Laurels for air cargo in Nepal 
Qatar Airways Cargo has pocketed an unusual award: the Nepal Freight Forwarders Association (Neffa) honoured the airline's cargo arm for achieving the highest export tonnage (2,850 t) out of the country in the course of 2020. The award was handed over in Kathmandu during the... more
A new quartet in Hong Kong
Law firm Hill Dickinson has hired dispute resolution lawyer Jim James in Hong Kong for its international arbitration team. James has been based in Hong Kong since 1983, with time spent working in Beijing, Shanghai, South Korea and Singapore. It is Hill Dickinson’s global... more
A new face to plan transports
His new task is twofold. David Hurren has been appointed to direct the division of transport planning and urban design at GHD. The group has been a global player in engineering and design since 1928. Hurren, who will report to Senthuran Sritharan, GHD’s head of urban design... more
Industry veteran opts for ATS in Kloten
Serge Tripet has joined ATS Air Transport Service in Kloten (Zurich), Switzerland, as sales, development and project manager. He will also take a seat on the board of ATS-Hellmann. He assumed his new position on 1 August 2021. Tripet has many years of experience in transport... more
Lange leads LIT's Czech branch
Klaas Lange (l.) has been managing the Czech company L.I.T. Ceska republika since 1 July when he officially replaced Simeon Breuer (r.), who had handed over the operational tasks to his successor already last year. Lange completed his training at L.I.T. in 2006 and then... more
Pall-Ex strengthens international business unit
Pall-Ex continues to drive its brand on a global scale: The pallet shipping network has appointed Karolina Thompson as its new director for international development. The goal is to further promote master licensees across the globe. Thompson, who has been with the company... more
Titan Aviation picks SVP and CCO
Titan Aviation Holdings, an affiliate of Atlas Air Worldwide headquartered in New York, appointed Eamonn Forbes as senior vice president and chief commercial officer purchase, effective 23 August 2021. Forbes, who will be in charge of all sales and marketing activities for... more
Driving global diversity, equity and inclusion
BDP International, headquartered in Philadelphia, has named Nina Olatoke VP, global diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). She will maintain her current role as VP, human resources for the Europe, Middle East and Africa regions of the privately-held global logistics and... more
More sales staff for B&H in Asia
UK-based Aerospace logistics provider B&H Worldwide has appointed Joel Eley to join its sales team in the South East Asian region. Before, Eley served as head of supply chain at the Airbus MRO subsidiary SAE (Sepang Aircraft Engineering) and SR Technics in Malaysia. He... more
Changes at the Ports of Auckland
Bill Osborne, chairman of the board at the Ports of Auckland, has decided to retire at the end of September. “The business now has as clear plan for the safety at the port, and for the completion of its automation project,” he said. The former rugby player wants to pave the... more