Top management changes at Leman 
Thomas Krøyer is stepping down as CEO of the Nordic freight forwarder Leman Group after seven years of service, to pursue new endeavours. He helped restructure the company's management and accelerate its development in numerous areas. Chairman of the board Philippe Ziegler... more
Bifa elects new national chair and vice-chair
Rachel Morley, regional manager Western Europe at OIA Global, a member of the British International Freight Association (Bifa), will succeed John Stubbings as Bifa’s elected new national chair, for a two-year period. Stubbings becomes immediate past chair for a two-year term as... more
NV Log's leader's certified pharma competence
Thierry Moreno, founder and managing director of Geneva-based NV Logistics and chairman of Spedlogswiss Romandie, made the following statement on social media: "I am so glad to have successfully completed my Responsible Person training organised by the WCA World Academy... more
Generation change at Duisport
Upon recommendation of the executive committee, the supervisory board of Duisburger Hafen unanimously elected Markus Bangen (front right) as new chief executive officer and Carsten Hinne (front left) as new member of the executive board. Supervisory board chairman Hendrik... more
Guillen leaves Tesla
Engineer Jérôme Guillen, who held high-ranking positions at Tesla for more than ten years, left tech billionaire Elon Musk's U.S. electric company on 3 June 2021. The former Daimler executive had joined Tesla in 2010 and most recently was responsible for the heavy truck... more
Haycock to lead Nyshex' new Europe office
As of 2 August, Jeremy Haycock joins the New York Shipping Exchange (Nyshex), a digital container shipping platform championing contract compliance, as managing director for Europe to establish operations on the continent. The Europe office, which will be based in UK, will be... more
Fresh impetus for Propeller Club Port of Basel
ITJ editor-in-chief Christian Doepgen (second from the right) has been elected the seventh president of the Propeller Club Port of Basel (PCB), founded in 1978. With its series of lectures and excursions, the Propeller Club in Basel, covering the northern, central and... more
MAN Truck & Bus names CIO
André Wehner has been named chief information officer (CIO) at MAN Truck & Bus. He succeeds Stephan Fingerling, who is moving to Volkswagen group IT services as managing director. In his new role, Wehner will head the company's global IT division, which also includes the... more
Reinarz leads towing business in Caribbean
Effective 1 June 2021, Matthias Reinarz has been appointed new managing director for Svitzer in the Dominican Republic & Caribbean. He replaces Dickson Rivas, who is stepping down and retiring by the end of the year after a long career in the company. Rivas will remain... more
Pirola to head food and reefer business in China
Bolloré Logistics has appointed Julie Pirola as food and reefer product manager, in keeping with the company’s strategy to expand this business segment in China. Pirola is based in Shanghai and reports directly to Jean-Philippe Rétif, commercial director of Bolloré Logistics... more