Two new directors for ports of Auckland board 
Ports of Auckland has appointed Geoff Plunket and Stephen Reindler to the board as new directors. “Stephen Reindler is currently a director of Z Energy and Steel and Tube and a previous director of the port of Napier, Meridian Energy and Worksafe NZ. He has extensive experience... more
Tiaca reappoints chair and vice chair
The International Air Cargo Association (Tiaca) reports that chair Steven Polmans (left) and vice chair Sanjeev Gadhia (right) will continue their work at the association's helm for the next two years. The board of directors approved an additional term to ensure a long-term... more
Winners of women’s railway innovation prize
At the ITS World Congress in Hamburg last week, the non-profit transport grouping Allianz pro Schiene awarded the Clara Jaschke innovation prize to two rail pioneers, Irmhild Saabel of Wascosa, and Julia Kuhfuss of S-Bahn Hamburg. In a project led by Saabel, Wascosa, a... more
Global cargo chair for Swissport
Swissport International has elected Dirk Goovaerts to the new position of cargo chair. He will assume this function in addition to his current responsibilities as head of the Middle East & Africa region. The new chair will bring together Swissport's cargo experts from... more
Hermes expands India product team
Hermes Logistics Technologies (HLT), which specialises in IT solutions and cargo management systems for the global air cargo industry, has made four appointments to its product team in India. The new members of the team – Gulshan Kataria, Divya Gulati, Rohit Bhadbhade and Ganesh... more
APM Terminals hires Birna Ósk Einarsdóttir
Birna Ósk Einarsdóttir will join the APM Terminals senior management team as CCO and be based in The Hague starting in January 2022. Einarsdóttir holds a degree in leadership and management from Háskóli Íslands (University of Iceland). Prior to joining Icelandair Group,... more
DFI Real Estate wins new investor
Hamburg-based entrepreneur Jörn Reinecke is investing in real estate developer DFI (Driving Future Innovation) Real Estate, which is headquartered in Düsseldorf. DFI develops sustainable industrial, trade and logistics properties in Germany. It is planned to transform the... more
24plus appoints Markus Egerer
Markus Egerer became managing director of 24plus Systemverkehre on 1 October, replacing Stefan Rehmet as head of the general cargo cooperation headquartered in Hauneck near Bad Hersfeld, Germany. Egerer has been active in the logistics industry for more than 20 years. During... more
Deugro Group picks Christian Schulz
On 1 October Christian Schulz was appointed vice-president of global business development, thermal power and renewables for the Deugro Group, a German transport services provider and oversized and heavy cargo specialist made up of four independent companies. Schulz has over 20... more
Conor Brannigan promoted to CEO
Air cargo solutions company Magma Aviation has promoted Conor Brannigan, who has been in the company since July 2021, from deputy CEO to CEO. Ross Wilson, former CEO, moves to the role of strategic advisor to Magma Aviation's board of directors. Brannigan: “I am excited and... more