Thomas Smith Shipping expands board of directors 
Thomas Smith Shipping, the logistics arm of the Thomas Smith Group, has appointed two seasoned executives to its board of directors. Ramon Azzopardi (left) has been a member of the team at Thomas Smith since 2006, when he joined the company as a sales executive. His most... more
Changes at Mitsui O.S.K. Lines
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL; president & CEO: Takeshi Hashimoto) has announced the following changes: Yoshiro Sakamoto, former general manager, secretaries & general affairs division, has been named general manager of legal division, effective 21 June 2022. Masaaki... more
Change at the Cargotec helm
The Cargotec Corporation’s board of directors, elected by the members at the annual general meeting, has appointed Jaakko Eskola as company chairman. Eskola will succeed Ilkka Herlin, who has chosen to step down, having served as chairman for 17 years since 2005. Herlin will... more
Leadership restructured at Konecranes
Konecranes has decided to merge two business units, ‘service’ and ‘industrial equipment’, under one leadership, to strengthen its role as a lifting leader. From 1 June Fabio Fiorino, the current executive vice-president of the ‘service’ division, will head the ‘industrial... more
Brussels airport aviation awards
The Brussels Airport Company has continued its annual tradition with the ‘Brussels Airport Aviation Awards’. There are two awards dedicated to the cargo segment. This year the ‘Brucargo Award’ went to the handling company Dnata, which has proven to be a stable handling... more
UPS picks Ufku Akaltan
Ufku Akaltan will lead UPS operations in more than 70 countries in the Indian Subcontinent, Middle East, Africa and Central Asia. As UPS president for these markets, he succeeds Jean-Francois Condamine, who recently retired. Akaltan joined UPS in 2001 as an intern while... more
Swan hires Martin Fröschl as new director SAP TM
Swan, the project developer for SAP logistics, has brought in personnel reinforcements. On 1 April 2022, Martin Fröschl was elected directr SAP TM to oversee business development and the expansion of the SAP TM segment. Fröschl holds a degree in business informatics and has... more
Transflo announces changes at the helm
Transflo, a mobile and cloud-based platform that automates and simplifies the supply chain process for more than 65,000 North American trucking companies and their customers, has named Renee Krug (centre) CEO of Transflo, allowing Frank Adelman (left) to become Transflo’s... more
Nuvocargo hires Jay Gerard
Nuvocargo, the first all-in-one digital platform to focus on USA-Mexico cross-border trade, has appointed Jay Gerard as head of customs. Gerard has over 20 years of logistics and operational management experience and was most recently global customs director, North America,... more
Stella Wang joins Jettainer's team in Hong Kong
Jettainer, a global provider of unit load device (ULD) management services, has appointed Stella Wang in Hong Kong. Along with serving customers in the East Asia region, Wang will also take on a newly created role overseeing the development of the ULD expert's leasing business... more