Sailors’ Society webinar for Indian sea cadets 
The Sailors’ Society, a maritime charity, will hold an online wellness conference for maritime colleges in India and their students on Thursday 30 September. Designed especially for maritime schools, the conference, entitled ‘Wellness at Sea – positive wellbeing for a rewarding... more
Bob Jaques editor of Ship Management Intl
Elaborate Communications, publisher of Ship Management International (SMI), has appointed Bob Jaques as editor. He will immediately oversee the November/December issue. Jaques is an English literature graduate from the University of York with a postgraduate diploma in... more
Gustavo Santi joins Bolloré Logistics Brazil
Bolloré Logistics has hired Gustavo Santi as managing director for Brazil. He brings more than 20 years of experience to the role, primarily in logistics operations, air and sea freight services, customer service and branch management. “It is a great honour for me to lead... more
Gareth Prowse to head decarbonisation
Svitzer, a major global towage operator and part of the Maersk group, welcomes Gareth Prowse as its new global head of decarbonisation. Kasper Nilaus, CEO: “I am very pleased that Prowse has joined us to lead our ambitions and our initiatives for decarbonisation.” Prowse... more
4flow gains Ralph-Michael Schmidt
4flow, a provider of logistics consulting, logistics software and 4PL services, has gained Ralph-Michael Schmidt as a partner. Schmidt brings 20 years of experience in supply chain management. His most recent position was vice president at Robert Bosch. "We are pleased... more
IFOY award: three new jurors
The IFOY organisation has appointed three new jurors: Peter MacLeod, news editor at "Logistics Business" in UK, Rosa Maria Cherubini, managing editor at "Il Giornale della Logistica" in Italy, and Klaus Koch. The editor-in-chief at the online magazine... more
Tim Strauss remains CEO of Amerijet
Tim Strauss who previously announced his intention to resign (see our article in today's ITJ 39-40/2021), is staying on as CEO after all. Vic Karjian, Amerijet’s executive chairman, will continue in that role. He was Amerijet’s CEO from 2016 until Strauss joined Amerijet in... more
Pat Dobie and George Efkolodis join IAG Cargo
IAG Cargo, the cargo division of International Airlines Group has chosen Pat Dobie and George Efkolodis to power up its customer experience team. Dobie, previously chief transformation officer, will be chief customer and infrastructure officer. She has been with IAG Cargo since... more
Guido Meyer elected CFO/COO of eFrexx
Düsseldorf (Germany)-based logistics platform eFrexx has appointed Guido Meyer as its new CFO/COO. In addition to assuming responsibility for finances, Meyer will also drive the software company's internationalisation strategy. eFrexx founder Achim Quaken remains CEO. Meyer,... more
SAE hires Tassilo Schneider
System Alliance Europe (SAE) has a new managing director. Tassilo Schneider took the helm at the European general cargo cooperation in early September. The internationally experienced business economist (M.A.) was most recently managing director service and logistics at WP... more