Europa Road adds new role to its team 
Road haulier Europa Road has promoted Nathalie De Preetere to the new position of human resources business partner, as part of the company’s plans to expand its Belgian presence. As a HR business partner, the first role of its kind within the Europa Road group, De Preetere... more
HFW continues growth trajectory in Australia
Continuing its growth strategy in Australia, sector-focused law firm HFW has hired shipping lawyer. Ashwin Nair. He specialises in shipping, admiralty and marine insurance, acting for shipowners and charterers and their P&I Clubs and other insurers of marine risks, with a... more
Eichholtz celebrates 90th anniversary
For Franziska Kraupner (pictured on the right with her father) and Jens Gellers, now at the helm of Eichholtz, a cargo handling and storage company, the 90th anniversary is an occasion to look back on a successful company history, to thank long-standing employees and at the same... more
Honours for the pioneers of the pallet's triumph
Oliver Richter (1920-2014), an Australian who, as trade manager of Brambles in the 1960s, discovered the potential of a closed rental pool for load carriers and successfully established today's Commonwealth Handling Equipment Pool (Chep) system, and George Raymond Sr.... more
Icao awards Ángela Marina Donato
The ICAO Council has posthumously conferred the Edward Warner Award, acknowledged as the highest honour in the world of civil aviation, on Ángela Marina Donato of Argentina. The award ceremony took place on the opening day of Icao’s 41st triennial Assembly and was led by the... more
Wascosa elects new executive committee
Wascosa has appointed Iris Hilb as its new chief executive officer (CEO), effective 1 January 2023 and restructured its executive committee. The current members of the executive board now are: Peter Balzer (CEO until 31 December 2022), Iris Hilb (Nominee CEO until 31... more
UPS promotes Engin Kolat
UPS has appointed Turkey director of operations Engin Kolat as its new Turkey country managerto lead the company’s operations, business development, and strategy in Turkey. Kolat joined UPS as an expert in revenue management and pricing expert in 2013 after graduating from... more
Top of the list in Austria
At Austria's Leading Companies Awards ceremony, which was held on 4 October 2022, the international transport and logistics service provider Cargo-Partner secured first prize. The prize is awarded annually as part of the renowned business competition organised by PwC and the... more
UK Club strengthens regional offices
The UK P&I Club, a major provider of P&I insurance and other services to the international shipping community, will welcome Seán Geraghty as new regional director in its Greek office in November, while Daniel Evans will move from Greece to London to focus on the... more
Cargoline elects advisory board
Cargoline’s shareholders have elected their advisory board as scheduled. With the managing directors Ralf Amm (Amm Spedition, Nuremberg), Torsten Huberti (Schmidt-Gevelsberg, Schwelm), Heiner Koch (Koch International, Osnabrück), Bernd Schäflein (Schäflein Spedition, Röthlein),... more