Encouraging climate-friendly railfreight 
Ludolf Kerkeling, the chairman of ‘Die Güterbahnen’, an association of railfreight operators initiated by the Network of European Railways (Netzwerk Europäischer Eisenbahnen e.V.), has been awarded Germany’s Federal Cross of Merit on a ribbon. It was handed over by the prime... more
Second HKMA Quality Award for Hactl
Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) – Hong Kong’s largest independent air cargo handler – has received the highly prestigious Grand Award in the 2022 Hong Kong Management Association (HKMA) Quality Awards. The report praised Hactl’s support for local community... more
DTM founder Steve Richardson to retire
Steve Richardson, founder of Direct Tyre Management (DTM) is retiring after a career spanning 45 years. Starting out as a tyre fitter for Central Tyres in 1977, his hard work and determination saw him fast-tracked to become the youngest centre manager in Central Tyres’ history.... more
Schäflein expands management
Heiko Amtmann was elected to the management team at Schäflein subsidiary Schäflein Logistics on 1 September 2022. He is now co-leading the contract logistics division, all logistics locations and all logistics projects with Sebastian Paliege. Carsten Heider was appointed... more
Thomas Miller chooses Hugh Titcomb
Thomas Miller, a global provider of insurance services, has named Hugh Titcomb as its new chief executive, subject to shareholder approval. Titcomp is to replace Bruce Kesterton, who is retiring. Titcomb joined Thomas Miller in 2016 having held a broad range of senior... more
Marvin Allen to head Chicago branch
CPC Logistics Solutions, a subsidiary company of CPC Logistics, which provides permanent and temporary Class A CDL truck driver and warehouse logistics solutions and services, has appointed Marvin Allen as operations manager for CPCLS’ new Chicago branch. Since beginning his... more
More staff changes at Reisser
The supervisory board and the shareholders of Reisser, a wholesaler that belongs to the SHK group and that has been active as a specialist for bathroom fittings for over 150 years, has terminated its cooperation with Heiko Cullies. As a member of the executive board, Caillies... more
Brian Rodriguez takes the helm at ACS Florida
Air Charter Service, a global aircraft charter broker, has chosen the experienced Brian Rodriguez to lead its Florida operation, based in Miami. Richard Thompson, president of ACS Americas: “Rodriguez has been with us for more than ten years and has shown his knowledge and... more
Jaxport boosts its commercial team
The Jacksonville port authority has welcomed two experienced ocean carrier executives to its commercial team. David Briceno (right) joins Jaxport as director of cargo sales for the US Southeast. His task will be to drive the container business. Briceno has nearly two decades... more
Bettina Brennenstuhl now in charge
Bettina Brennenstuhl has officially taken office as the new sole director of Dortmunder Hafen. She succeeds Uwe Büscher, who retired at the end of August. Before joining Dortmunder Hafen, Brennenstuhl, who holds a degree in business administration, was deputy mayor and... more