Alexander Granderath to chair supervisory board 
The supervisory board of VTG Aktiengesellschaft, a European wagon hire and rail logistics company, has elected Alexander Granderath as its new chairman. He succeeds Jost A. Massenberg, who served on VTG’s supervisory board for over fifteen years and as its chairman since the... more
Ermewa welcomes Vincent Metz
Ermewa has appointed Vincent Metz as its new chief technical officer (CTO), effective 1 February 2022. The Dutch national will lead the company's newly combined central technical team. Metz brings a broad range of experience in the organisation and digitalisation of... more
Reimer Logistics: new tandem takes charge
Marc Soupart has been promoted to the new dual leadership team of Bremen-based Reimer logistics alongside managing director Heike Nickel. The business graduate, who studied economics at Goethe University in Frankfurt am Main (Germany), came to Reimer Logistics in 2016 as... more
Dachser expands its team in Sweden
Dachser Sweden has appointed three new executives: Björn Josefsson (left) joins the company as branch manager in Gothenburg. He has more than 20 years of experience in the logistics and transport industry and was most recently branch manager for Bring in Gothenburg.... more
Changes at Mitsui O.S.K. Lines
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, (MOL; president & CEO: Takeshi Hashimoto) is planning several promotions in its management team. The changes are subject to approval at the annual shareholders’ meeting which will be held on 21 June 2022. MOL will establish the position of “group... more
CN picks Tracy Robinson
CN (Canadian National) has appointed Tracy Robinson as president and chief executive officer and as a member of its board of directors, effective 28 February 2022. This appointment follows the previously announced retirement of Jean-Jacques (“JJ”) Ruest. Robinson, who will... more
Swissterminal celebrates half a century
Swissterminal, an international integrated logistics provider headquartered in Frenkendorf near Basel and with locations in Switzerland and France, is celebrating five decades of operations. On 1 February 1972, when Alex Mayer founded Container Depot – the forerunner for... more
‘A’-ratings for The Swedish Club
S&P Global Ratings has reaffirmed the ‘A’-ratings for long-term insurer financial strength and issuer credit for The Swedish Club. S&P also maintained its assessment of the Club's outlook as negative. Managing director of The Swedish Club, Lars Rhodin: “Following such... more
Changes in Trutac management team
Trutac, part of the Microlise Group, has promoted Jemma James to managing director as Terry Ramsey retires at the end of January. Jemma has been with Trutac for over 14 years and became a director in October 2010, with her most recent role being director of commercial operations... more
Mars elects new officers
The Midwest Association of Rail Shippers (Mars) elected its 2022 slate of officers at its annual winter meeting earlier in January. The 2022 Mars officers are: president Carrie Evans, Iowa Interstate Railroad, Cedar Rapids, Iowa; first vice president Kathy Bathurst, CSX... more