Gulftainer gets new CFO 
Gulftainer, an independent port management and 3PL logistics company based in the UAE and the parent company of GT USA, has appointed Javier Echeverria as its new CFO, to support its international expansion and growth strategy. Echeverria previously served as regional... more
Lagermax mourns death of Anton Baumgartner
Lagermax announced in June that Anton Baumgartner, who helped shape the Salzburg transport and logistics company for over seven decades and was awarded the golden medal of merit of the state of Salzburg in 1986, passed away on 10 May shortly before his 90th birthday. As... more
XPO Logistics names executives for spin-off
XPO has appointed Eduardo Pelleissone president for the Americas and Asia Pacific regions and Neil Shelton chief strategy officer of GXO Logistics. Their positions will become effective when XPO’s intended spin-off comes on stream in Q3/2021, creating two pure-play industry... more
Shocking beyond Marseilles
Dominique Lebreton, member of the executive board and audits, projects and marketing director of port community systems provider MGI from Marseilles, as well as a French foreign trade advisor (Conseiller du Commerce Extérieur – CCE) was killed in a road accident on Saturday 12... more
Taylor-made finances
Becky Taylor has been appointed CFO DHL supply chain, UK&I, focussing on building DHL’s data-driven insight capabilities to support growth, while continuing to manage risk, controls and compliance. Moving from her current position as VP commercial DSC UK&I and... more
Driving change in maritime markets
e1 Marine, a global renewable energy company which aims to develop and implement innovative technology supporting the use of hydrogen as a fuel for sea going vessels, has appointed Stuart Crawford as its managing director. Crawford will execute the Vancouver-based company's... more
Air freight specialists for Aero Africa
Hong Kong-based air cargo management group Aero Africa has welcomed Joey Xu (photo) in the newly-created position of director airfreight Asia, and Gary Tobias as regional operations manager. They will join the management team in China and Southern Africa. Xu will be... more
Idealworks picks Schneider
Michael Alexander Schneider is the new CEO of Munich (Germany)-based Idealworks, which was founded in November 2020 as a wholly owned subsidiary of the BMW Group. Completing the management team, Schneider has been working with CFO Karin Korber, COO Markus Bauer and CTO Jimmy... more
Geodis launches training programme
Global supply chain operator Geodis is launching a programme named ‘Manage!’, designed to support its managers. Over fourteen weeks, which include six training modules and a total of 24 hours of group sessions, the managers should be prepared to “(stimulate) commitment and... more
Hill Dickinson boosts Singapore commodities expertise
Hill Dickinson has appointed Iain Sharp, a commodities disputes specialist, as partner in the Singapore office. The aim is to enhance the firm’s commodities practice in Singapore, as well as to work with Hill Dickinson’s shipping and trade lawyers in London, Hong Kong and... more