Humanitarian logistics award from 2023 
The Logistics Hall of Fame is set to present a new international award from 2023 onwards – the Lynn C. Fritz Medal for Excellence in Humanitarian Logistics. The annual medal will recognise humanitarian organisations and their partners for outstanding logistics projects. The... more
CDB Aviation picks Jie Chen
The board of directors of CDB Aviation, a wholly-owned Irish subsidiary of China Development Bank Financial Leasing, has selected Jie Chen to become the company’s new chief executive officer. Chen will take the helm in January 2023 and replace Patrick Hannigan, whose... more
CCA welcomes members and treasurer
The Cool Chain Association (CCA) has welcomed Brussels Airport, Boeing, Singapore Airport Terminal Services (Sats), and Validaide as new members and appointed Miguel Rodríguez, the senior manager of climate control products with Qatar Airways as its treasurer. The... more
GAC promotes Fredriksson to top echelons
The GAC Group, a shipping, logistics and marine services provider, has appointed Pontus Fredriksson (on the right) as its new group president, with effect from 1 January 2023. Bengt Ekstrand (on the left), who held the position for the last ten years, will take on the role of... more
German network names new board members
The members of the Central German Logistics Network (Netzwerk Logistik Mitteldeutschland, NLM) elected two new board members to their five-member governing body at their general meeting. They are Nicole Uhlmann, sales manager of the company Emons-Rail-Cargo and terminal... more
CEO confirmed at the helm until 2026
The supervisory board of Trans-o-Flex Expressdienst has extended the contract with its CEO Wolfgang P. Albeck (centre) early, prolonging it by another two years to 31 March 2026. Albeck took over as CEO in 2017. “The company has been successful since Albeck joined the... more
ATSG selects Paul Chase as new CCO
Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) has announced that Paul Chase will assume Mike Berger’s responsibilities as chief commercial officer when Berger transitions to chief strategy officer, effective today, 5 December 2022. Chase is currently CEO of Ameriflight. He will take over... more
DHL Supply Chain picks Mihaela Isac
DHL Supply Chain, a global contract logistics provider and a business division under Deutsche Post DHL Group, has appointed Mihaela Isac as its chief information officer (CIO) for Asia Pacific. She was most recently vice president of IT life sciences & healthcare in North... more
Felix Toepsch elected managing director of ACCF
The Air Cargo Community Frankfurt (ACCF) has appointed Felix Toepsch as its new managing director. He will succeed Joachim von Winning, who has held the role since 2015, on 1 January 2023. Toepsch will be seconded to the executive board as a Fraport employee. The economics... more
Changes at APM Terminals in India
Following a successful three years as COO of Gateway Terminals India (APM Terminals Mumbai), Girish Aggarwal (left) has been appointed managing director for Gujarat Pipavav Port (APM Terminals Pipavav), effective 1 January 2023. Aggarwal joined A.P. Moller - Maersk in 2013... more