Jaxport's economic impact honoured 
The First Coast Manufacturers Association (FCMA) recently recognised Jaxport, Florida's leading container port based in Jacksonville, with the 2020 economic impact award during its annual excellence awards programme. The award recognises Jaxport as Northeast Florida’s economic... plus
David Goh appointed VP Asia Pacific
Software provider PTV Group has appointed David Goh vice president APAC, with responsibility for the Asia Pacific Region. Goh will bring the profound experience he gained at Daimler, where he has worked as general manager APAC since 2011, and in previous positions in... plus
Clipper Group chooses CEO
Effective 1 October, Amrit Peter Kalsi is the new CEO of Clipper Group and CEO for Clipper Bulk, succeeding Peter Norborg, who is leaving the group. Kalsi has worked in shipping since 1994 and joined Clipper in 2011. Since then he has moved from vice president to senior vice... plus
Chapman Freeborn strengthens humanitarian efforts
Chapman Freeborn has promoted Daniel Carriett to a newly created role, as group humanitarian cargo director. The company has been supporting multiple NGO's in response to humanitarian crises, trying to react rapidly in many emergencies by airlift. The company reported that... plus
New areas for System Alliance
Since 1 October, System Alliance has two new partners and covers the contract territory previously managed by Gefco. The forwarding network System Alliance offers transport solutions to different sectors in Germany. The transport company Bayer (MTG) and the freight forwarder... plus
Emiel Knarren now CCO at European Loc Pool
Yesterday, 1 October 2020, Emiel Knarren joined European Loc Pool (ELP) as chief commercial officer. Knarren has been active in the rail industry for over 20 years and has a broad experience in the locomotive leasing market in Europe. He will bring a wealth of knowledge and... plus
Abdul Fahl elected TTMS (Gulf) director
After six and a half years with TTMS (Gulf), Julien Horn has returned to TT Club’s headquarters in London to continue in his role as portfolio senior underwriter and leader of his underwriting team. He is succeeded by Abdul Fahl, who speaks Arabic and has worked for a number of... plus
Ready for generation change
Jürg Gygax, who has been EVP service and member of the executive board of the Swiss rail vehicle manufacturer Stadler Group since 2013, has decided to retire as of 31 March 2021 and to hand over his operational responsibility after more than three decades in top positions in the... plus
Fruitier follows Le Guilloux
After the withdrawal of Thierry Le Guilloux, Thibault Fruitier, CEO of the French intermodal services providers Novatrans and Greenmodal, has been elected by the steering committee of the Groupement National des Transports Combinés (national association of intermodal transport,... plus
New ICTS Group country manager for Belgium
From today, 1 October 2020, Peter Andries (left) joins the ICTS Group as country manager for Belgium. After obtaining his degree in applied sciences in Leuven, Andries gained extensive leasing experience at De Lage Landen (Rabo Bank) and financial knowledge at GE Capital... plus