Marcura appoints data governance officer 
The Marcura Group, a Dubai (UAE)-based group of companies focused on providing innovative business solutions to the global maritime industry, has appointed Andrei Grigoras as its data governance officer (DGO). Given his extensive experience covering different aspects of data... mehr
Britannia welcomes new chairman
The Britannia Steam Ship Insurance Association Limited (Britannia) has announced that on 15 October, Nigel Palmer OBE retired as chairman of the Britannia board and was succeeded by Tony Firmin. Palmer started his career as a cadet with BP Tanker Co., where he rose to the... mehr
Blue acquires 20|20 Marine Energy
Blue, a communications consultancy for the marine and energy markets, has acquired specialist maritime consultancy 20|20 Marine Energy (20|20). 20|20, which will be re-named Blue Insight, provides commercial advisory and research services for key transformative areas within the... mehr
New CHRO for Imperial Logistics International
Imperial Logistics has appointed Muazzez Anadolu Dindar as chief human resources officer of its international business. She will be based in Duisburg, Germany. In her new post, Dindar will take responsibility for all HR matters throughout the international business, including... mehr
TT Club wins marine insurance award in the Middle East
At the sixth annual The Maritime Standard Awards in Dubai (UAE), the international freight and logistics insurer TT Club was honoured with the title of marine insurer of the year 2019. The award was presented to Julien Horn, director of TTMS (Gulf), TT Club’s network partner... mehr
New head for customs activities
Alexandra Kleinschmidt joins Crane Worldwide Logistics in Houston (TX, USA) to lead the customs brokerage and trade advisory team. Kleinschmidt is a licensed customs broker, certified customs specialist and has an experienced background in leadership roles covering customs... mehr
Panattoni comes to Munich
Panattoni Europe is opening a further office in Munich. With the branches in Hamburg, Düsseldorf and Mannheim this is now the company’s fourth location in Germany. Five members will form the team in Munich, including the new colleagues Tim Hemmann and Moritz Arendt. Both... mehr
Management changes at Boeing
Boeing has named Stan Deal to succeed Kevin McAllister as president and CEO of Boeing commercial airplanes and Ted Colbert to succeed Deal as president and CEO of Boeing global services, effective immediately. Vishwa Uddanwadiker has been appointed to Colbert's former role... mehr
UPS COO Jim Barber announces retirement
UPS has announced that its COO Jim Barber will retire at the end of December 2019. As COO, Barber is responsible for the company’s global small package, freight, supply chain and freight forwarding units and global engineering. Serving UPS for nearly 35 years, he joined the... mehr
Transfrigoroute becomes a member of BGL
The Bundesverband Güterkraftverkehr Logistik und Entsorgung (BGL, German freight transport association) and Transfrigoroute are pleased to announce that Transfrigoroute’s application for membership in BGL has been approved unanimously. As a trade association for... mehr