Swissport banks on experience 
Glenn Rutherford, Swissport EVP for Asia-Pacific, has decided to leave the company at the end of 2021 after 23 years of service. His successor Brad Moore (photo) brings extensive international experience as an airline executive, most recently as Qatar Airways SVP ground... more
New commercial manager in Cologne
Christian Möhrmann is taking over full responsibility for all the commercial activities of Cologne (Germany)-based HGK Shipping, which, with a staff of around 1,000, operates a fleet of roughly 300 own and chartered ships. In his new role, Möhrmann will complement the... more
ITJ Video News – 8 April 2021
In the ITJ Video News of 8 April 2021, editor-in-chief Chris Doepgen looks at a joint service launched by Maersk, MSC and Zim from China and Vietnam to the US East Coast; Argentinian exports of yerba mate managed by Dachser Argentina; All Nippon Airways' deployment of... more
Çelebi Delhi Cargo picks CEO
Çelebi has appointed Kamesh Peri as new CEO for Çelebi Delhi Cargo, India, effective 15 March 2021. Bringing 30 years of senior leadership experience in the aviation industry in South Asia, Middle East, Europe, Africa and North America, he has held executive positions in... more
Interrail strengthens team
Jürgen Huschka, a proven rail and China expert, assumed his new role as Interrail’s executive director Eurasia on 1 April 2021. He has worked for Panalpina in the overland segment and, most recently, in the management of Far East Land Bridge, an operator of block trains between... more
Crowley names VP for sustainability
Crowley Maritime Corporation has promoted Alisa Praskovich to vice president of sustainability. Based in Jacksonville, Florida, she will report to Ray Fitzgerald, CEO, and will lead Crowley’s environmental, social responsibility and governance (ESG) activities. By working... more
Collective aviation expertise in the Middle East
Bauer Aviation Advisory (BAA) has appointed four aviation leaders with strong track records in the Middle East to its new advisory board. The advisory board’s members include Laila Hareb Almheiri (left) who led the transformation of the UAE General Civil Aviation Authority,... more
Return to Amman
Samer Majali has been elected as vice chairman of Royal Jordanian, assuming the role of president/CEO as of 30 March. He began working at Royal Jordanian in 1979 and held top executive positions across flight operations, corporate planning, information technology, passenger... more
Rolling from SBB Cargo to Cargobeamer
Philipp Aubert has joined Leipzig-based Cargobeamer Rolling Stock as new managing director. He will lead the company in partnership with current managing director Dieter Keller, who has been with the group since 2015. Aubert will oversee the availability, maintenance and... more
Californian bees to nest in Singapore
Roambee, a Silicon Valley-based supply chain visibility solutions provider which wants to drive growth in Asia and further increase its global life sciences footprint, has appointed Michael Culme-Seymour in Singapore, where he has been living with his family for 22 years, as its... more