Troubled times for Eddie Stobart 
Eddie Stobart Logistics announces that Alex Laffey will stand down as chief executive of the group with immediate effect. Sebastien Desreumaux, currently CEO, iForce and head of contract logistics, will take over as chief executive and is expected to be appointed to the board in... mehr
Zoetis joins Pharma.Aero
The global animal health company Zoetis has signed up and come on board Pharma.Aero as a new strategic pharma shipper member, joining the current group of Pharma Shippers - Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson and MSD. The addition of a new pharma shipper strengthens Pharma.Aero as a... mehr
UPS names new head for southeast Europe
UPS has appointed Dutchman Yannick Mooijman as its managing director for Hungary, Greece, Romania and Slovenia, where he is responsible for UPS’s operations, business development and strategy. He replaces Jim Kearney, who was promoted to vice-president, finance, UPS emerging... mehr
Atlas Air mourns passing of board chairman Robert Agnew
Atlas Air Worldwide has announced that Robert (Bob) Agnew, the chairman of the board of directors, passed away earlier this week. “Agnew was a wonderful director and even finer human being,” said William J. Flynn, chief executive officer of Atlas Air Worldwide. “We are... mehr
Nicolas Gauthier moves from France to Ecuador
After seven years at the port operator Portsynergy Projects in Fos and Le Havre (France), Nicolas Gauthier will take on a major new port project in Ecuador. The USD 1.2 billion project involves the construction of a new port complex in the Guayaquil region, the economic capital... mehr
Sven Vangermain to manage sales in Middle East and Africa
Sven Vangermain has taken over the position of sales representative for the Middle East and Africa at Clark Europe, a manufacturer of forklift trucks. Vangermain has worked for the company for many years and gained a great deal of experience and know-how in the intralogistics... mehr
Changes to Panalpina's executive board
CCO Karl Weyeneth, CLO, corporate secretary Christoph Hess, CIO Ralf Morawietz, EVP air freight Lucas Kuehner and EVP ocean freight Peder Winther have resigned from their respective positions on Panalpina’s executive board. The board of directors has also decided to downsize... mehr
Marc Henning to manage central hub at 24plus
Marc Henning has been appointed the new head of 24plus’s central hub in Hauneck (Hesse, Germany). He replaces Steffen Renner, who left the hub operator 24plus hub logistics back at the end of 2018. Henning joins the company from the waste management industry, where he held... mehr
New general director for Air Bridge Cargo
Volga-Dnepr Group, which consists of three air cargo carriers – Air Bridge Cargo Airlines (ABC), Volga-Dnepr Airlines (VDA) and Atran airlines (Atran) - has summed up its H1/2019 results. All three carriers showed a 6% cargo volume decline to 2.58 million ftk, which is 20% below... mehr
From Perth to Halifax
The board of the Halifax Port Authority (HPA) has chosen its new president and CEO: Captain Allan Gray will be concluding his tenure as harbour master and general manager – operations of Fremantle Ports in Perth (Australia) and joining the Halifax Port Authority in... mehr