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
New commercial head for Southampton port
Associated British Ports (ABP) has appointed Paul Reeves as its new head of commercial activities for the Southampton region, effective August 2021. This key role will be essential to supporting existing customers and driving further growth. Reeves is currently sales VP for... more
Tillotson joins Port Manatee
Located "where Tampa Bay meets the Gulf of Mexico", trade hub Port Manatee has hired Charles D. Tillotson as its new chief commercial officer. In this role, the US navy veteran with nearly four decades of diverse maritime industry experience looks to bolster... more
Bifa encourages recruitment of apprentices
Robert Keen, director general of the British International Freight Association (Bifa) has reminded the association's members that "since 2 June 2021, employers of all sizes in England can apply for extra funding to help them take on new apprentices, with GBP 3,000 (EUR... more
A farewell to Albert K.O. Schunk
Schunk Group, family-owned insurance broker for the Germany logistics industry, has announced that Albert K.O. Schunk, long-standing managing partner of the company, died unexpectedly on the morning of 31 May 2021, at the age of 60. He had held various positions within the... more
Results of BMA’s mental health survey
The Bahamas Maritime Authority (BMA) recently released the results of the Seafarer Covid-19 Welfare Survey, which was conducted by deputy director and head of BMA’s investigations department Tom Jenkins. Many seafarers took part to the survey, so that BMA and researchers at... more
New director for pharma competence centre
Global logistics provider Agility has appointed Theresa Deeken as director of its pharma competence centre (PCC) in Switzerland. She brings more than twelve years’ experience in the logistics and freight forwarding industry with a special focus on transport services for... more
Kolter takes leadership in Emden
Christoph Kolter officially took over the helm at Emden’s port office, Germany on 1 June 2021. He succeeds Frank Herbig, who retires after having served the ports in Lower Saxony for 29 years. Until autumn 2020, Kolter was deputy captain of the port of Cuxhaven and he already... more