Diez joins Swissport 
Andres Diez joined Swissport as the new director global commercial on 1 September 2021. He will lead his team to deliver highly customer focused commercial solutions. With his appointment, Swissport completes its global management team and new organisational setup. Diez has... more
A life dedicated to freight forwarding
Horst Krüger started his freight forwarding company after WW2 and developed it into a family business. Together with his family, he laid the foundation for today's internationally active company employing over 220 employees. Horst Krüger celebrated his 90th birthday on 31... more
UK P&I Club appoints Anuj Velankar
The UK P&I Club, a major provider of P&I insurance and other services to the international shipping community, has appointed Anuj Velankar as regional loss prevention director. A master mariner, Velankar joined UK P&I Club in 2012 after 17 years at sea, sailing... more
New representative for Deutsche Bahn
Changes at Deutsche Bahn in Basel: As of today, 1 September 2021, Marcus Bayer will become the German railway company's new group management representative for the Swiss rail network. Bayer replaces Jürgen Lange, who is retiring after more than 20 years of service. Bayer has... more
Bolstering LCL business
Mumbai-based ECU Worldwide has appointed Clas Thorell as global head for LCL product & yield management. He will focus on digitising services for freight forwarding partners by delivering 24×7 access to bookings and real-time tracking and build a stronger network of small... more
Leinauer joins Haeco Group
Klaus-Peter Leinauer has joined Haeco Group as VP of group commercial for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Based in Germany and reporting to the group’s Hong Kong-based CCO, he will oversee the aviation product and service provider's efforts in strengthening commercial... more
Cargo Ai’s advisory board grows
David Lara will join Cargo Ai’s advisory board, effective 1 September 2021, after having served as SVP global airfreight procurement & capacity management at Ceva Logistics for 20 years. Cargo Ai was launched by founder and CEO, Matthieu Petot in 2019 as a SaaS... more
Buss HGK Logistics augments management
David Penschek joined the management team of Buss HGK Logistics on 1 August 2021, replacing Wolfgang Nowak, who will concentrate on driving the expansion of the HKG Group’s short sea business in future. Penschek will retain his role as head of corporate development at HGK... more
A new head for Scandinavia & Germany
International towage operator Svitzer has appointed Mathias Jonasson as cluster managing director for Scandinavia and Germany. He will assume his new position on 1 September 2021. Jonasson, who will report to Svitzer Europe’s managing director Lise Demant, joins Svitzer from... more
European operations under one management
The European road haulage team of the forwarder Europa Worldwide Group has appointed Rob Bartlett to the new position of head of European operations. Bartlett brings over 20 years of experience at Europa Road, one of the six divisions of the group. Europa Worldwide Group has... more