Kenc appoints Singapore agent 
Dutch engineering company Kenc has appointed Rene Birsak as an independent agent for the Singapore region. Birsak has over 30 years of offshore experience. Before joining Kenc, he was vessel manager at Thome Group. He then launched TCMO, a technical maritime and offshore... more
CEO to remain at trans-o-flex
German express services provider trans-o-flex, which specialises in the pharmaceutical, cosmetics, consumer electronics industries and other sensitive goods sectors, reports that its current CEO Wolfgang P. Albeck (centre) will retain his role until 31 March 2024. Christoph... more
Air Côte d’Ivoire has new pilot
At the head of Air Côte d’Ivoire since its foundation in 2012, René Decurey leaves his position today, 25 February 2021. Laurent Loukou is to succeed him. As deputy director general since September 2012, Loukou has a good knowledge of the airline. Prior to that, he was sales... more
New CEO at Pallet-Track
British pallet network Pallet-Track has appointed Caroline Green as its new CEO. Having already joined the company in September 2020 as chief financial officer, Green will now replace Nigel Parkes, the company’s founder and managing director. Parkes is stepping down from the... more
Growth ambitions in Southern Africa
DSV Skyservices has named Jaco van den Berg as its new managing director, to lead the company through a new phase of service and product development. After a 24 year career in the perishable airfreight business, van den Berg joined Skyservices 14 years ago as branch manager... more
Circle of honour gains new UPS drivers
The package delivery company UPS has announced the induction of 1,412 men and women into the circle of honour, an elite group of UPS drivers. They have been among the safest drivers on the road and have not had an avoidable accident for 25 years or more. Today, the circle... more
Bhat's successor to head freight business at Swiss
Lorenzo Stoll has been appointed as head of Swiss Worldcargo. He will assume his new position, reporting to CFO Markus Binkert, on 1 April, succeeding Ashwin Bhat, who will take up new duties as chief commercial officer of Lufthansa Cargo on 1 March. Stoll joined Swiss in... more
First Women in maritime survey
The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) and the Women’s International Shipping & Trading Association (WISTA International) have launched the inaugural women in maritime — IMO and WISTA international survey 2021, which is to be repeated every three years, to examine the... more
Herwig to Hellmann
Hellmann Worldwide Logistics has appointed Jörg Herwig as chief operating officer road and rail (COO), effective 1 March 2021, succeeding Matthias Magnor, who has decided to leave after 18 years at the company. Herwig will also assume the position of managing director of... more
Britannia P&I launches "B Korea"
Tomorrow, 20 February 2021, Britannia P&I will officially launch B Korea P&I Correspondent as its exclusive correspondents in Korea. B Korea will replace P&I Bros and be based in a new office located at the Seoul Finance Centre, Jung-gu, Seoul. It will be headed... more