Winners of the 52nd AOTOS Award 
The United Seamen’s Service 52nd annual Admiral of the Ocean Sea (AOTOS) Award will be presented to David Heindel, secretary-treasurer of the Seafarers International Union of North America, AFL-CIO and chairman of the international transport workers’ federation’s seafarers’... plus
Lena Klopfstein named head of LNT
On 1 October, Lena Klopfstein took the helm at the main office of Logistik Netzwerk Thüringen (LNT), which is now located at Bauhaus University Weimar (Germany). The logistics cluster’s new headquarters at the department for transport system planning headed by Professor Uwe... plus
Harald Jony CEO of cargoe Austria
On 1 October 2021, Harald Jony became sole manager of cargoe, a specialist for added value and large-scale logistics based in Austria. Jony succeeds Jan Grubert and Reiner Holzmann, who are taking on other responsibilities. Since 2003, Jony’s professional career has taken... plus
Aglow Aviation joins Cargo iQ
Nigerian aviation consultancy, flight operations, and logistics business Aglow Aviation Support Services has joined the cross-stakeholder air cargo organisationCargo iQ. “As new entrants into the cargo sector, our decision to be a part of Cargo iQ was based on our desire to... plus
Josef Lex & Co replaces managing director
Hermann Rettig is to retire after more than 12 years as managing director of Josef Lex & Co in Austria. Since 2009, he has made a significant contribution to positioning the company profitably on the market. In June, Hermann Rettig was awarded the silver medal of honour by... plus
Telesis picks Naji Majdalani
GA Telesis Engine Strategy Group has named Naji Majdalani as director of business development, Middle East. He has over 20 years of experience in the aerospace, airline and travel industries. Before joining GA Telesis, Majdalani was CEO of charter airline Wings of Lebanon. ... plus
Port of Kiel: award for lighting design
The façade of the shore power plant at Kiel's Ostseekai was awarded the German lighting design prize 2021 in the "projects with an artistic background" category. It was designed by BSP Architekten BDA and makes climate-neutral ship supply visible from... plus
Kuljit Ghata-Aura elected president of Boeing META
Kuljit Ghata-Aura was appointed president of Boeing Middle East, Turkey and Africa (META), excluding the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, effective 30 September. He joined the airline in 2010, and his most recent positions were regional counsel for Boeing META and director of market... plus
Jaxport names Wendy Hamilton
The Jacksonville Port Authority (Jaxport) board of directors appointed new officers during its monthly meeting on 27 September 2021, unanimously electing financial services executive Wendy O. Hamilton as its chair. Hamilton is a certified financial planner and president of... plus
Second top manager moves from K+N to TST
A second top manager is transferring from Kuehne+Nagel to TST within a few weeks (see our article of 10.09.2021): Nadine Stoppa takes over the business unit management of the region West. She has been with K+N for more than ten years. Most recently, she had overall... plus