Tillotson joins Port Manatee 
Located "where Tampa Bay meets the Gulf of Mexico", trade hub Port Manatee has hired Charles D. Tillotson as its new chief commercial officer. In this role, the US navy veteran with nearly four decades of diverse maritime industry experience looks to bolster... plus
Bifa encourages recruitment of apprentices
Robert Keen, director general of the British International Freight Association (Bifa) has reminded the association's members that "since 2 June 2021, employers of all sizes in England can apply for extra funding to help them take on new apprentices, with GBP 3,000 (EUR... plus
A farewell to Albert K.O. Schunk
Schunk Group, family-owned insurance broker for the Germany logistics industry, has announced that Albert K.O. Schunk, long-standing managing partner of the company, died unexpectedly on the morning of 31 May 2021, at the age of 60. He had held various positions within the... plus
Results of BMA’s mental health survey
The Bahamas Maritime Authority (BMA) recently released the results of the Seafarer Covid-19 Welfare Survey, which was conducted by deputy director and head of BMA’s investigations department Tom Jenkins. Many seafarers took part to the survey, so that BMA and researchers at... plus
New director for pharma competence centre
Global logistics provider Agility has appointed Theresa Deeken as director of its pharma competence centre (PCC) in Switzerland. She brings more than twelve years’ experience in the logistics and freight forwarding industry with a special focus on transport services for... plus
Kolter takes leadership in Emden
Christoph Kolter officially took over the helm at Emden’s port office, Germany on 1 June 2021. He succeeds Frank Herbig, who retires after having served the ports in Lower Saxony for 29 years. Until autumn 2020, Kolter was deputy captain of the port of Cuxhaven and he already... plus
Aapa strengthens government relations
The American Association of Port Authorities (Aapa) has announced the promotion of Aapa government relations staffer, Derek Miller (photo), who already joined in September 2020, to the position of government relations manager, and the appointment of Ian Gansler as the new... plus
A new entity with big ambitions
Since yesterday, 1 June 2021, the ports of Le Havre, Rouen and Paris, which have already been united under the Haropa banner since 2012, have additionally formed the ‘major Seine axis river and sea port authority’. During a sunny afternoon river cruise in the Parisian port of... plus
Online Systemlogistik promotes managers
Online Systemlogistik (OSL), a German cargo group, redistributed its managerial tasks in Paderborn (Germany) on 1 June. Verena Käuper and Mike Wüllner, assistants to the management team, were both given full power of attorney. Managing director Petra Welling will be the sole... plus
New sector manager for Rhenus Logistics
The German enterprise Rhenus Logistics has appointed Harry Wheelhouse as its new sector manager to “drive the continued growth of the business in the UK and support growth in Rhenus facilities across Europe.” The appointment follows the acquisition of the company’s fourth... plus