of supply chain... mehr
Port director to step down at the end of 2020
After many years of service as director of the Schweizerischen Rheinhäfen (Port of Switzerland) Hans-Peter Hadorn will step down for reasons of age at the end of 2020. The position will be publicly advertised. The economist from Berne took over the management of Basel's... mehr