Edoardo Podestá to head Dachser air & sea logistics 
Dachser has appointed Edoardo Podestá as the COO of the air & sea logistics business unit. Podestá replaces Jochen Müller in this position. Dachser and Müller have mutually agreed not to extend his contract when it expires in 2020. Müller will stop working for Dachser with... mehr
Maritime chooses Chris Lewis as non-executive director
Maritime Transport has appointed Chris Lewis as its non-executive director; he will play a pivotal role in assisting the board of Maritime Group with its ongoing strategy to develop all business areas including distribution, container and intermodal transport. With over... mehr
Founder of the Huettemann Group dies
The founder of the Huettemann Group, Wolf Hüttemann, has died, aged 87 years. The trained lawyer laid the foundations for the group of companies in 1956, as he deployed two dump trucks to deliver supplies to the flourishing coal and steel industry in the Ruhr area. With... mehr
Rainer Liebhart to manage air cargo logistics
Rainer Liebhart is taking over the leadership of the restructured air cargo logistics business unit at Lufthansa Industry Solutions (LHIND) with immediate effect. Liebhart replaces Peter Rothenberger, who is taking early retirement at the end of the year after almost 30 years of... mehr
Jaxport's board of directors elects new officers
The Jaxport board of directors selected new officers during its regular monthly meeting, unanimously electing Jacksonville business executive and civic leader John D. Baker II as chairman. Baker is executive chairman and CEO of FRP Holdings, a successor to the real estate... mehr
Nova Systems wins award
At the presentation of the Italian terminal and logistics awards in Piacenza the logistics software company Nova Systems won the prize in the category "best service company of 2019". Nova Systems runs branches in Italy, Spain and France and develops cloud-based... mehr
Simpson Spence Young opens office in Dubai
The shipbroker Simpson Spence Young (SSY) has announced it will open a new office in Dubai (UAE) in early November. Led by Manish Pamecha, the team will focus on dry bulk chartering. "Opening in Dubai means that SSY now has 21 international offices, with our dry cargo... mehr
Automotive managers for Street Scooter
Street Scooter continues to focus its management on growth and internationalisation. Two internationally experienced managers from the automotive industry will be joining the Aachen-based e-commercial vehicle manufacturer’s management team. As the new chief growth officer,... mehr
Bansard founds B.Aero
Bansard International Group has founded B.Aero, a new entity dedicated to the aeronautical and aerospace sectors. B.Aero will be headed by Nassim Aouana, who will be based in Bansard’s office at Charles de Gaulle Airport, Paris (France). Aouana is a former professional... mehr
New head of marketing & communication
Andrea Krugfahrt is the new head of marketing & communications at the Swiss Safety Center. In this position, she works for the entire SVTI group and is a member of the extended executive board. She replaces Franco Brunner, who set up this department with success and... mehr