Terminal manager for Hams Hall region 
Associated British Ports (ABP) has appointed Chris Durrant to the role of terminal manager for the Hams Hall region, one of the country’s busiest inland freight terminals. Durrant assumed his new position on 31 August 2021. Before joining ABP, he worked for the Port of... more
Dionne Redpath to be first COO
Europa Worldwide Group has appointed Dionne Redpath as its first chief operating officer. Sales director at Europa Worldwide Group since 2013, Redpath has spent her whole career in the logistics industry and has a broad range of experience from sales team management to contract... more
One of the last great port entrepreneurs
Jürgen Gerhards Buss, the former owner of the Gerd Buss group of companies in Hamburg, passed away on 28 August 2021 at the age of 96. He is considered one of the most important, progressive and social entrepreneurs. With his positive and entrepreneurial attitude, he was... more
Michael Perschke elected CEO
Quantron has appointed automotive manager and EV pioneer Michael Perschke as CEO and board member. In his professional career, Perschke was founder-CEO of Automobili Pininfarina and held senior executive positions at Audi, Audi India and the Volkswagen Group. Andreas Haller,... more
Yesim Çetinkaya now COO at Çelebi Cargo
Previously project coordinator at Çelebi Aviation Holding, Yesim Çetinkaya will now assume her new role as chief operating officer at Çelebi Cargo. She will be based in Frankfurt. Çetinkaya began her professional career at Çelebi Ground Handling Turkey as a load control... more
Waberer’s International picks CEO
Logistics company Waberer's International has named Zsolt Barna as new chief executive officer, effective 1 September 2021. Former CEO Barna Erdélyi joined the company's board of directors on 31 August 2021. Prior to his new appointment, Zsolt Barna was managing director of... more
Upply chooses Thomas Larrieu
Thomas Larrieu, Upply's director of data and R&D since 2018, assumed his new position as CEO on 1 August 2021, succeeding Boris Pernet. Arrieu is a graduate of the Toulouse School of Economics and holds a PhD in economics from the École Polytechnique. He has been with... more
Hervé Morin re-elected
Ports de Normandie has renewed its board and re-elected Hervé Morin as its chairman. All the elected representatives reaffirmed the goals they given teams of the Ports de Normandie for the next six years. "I hope that the spirit of consensus and co-construction which... more
VP and global head for 4D
Thomas Skellingsted has been appointed vice president and global head of 4D Supply Chain Consulting. Effective 1 September 2021, he oversees the company's global management and leads the development of its client portfolio, supply chain services and logistics activities. 4 D... more
XPO picks sales and marketing director
XPO Logistics has appointed Arron Kendall as sales and marketing director – Europe. He also joins XPO's European executive committee. Kendall has 20 years of experience in management and business development, including more than eleven years at XPO. He most recently served... more