Jose Costas elected aircraft sales VP 
Continuing the development of the senior leadership team, DRA and sister company 328 Support Services have appointed Jose Costas as the company’s vice-president of aircraft sales. Leveraging his significant aviation industry experience, Costas is responsible for all aircraft... plus
Dachser elects Robert Erni as CFO
Dachser has appointed Robert Erni, who has many years of experience as head of finance for other logistics companies, as CFO to succeed Burkhard Eling. Erni will start his induction period as deputy director on 1 September 2020. Most recently, the Swiss national served as... plus
Promotion at Shanghai Renaissance
As part of a strengthening of its team in Shanghai, the Shanghai Renaissance International Transportation Company (Rensha) – which is part of the Hong Kong-based U-Freight Group - has promoted Lily Tao to vice general manager. For the past decade she had been assistant to... plus
Back on Hong Kong maritime and port board
Edward Liu, Hill Dickinson counsel in Hong Kong, has been reappointed by the secretary for transport and housing as a co-opted member of the Hong Kong maritime and port board (HKMPB), the advisory body of the transport and housing bureau of the HKSAR government, and will serve... plus
Pall-Ex picks commercial director for UK
Pall-Ex has appointed a UK commercial director to accelerate growth in its new era as a management and member-owned pallet network. Former Palletways Network development director Michelle Naylor brings 25 years’ experience within the logistics industry to the role and will... plus
ATC appoints group manager charter and solutions
Volker Dunkake, who has been working for ATC Aviation Services since 2014, has been appointed group manager charter and solutions for the ATC Group effective 1 July 2020. Before Dunkake joined ATC in Germany as head of product for Etihad Airlines he worked in senior roles in... plus
Harbour commissioner leaves Port of Long Beach
Long Beach harbour commissioner Tracy J. Egoscue has decided not to seek another mandate when her term expires on 30 June 2020. Since her appointment in 2014, Egoscue has served as board secretary, vice president and president of the board that oversees the Port of Long Beach... plus
Fiata's move "back to the future"
Fiata has moved into its new offices in Geneva. The initial team was completed on 1 June and now consists of six staff members working together in synergy. In reality this is 'back to the future' for Fiata, which was originally headquartered in Geneva. During a transition... plus
Award for Tiramizoo
The Munich-based German firm Tiramizoo has received the world post and parcel award in the ‘innovation’ category for its most recent platform technology for urban logistics. According to the jury, the route optimisation software with a self-learning AI algorithm brings... plus
New head of German and Austrian markets
Henning Dieter will assume his role as the head of Swissport Cargo Services Germany & Austria on 1 September 2020. He succeeds Dirk Schmitt, who left the company in December 2019 after having headed Swissport Cargo’s operations in Germany and Austria since February 2015.... plus