Mega merger for Cargotec and Konecranes 
Cargotec and Konecranes are merging to create a global player in sustainable material flow. The merger is expected to take place by the end of H1/2022. “Today marks a major step forward for our companies,” said selected future company president and CEO Mika Vehviläinen. The... more
Ateia-Oltra re-elects Manuel Herrera
Ateia-Oltra, the association of freight forwarders, international forwarders and other providers in the province of Las Palmas, representing the logistics, transport and customs handling sector, held its ordinary general assembly on Thursday, 4 November 2021, with the... more
Loxx appoints Uwe Karrenberg
Uwe Karrenberg was elected managing director of Loxx Lagerlogistik in October 2021. He now shares the leadership of the company with Alexander Brockt. Karrenberg succeeds Nicolai Weber, who had been managing director since 2015. Karrenberg brings extensive experience from... more
Mikko Juelich takes the helm at Stena Line
Effective 1 November 2021, Mikko Juelich took over as trade director Germany and managing director of Swedish ferry operator Stena Line in Hamburg. "Juelich comes to us with a broad experience from the ro-pax/ro-ro ferry sector, and the container and logistics market.... more
Vertis Aviation ramps up sales capacity
Vertis Aviation, the Switzerland-headquartered boutique charter specialist has appointed Daniella Dawson (centre) to the newly created position of head of sales. Vertis has also expanding its commercial team by hiring two charter sales executives, Karmen Bukvic (left) and... more
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