BLG celebrates 75th anniversary 
BGL, the German Association for Road Haulage, Logistics and Disposal, held its general meeting in Berlin to mark its 75th anniversary. At the meeting, the BGL delegates elected Klaus Akkermann, managing partner of the vehicle logistics company Akkermann Transporte from... more
Staying healthy with Cathy O'Brien
UPS has appointed Cathy O’Brien as healthcare vice-president for international sales. She will be responsible for driving growth across Europe, Amea and Latin America for the end-to-end supply chain services dedicated to supporting the pharmaceutical, medical device, laboratory... more
VDR elects new board members
After welcoming Dr Martin Kröger as its new chief executive officer in spring, the German Shipowners' Association VDR has now promoted staff members Irina Haesler and Tilo Wallrabenstein to its executive board.Haesler is a lawyer and has been with VDR since 2013, most recently... more
Belgian airport fortified
Liège airport, a key European freight hub, has appointed Frédéric Brun (on the left) as its head of commercial cargo, and Alexis Lapot as its senior manager for cargo sales. They will join a team headed by Torsten Wefers, the vice-president of marketing and sales. Brun... more
Swiss Worldcargo promotes Gieri Hinnen
Gieri Hinnen, currently head of labour relations and human resource steering at Swiss, has been appointed head of global cargo sales, effective 1 February 2023. In his new capacity, Hinnen will be in charge of Swiss Worldcargo’s commercial division. He succeeds Alexander... more
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