DP World scores twice 
DP World won both the coveted ‘business of the year’ and ‘driving railfreight growth’ awards at the 2024 Railfreight Group honours event. Recognition for the company’s expansion of railfreight services followed another good year in its end-to-end logistics business in the UK.... more
A new global VP for automotive logistics
Logistics and supply chain specialist DP World has appointed David D'Annunzio as global vice president – vertical lead, automotive. D'Annunzio will oversee the strategic development of the group’s automotive business. With more than two decades of experience, D'Annunzio’s... more
Prestigious award for Priority Freight
The leadership team at Priority Freight, a time-critical logistics specialist has won the King’s Award for Enterprise in International Trade, in recognition of the company’s good business practices and significant, sustained growth in overseas sales. The Lord-Lieutenant of Kent,... more
Combilift secures double win
Combilift, a provider of material handling solutions, has achieved dual recognition at this year’s UK Engineering & Manufacturing Awards 2024. The ‘design team of the year’ award was presented to Combilift’s heavy equipment team for its exceptional work on the groundbreaking... more
From Kuehne + Nagel to BLG
The supervisory board of the BLG Group has appointed Axel Krichel as the new chief operating officer (COO) for the automobile and contract divisions, effective 1 January 2025. Krichel will also join the board of management. He succeeds Matthias Magnor, who will take on the role... more
Kiel's Port Award 2024 goes to ...
The maritime industry recently met in Kiel for the 39th ‘Sprottenback’ gathering in the ‘Längengrad’ restaurant at Kiel's Schwedenkai. With a view of the fjord and the Stena Line ferry dock, over 150 guests came together to celebrate the port of Kiel. As part of the traditional... more
Claus Herting banks on Hyster-Yale
Claus Herting has been area business director for Central & Eastern Europe and Turkey at Hyster-Yale Deutschland, a specialist in materials handling equipment based in Frankfurt am Main, since 1 March 2024. His main tasks include managing the company’s sales via a network of... more
TGP picks head of operations for Benelux region
Trans Global Projects (TGP) has appointed Edwin van Leth as head of operations in the Benelux region. Van Leth has worked in logistics for over 25 years, in this region and in multiple sectors, before specialising in project cargo. “A warm welcome to van Leth into the TGP... more
A new head for UK business
ID Logistics, a worldwide provider of contract logistics, has appointed Stuart Evans as managing director for its UK branch. He has more than 25 years' experience in the 3PL contract logistics and transport sector. The group's objective is to grow its FMCG, e-commerce and... more
Peakstone welcomes MD for transport & logistics
Al Samouelian joins Peakstone Group as a managing director. He has over 25 years of operational, transactional, and senior leadership experience in the logistics industry and has led buy-side and sell-side transactions with American Backhaulers, C.H. Robinson Worldwide,... more