Genoa: a new port government commissioner 
By decree n. 217, Italy’s infrastructure and transport minister Matteo Sa lvini officially appointed Paolo Piacenza as government commissioner of the Western Ligurian sea port authority on 8 September 2023. Piacenza was also elected government administrator of the Savona Cable... more
Dokasch TS expands its business in India
India’s pharmaceutical industry ranks third worldwide in terms of pharmaceutical production by volume, the Indian government says. Dokasch Temperature Solutions has now appointed James Savio as business development manager India to strengthen its position in this important... more
Anna-Maria Kirchner joins Finnair Cargo
Finnair Cargo has appointed Anna-Maria Kirchner as head of global sales, effective 15 September 2023. “We are happy to welcome Kirchner to our team. As we are looking to strengthen our sales team and develop our product and digital solutions to our customers, Anna-Maria is a... more
Etihad Cargo picks area general manager
Etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics arm of Etihad Airways, has appointed Giridharan Srinivasan to the role of area general manager – Indian Subcontinent. Based in Bangalore, Srinivasan will report directly to Latha Narayan, Etihad Cargo's director east cargo commercial –... more
Menzies appoints new EVP of AMI
Airport services provider Menzies Aviation has appointed Carlos Font as the new executive vice president of Air Menzies International (AMI). Based in Barcelona, Spain, Font has 20-plus years’ experience in digital innovation and freight forwarding. He will be responsible for... more
Icelandair Cargo: managing director steps down
Gunnar Már Sigurfinnsson has decided to resign as managing director of Icelandair Cargo and will leave Icelandair group’s executive committee. The resignation will become effective immediately, but he will continue to work within the company in the upcoming months and support... more
Hermes hires industry veteran as sales director
Hermes Logistics Technologies (HLT) has appointed Stuart Piper as global sales director to spearhead the launch of new developments in the Hermes Ecosystem of cargo management solutions. Piper brings 27 years of software & solutions experience to HLT, having previously... more
Hapag-Lloyd promotes Dheeraj Bhatia
Hapag Lloyd’s supervisory board has appointed Dheeraj Bhatia to the company’s executive board, effective 1 January 2024. Bhatia will also become CEO of the new Rotterdam-based Hapag-Lloyd Terminal Holding, in which Hapag-Lloyd’s infrastructure holdings will be pooled. Bhatia... more
Pallet-Track picks new CEO
Pallet-Track has appointed a new chief executive officer, Stuart Godman, who will head up the nationwide pallet network. As an experienced C-suite executive, Godman brings over 30 years of logistics sector knowledge to the business, having previously held senior positions at... more
A sales director for GRS in Spain and Portugal
GRS (Global Robotics Services) is the robotics arm of GLP, a new platform for customers and tenants seeking to optimise the productivity of their warehouse operations with the use of robotic services. GRS has more than 3000+ robots deployed globally in Greater China, Singapore,... more