New in Newark 
Jon Menges has been appointed as the general manager of Aeronet Worldwide’s Newark station. The 1,700 sqm facility is located in Carteret, near EWR and JFK airports, and the Port Newark container terminal.Menges has over 20 years of experience in shipping, logistics and... plus
Alvarez & Marsal to expand in Europe
Global professional services company Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) has appointed Christian Ebner as managing director, with the aim of expanding the company's financial restructuring capabilities in Europe. Ebner will focus on the German and Italian market, bringing 17 years of... plus
Continental appoints Jean-François Tarabbia
Jean-François Tarabbia assumed his new position as head of the connected car networking (CCN) business unit within the vehicle networking and information (VNI) division at Continental on 1 January 2021. He succeeds Johann Hiebl, who became head of product transformation VNI on... plus
Loop Energy picks CCO
Loop Energy, a mobile-power company from Vancouver (Canada) that provides zero-emission power systems for medium to heavy-duty transportation applications, has appointed George Rubin as new chief commercial officer. Effective 1 January 2021, he also joined the executive... plus
TT Club gains additional underwriting resource
International freight and logistics insurer TT Club has appointed Marcus Kuling as a specialist underwriter in the Benelux region. Bringing 30 years of experience in the marine and transport insurance business to his new role, Kuling will be based in Rotterdam as part of the... plus
Hüwel to lead Hellmann in North America
Hellmann Worldwide Logistics has hired Peter Hüwel as its new regional CEO North America, effective 1 January 2021. He succeeds Steen Christensen, who leaves the company in agreement with the management board to take on new professional challenges. As regional CEO North... plus
New head for new US office
Expanding its international operations, Chapman Freeborn Airchartering has opened a new office in Parsippany, NJ, USA. "We’ll be neighbours with some of the largest freight forwarders in the world and we’ll be introducing ourselves to new customers nationwide,"... plus
ITJ Video News – 21 January 2021
In the ITJ Video News of 21 January 2021, editor-in-chief Chris Doepgen tells you how the normalisation of relations between the UAE and Israel affects the logistics industry; about Swiss WorldCargo’s continued network expansion; Brussels airport’s new director of cargo and... plus
Ullah succeeds Wiedmann
At its first digitally organised assembly of delegates on 15 January 2021, the BME (German Federal association for supply chain management, procurement and logistics) elected a new board of directors: Gundula Ullah (line manager procurement at the Funke Mediengruppe, Essen) will... plus
Two internal promotions at IAG Cargo
Daniel Byrne and Freddie Overton (photo) have been promoted to regional commercial managers of IAG Cargo covering UK, Ireland, Europe and Africa, "two strategic growth markets", commented head of sales Darren Peek. Byrne has been with IAG Cargo since 2017 and has... plus