O'Neil new InterManager president 
InterManager, an international trade association for in-house and third-party ship managers, has appointed Mark O’Neil, CEO of Cyprus-based Columbia Shipmanagement, as its new president. He was voted in at an AGM which held as a virtual event for the first time. Succeeding... plus
Swissport "under the radar" in Jersey
Unite, one of Britain and Ireland’s largest trade unions, says that the redundancy programme involving Swissport workers at Jersey Airport (JER) is "going under the radar" and needs a rethink now that Covid-19 vaccines are on the horizon. The ground handler has... plus
Sailors’ Society welcomes new port chaplain
The Reverend Frans Sahetapy is joining the international maritime welfare charity Sailors’ Society as its new Southampton (UK) port chaplain today, 7 December 2020. In his new role he will have to provide welfare and chaplaincy support to thousands of seafarers who visit the... plus
Sabrina Nissen for North American market
Sabrina Nissen has been appointed business development and administration manager for the USA and Canada by Stoecklin Logistics, a supplier of supply chain solutions. In her new role Nissen will support Stoecklin’s sales, marketing, operations and deployment teams in North... plus
ODW Logistics appoint Brian Drees
Brian Drees has joined ODW Logistics, a third-party logistics provider, as its new senior director of operational excellence. He will lead ODW’s continuous improvement strategy, focusing on standardising and refining operational systems and inventory controls and on improving... plus
Bruno Sidler joins SGL Transgroup
Scan Global Logistics (SGL) Transgroup, a services provider based in Scandinavia, has appointed Bruno Sidler, former CEO of Swiss transport company Panalpina, as industrial advisor to CEO Allan Melgraad and the board led by Tom Gartland, the executive chairman of the... plus
Toft takes the reins – finally
More than one year after announcing his new ventures, Soren Toft has been welcomed as MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company’s new CEO, effective from 2 December 2020. He reports to Diego Aponte, MSC group president, and Gianluigi Aponte, founder and MSC group chairman. In his... plus
Common goals with BGL-Nord
In northern Germany, the associations representing the transport sector in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (Landesverband des Verkehrsgewerbes Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (LV M-V)) and in Berlin and Brandenburg (Landesverband des Berliner und Brandenburger Verkehrsgewerbes (LBBV)) have... plus
ITJ Video News – 3 December 2020
In the ITJ Video News of 3 December 2020, editor-in-chief Chris Doepgen presents a new link between the port of Cork and Zeebrugge, offered by CLdN; ground handler Saudi Arabian Logistics Company; the new CEO of the Montreal Port Authority; Kombiverkehr’s options in Hanover; and... plus
FMS wins exclusive membership
Fr. Meyer's Sohn (Schweiz) (FMS) from Basel has been appointed as a new country exclusive member for the Worldwide Project Consortium (WWPC) in Switzerland with immediate effect. The FMS project division in Basel, the only project division within the group, consists of... plus