Melvin takes the helm at SC Ports 
South Carolina Ports’ Barbara Melvin is now stepping into her new role as president and CEO and the first woman to lead one of the top ten operating container ports in USA. Over the past 24 years, Melvin has served SC Ports in a variety of roles and led major infrastructure... more
Jeffrey Curmi appointed CEO of Transport Malta
Brigadier Jeffrey Curmi has been appointed CEO of Transport Malta within the ministry for transport, infrastructure, and capital projects. Curmi joined the Armed Forces of Malta (AFM) in 1994 and served as commander of the AFM from December 2013 to June 2022. Since 2013, he... more
TGW Logistics picks Alexander Leitner
Alexander Leitner has assumed the newly created position of senior vice president for innovation and technology at TGW Logistics Group. In this role, he will lead the intralogistics specialist's innovation strategy, reporting to CEO Harald Schröpf. Leitner was last employed... more
Günther Haberland dies
The DSLV Bundesverband Spedition und Logistik announced that Günther Haberland passed away last Sunday, 3 July 2022 after a long and grave illness at the age of 69. Haberland chaired the inland port logistics committee of the DSLV Federal Association of Freight Forwarders... more
A new face on the VTL supervisory board
At their annual shareholders' meeting, the 33 shareholders of VTL Vernetzte-Transport-Logistik again placed their trust in the incumbent supervisory board and re-elected the board members for a further three years. The supervisory now comprises the long-standing members... more
Leman chooses Bo Henrik Jepsen
Bo Henrik Jepsen is joining Leman as new group COO air/sea with extensive experience from Maersk, Kuehne + Nagel, Scan Global Logistics, Toll Global and most recently Ceva Logistics. He is married, has two children and is now moving back to Copenhagen after 14 years abroad.... more
Vitesco expert joins German government’s SFAC
Anja Rivera de la Cruz, head of sustainability at Vitesco Technologies, has been appointed to the German government’s sustainable finance advisory committee. Rivera de la Cruz will contribute her experience in sustainability management and her knowledge of the automotive... more
Eddie Chang joins Geodis
Global leading transport and logistics services provider Geodis has appointed Eddie Chang as its new managing director for Malaysia. With over 25 years of experience in the logistics sector, Chang’s task will be to drive the company’s growth in Malaysia, a market that... more
Mycrane picks Piet Kraaijeveld
Mycrane, a Dubai-based digital disruptor for the cranes and construction space, has appointed industry veteran Piet Kraaijeveld as chief operating officer to strengthen its global management team. He has 30 years’ experience in the heavy lift and transport industry, working on... more
Lars Nennhaus returns to Duisburger Hafen
At its ordinary meeting on 21 June 2022, the supervisory board of Duisburger Hafen unanimously appointed Lars Nennhaus as its new chief technology and operations officer, with effect from 1 January 2023. The industrial engineer succeeds Thomas Schlipköther. Nennhaus is... more