Blue Dart Express names new CEO 
Balfour Manuel takes on the role of CEO of the India-based logistics provider Blue Dart Express with immediate effect. He is tasked with charting the company’s next chapter of growth. Manuel, a Blue Dart veteran of over 35 years, has been instrumental in company’s success... more
Instafreight pipes new chairman on board
Logistic expert Dirk Reich has been recruited as chairman of the board of directors of Instafreight. The Berlin start-up is a digital forwarding agency for road freight in Europe. Reich has more than 35 years of experience in the transport and logistics industry, 20 of which... more
Two digital experts for Röhlig's advisory board
Röhlig Logistics began the new year by expanding its advisory board with the additions of Verena Pausder and Jan Brorhilker, two digital experts. “We are very much looking forward to working with Pausder and Brorhilker," explained Thomas W. Herwig, chairman of the... more
Metro Cruise Services installs new president
Nautilus International Holding has hired Anthony Newman as president of Metro Cruise Services (MCS), a nationwide, all-inclusive service provider for cruise terminal management, ship’s agency, stevedoring, ground guest services, shore excursions and terminal security services.... more
Columbia Shipmanagement appoints finance and commercial MD
Joachim Brack has been recruited as finance and commercial managing director of Columbia Shipmanagement (Germany), with effect from 1 February. Brack succeeds Mads Soerensen who left the company to pursue new challenges. Brack’s appointment is in line with the company’s... more
New marketing director for Gefco Spain
The national subsidiary Gefco Spain has nominated Antonio Fernández as its new director for trade and marketing. Fernández is a mining engineer and has a master’s degree in business management. He boasts 20 years of experience in marketing, sales and customer services. He worked... more
Svitzer appoints two new cluster managers in Europe
Svitzer, a provider of harbour and terminal towage to the global shipping industry, recently appointed Fred Jeeninga as cluster managing director, Continental Europe (Netherlands, Belgium, Georgia) and Maurice McKeating as cluster managing director, UK South. Jeeninga has... more
Christine Cabau Woehrel joins the CMA CGM Group
The CMA CGM Group has appointed Christine Cabau Woehrel as executive vice president in charge of assets. From 15 March, her main responsibilities will include managing the group’s industrial assets such as its fleet of vessels, its newbuildings, its container fleet,... more
Cargonetwork renews advisory board
Several changes have been made to the Cargonetwork advisory board. Bernd Schäfer, CEO of Streck Transport Germany, replaced advisory board member Stefan Rehmet In spring 2018. The System Alliance CEO, Georg Köhler, stepped down from the said board at the end of 2018, and then... more
Centralised office in Scandinavia
Following office openings in Helsinki and Stockholm over the past four years, the service provider Deugro is continuing to focus on the Scandinavian market. To support this, the company has consolidated its Scandinavian workforce in one regional head office. This centralised... more