A promotion within the Briese Group 
Guenther Siemens, who has been working for BBC Chartering in varying positions for more than 25 years, will take over as managing director of Briese Chartering as from 1 January 2025. He succeeds Ilona Lazareva, who is leaving the position at her own request but will remain with... more
Fresh impetus for Cuxhaven's port industry
Michael de Reese, member of the Rhenus Cuxport management board, opened the general meeting of the Hafenwirtschaftsgemeinschaft Cuxhaven (Cuxhaven Port Association, HWG), which is now in its 51st year, for the last time. De Reese is leaving Cuxhaven for professional... more
Unipart Logistics picks MD for UK
Mike Bristow is Unipart Logistics’ new managing director for the UK. He joins Unipart from DHL, where he served for 17 years, working his way from operations director to managing director and member of the UK board. Prior to DHL, he held senior manager roles at both Asda and... more
Key priorities for the logistics sector
At its recent general assembly, the European Association for Forwarding, Transport, Logistics and Customs Services (Clecat) elected Dimitri Serafimoff, representing Forward Belgium, as its new president, succeeding Willem van der Schalk (DSLV). The assembly also welcomed new... more
Challenging the status quo
A.P. Moller - Maersk (Maersk) has transformed one of its warehouses at its container freight station (CFS) in Ponneri, Chennai, into a women-operated facility, coinciding with the station's 15th-anniversary celebrations. This strategic move will see one complete shift... more
VTG welcomes CCO
Martin Neese has is the new chief commercial officer (CCO) at the VTG Group. His task will be to further develop and implement VTG's commercial strategy and he will report directly to CEO Alberto Nobis. Neese joins the group from global management consultancy Kearney, where... more
Sustainability awards are out
The International Air Cargo Association (Tiaca) has announced the results of the sixth edition of the ‘Air Cargo Sustainability Awards’, run in partnership with IT solutions provider Champ Cargosystems. The awards aim to recognise outstanding businesses and industry initiatives... more
Johannes Trost to chair the legal committee
At a meeting on 18 November 2024 at the headquarters of the Association for European Inland Navigation and Waterways (VBW) in the Haus Rhein in Duisburg, the members of the VBW legal committee unanimously elected Johannes Trost (right), of the Hamburg-based law firm Wheelhouse,... more
From Kuehne + Nagel to KLN
Kerry Logistics Network (KLN) has appointed Wong Siew Loong as its chief commercial officer for the group and managing director for Southeast Asia. With more than 25 years of experience in the global transport and logistics sector, Siew Loong joins KLN from Kuehne + Nagel... more
A promotion for Dave O’Brien
Davies Turner, a UK-based independent freight forwarding group, has appointed Dave O’Brien to the board of directors at its surface freight subsidiary, Davies Turner & Co. O’Brien’s career at Davies Turner began in 1990 when he joined as Turkish import manager, transitioning... more