Lineas picks Bernard Gustin 
Lineas' general assembly has named Bernard Gustin, former Brussels Airlines CEO, as new independent director and executive chairman of the board of directors. Gilles Mougenot will be vice-chairman and chairman of newly to be set-up nomination committee. Geert Pauwels is... more
Vessels Value welcomes Alexander Adamou
Online valuation and data provider Vessels Value has appointed Alexander Adamou to the board of directors. As an experienced mathematician and modeller in the shipping industry, he will oversee the scientific research that underpins the company’s products in his new role as... more
Scandlines’ CFO to step down
Scandlines' CFO Per Johannesen Madsen will leave the company by the end of August 2022 at the latest. He has been CFO and has served on the executive board since 2012, responsible for the group's overall financial management and reporting. In his position as CFO, Johannesen... more
Farewell to a great Spanish forwarder
Spanish logistics provider Transnatur is mourning the death of its founder, who passed away on 14 January 2022 at the age of 84. José Pagés Riera will be remembered by the industry in Spain as well as beyond the country’s borders for his creativity and his great entrepreneurial... more
Deugro restructures management
Deugro has set up a new C-suite executive level management team with five members: Thomas C. Press - chairman and co-CEO, Klaus Strahmann - co-CEO, Simon Wasum (left) - COO, Tim Killen (right) - CSO and Felix Schneider - CFO. The company has also appointed eight presidents... more
HFW picks Jens Mathiasen
Global, sector-focused law firm HFW has appointed its first representative in Denmark with the hire of shipping lawyer Jens Mathiasen. He has a broad experience in the shipping industry with a particular focus on M&A and corporate, ship finance, sale and purchase,... more
HGK Dry Shipping: a change at the helm
Joachim Holstein has stepped down from the management board of HGK Dry Shipping with effect from 9 February 2022. Having played a key role in the now completed transfer and integration of HTAG's chartering activities into HGK Dry Shipping since the beginning of 2021, he now... more
Cool Chain Association's network grows
LOT Polish Airlines and Tower Cold Chain have joined the Cool Chain Association. “We are delighted to join the CCA and look forward to collaborating to ensure pharmaceuticals are handled and transported by means of robust, reliable, reusable solutions,” said Nick Gilmore... more
Aeler picks Johnson Tan
Johnson Tan, formerly commercial director at shipping giant Unifeeder, is joining Aeler, a Swiss logtech company, as commercial director with responsibility for launching the company’s new ‘container as a service’ (Caas). Tan also helped to develop X-Press Feeders' northern... more
Danny Hakker joins Swissport
Swissport has appointed Danny Hakker as chief financial officer (CFO) for Continental Europe, effective 1 February 2022. He is a senior finance executive with an excellent track record in leading change and building high-performance teams. Hakker joins Swissport from RGF... more