Aapa elects new board chairman 
At its 111th annual convention and expo in Orlando, Florida, the American Association of Port Authorities (Aapa) elected Sean Strawbridge of the Port of Corpus Christi as the new chairman of its board of directors. Outgoing chairman Mario Cordero of the Port of Long Beach made... more
Ray Provencio now CBP director for El Paso Port
Ray Provencio was formally sworn into office as US Customs and Border Protection director for El Paso Port at a CBP change of command ceremony. Family, friends, colleagues and local dignitaries gathered as Provencio recited the oath of office during a ceremony at the Chamizal... more
Fleetenergies picks Robin Quittard
Fleetenergies, a provider of SaaS solutions to reduce energy costs and the environmental footprint in the road transport sector, has given Robin Quittard the task of making its technology as accessible as possible. Quittard has been a consultant on strategy and development... more
Aotos awards – three stellar recipients
The United Seamen’s Service’s 53rd annual Admiral of the Ocean Sea (Aotos) Awards were presented to Edward W. Aldridge, president of CMA CGM North America and American President Lines; Harold J. Daggett, president of the International Longshoremen’s Association; and Eric P.... more
Chapman Freeborn picks David Tasker
Global air charter specialist Chapman Freeborn, part of Avia Solutions Group, has appointed David Tasker as director – government & humanitarian. Tasker brings over 30 years of logistics experience to the role, including six years as vice president global defence at DB... more
Bill Higginbotham takes the helm
Bill Higginbotham has been appointed to lead Aeronet Worldwide’s Newark station. He assumes his new role as the operation prepares to move to larger facility in November. Higginbotham has over 20 years of experience within global logistics, supply chain, and manufacturing. Most... more
Developing Wiremind Cargo's business
Guillermo Medina Moralejo will join Wiremind Cargo as VP business development on 1 December 2022. Spanish by birth, he was educated in UK and has spent the past six years in Asia, predominantly in Hong Kong, where he was head of corporate solutions of the crowd-sourced logistics... more
Seko Logistics picks Hans Hickler
Global logistics provider Seko Logistics has appointed Hans Hickler as president of the Americas. In this role, Hickler will have profit and loss (P&L) operating authority and responsibility for the Americas Region. Hickler has worked with the company for the past seven... more
From DHL to Instafreight
Instafreight, a log tech company specialising in European overland transport, has appointed Martin Leopold to the newly created position of chief financial officer (CFO). Leopold joins the company from industry giant DHL Freight, the logistics arm of Deutsche Post. His task... more
Claus-Oscar Herzig wins German order of merit
Claus-Oscar Herzig (right), former chairman of the Hessen Association of Road Haulage and Logistics, has received Germany’s federal order of merit first class. District president Mark Weinmeister (left) of the Kassel administrative district presented the order at the castle... more