Guadeloupe Port Caraïbes re-elects president 
On Thursday, 4 November 2021, Marie-Luce Penchard was re-elected chair of the supervisory board of the Grand Port Maritime de la Guadeloupe (GPMG). This new election follows the recent renewal of the regional assembly, which modified the composition of the supervisory board.... more
Duisport restructures key divisions
Alexander Garbar (photo), who has been in the Port of Duisburg's corporate development department for five years, most recently as its deputy head, will lead the division as of 1 January 2022. He will report directly to the chairman of the executive board, Markus Bangen.... more
Umco: Winter is coming
Umco has been providing compliance solutions for the global distribution of chemicals for almost 40 years. The company's safety health environment division, to which the dangerous goods team is also affiliated, has been given a new manager, Lars Winter. Most recently, Winter... more
Unipart chooses Ian Truesdale
Ian Truesdale has been appointed managing director of Unipart Logistics, the logistics and supply chain arm of Unipart Group, one of Britain’s largest independent companies in the sector. He succeeds Frank Burns, who has been named executive vice president, Unipart Group.... more
ID Logistics US picks William Parramore
ID Logistics has named William Parramore as managing director of ID Logistics USA. He has 25 years of experience logistics and supply chain and holds an MBA in business/managerial economics from Paris Dauphine University. In 1996, Parramore joined Geodis and became vice... more
John Nardi (NYSA) named Person of the Year
John Nardi, president, New York Shipping Association (NYSA), has been named the 2022 Person of the Year by the New York/New Jersey Foreign Freight Forwarders and Brokers Association (NYNJFFFBA). A 38-year maritime industry veteran, John Nardi was appointed president of NYSA in... more
ACC Aviation chooses Andreas Pericleous
ACC Aviation, the global aviation services group, has appointed Andreas Pericleous as VP business development, dedicated to the company’s expanding, international consulting division. Pericleous brings ten years of international aviation experience to ACC Aviation, having... more
New managers for rail business
Liudmyla Tarasenko and Georg Schiefer will now manage the international rail business of Hödlmayr Rail Logistics, a vehicle logistics company. They replace Andreas Sundl, who moved to Hödlmayr's management board in the middle of this year. Tarasenko has been with the Hödlmayr... more
Port of Rotterdam elects new representative
After a career of 17 years as Port of Rotterdam representative in Austria, Switzerland and Central and Eastern Europe, Franz Zauner will hand over the baton to Howard Lamb on 1 January 2022. Lamb has more than 35 years of international logistics experience. Prior to joining... more
Standard Club chooses Robert Drummond
In a move signalling its long-term commitment to the North Asia and Greater China markets, Standard’s current managing director for Ireland, Robert Drummond has been appointed as group commercial director and will be based in Hong Kong from where he will lead the club’s... more