Changes to Panalpina's executive board 
CCO Karl Weyeneth, CLO, corporate secretary Christoph Hess, CIO Ralf Morawietz, EVP air freight Lucas Kuehner and EVP ocean freight Peder Winther have resigned from their respective positions on Panalpina’s executive board. The board of directors has also decided to downsize... plus
Marc Henning to manage central hub at 24plus
Marc Henning has been appointed the new head of 24plus’s central hub in Hauneck (Hesse, Germany). He replaces Steffen Renner, who left the hub operator 24plus hub logistics back at the end of 2018. Henning joins the company from the waste management industry, where he held... plus
New general director for Air Bridge Cargo
Volga-Dnepr Group, which consists of three air cargo carriers – Air Bridge Cargo Airlines (ABC), Volga-Dnepr Airlines (VDA) and Atran airlines (Atran) - has summed up its H1/2019 results. All three carriers showed a 6% cargo volume decline to 2.58 million ftk, which is 20% below... plus
From Perth to Halifax
The board of the Halifax Port Authority (HPA) has chosen its new president and CEO: Captain Allan Gray will be concluding his tenure as harbour master and general manager – operations of Fremantle Ports in Perth (Australia) and joining the Halifax Port Authority in... plus
Triumph International wins logistics prize
The lingerie and underwear manufacturer Triumph International has won the Austrian logistics prize for its renewed and expanded distribution centre at the Wiener Neustadt location in Austria. The logistics prize was awarded by the Logistics Association VNL as part of its annual... plus
New board for active logistics
The IT services provider active logistics has changed its board. Effective immediately, Thomas Braun, Michael Otto and Hermann Schmidt have taken over the helm at the company that supplies software for the logistics industry. All three new members of the board have been working... plus
New head for Shiprocket's supply chain
Shiprocket, the logistics aggregation platform for online sellers, has taken Indranil Nath on board as senior VP supply chain and operations. Prior to this, Nath held key positions in a number of industry start-ups like Club Factory, Flipkart and Ola Cabs. Saahil Goel, CEO... plus
Greyorange hires Jeff Cashman as SVP and global COO
Greyorange, a software and robotics platform provider that leverages artificial intelligence and machine learning to optimise fulfilment operations for companies worldwide, has announced that Jeff Cashman has joined the company as senior vice president and global chief... plus
New chairman for the Suez Canal
According to the news agency Reuters, Egypt’s president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has appointed Lieutenant General Osama Rabie as chairman of the Suez Canal Authority. Rabie, a naval officer, was vice chairman of the canal authority under its previous head, Mohab Mamish, who... plus
Sailors’ Society welcomes new Greek ambassador
Sailors’ Society has welcomed a new ambassador from Greece to its fold ahead of the maritime charity’s plans to further expand its existing work in this country. Costis Frangoulis, CEO, president and founder of Franman, which provides ship building, consultancy and security... plus