Fradinger joins Unilogistics 
Andreas Fradinger will join Unilogistics’ Europe division in May 2021 and help drive its expansion strategy forward. The family-run freight forwarder headquartered in Birsfelden near Basel is Switzerland’s exclusive representative in the 35 year old HTFN Group.... more
Panattoni transforms industrial heritage
Honda of the UK Manufacturing (Honda) has signed a contract for sale of its Swindon site. Originally purchased in 1985, the site will be sold to Panattoni, one of Europe’s largest developers of industrial and logistics facilities. Following the end of production of the... more
Another VP function
GA Telesis, a provider of integrated services in the commercial aviation industry, based in Fort Lauderdale, FL, has named Fred Sontag as vice president sales, Americas for the Flight Solutions Group (FSG). In this role, he will oversee all sales responsibilities, including USM... more
Department heads for USA and Russia
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has announced changes within its executive team: Katsumi Nagata, currently chief country representative of United States of America, will be promoted to chief executive representative of North America, Central America and Caribbean; and Kenji Yokoi,... more
Europa Warehouse is celebrating
Europa Warehouse, a division of logistics provider Europa Worldwide Group and a specialist in 3pl logistics, is celebrating the success of its management trainee programme launched in 2019, which is designed to give graduates the opportunity to fast track a career in logistics.... more
Bolloré Logistics strengthens healthcare team
Bolloré Logistics has named Robert Donnell (right) new global director, healthcare. Jill Cross was hired as senior regional head of pharma healthcare, Americas a few weeks ago. Donnell joins Bolloré with over 20 years of experience in the healthcare industry, having started... more
Board executive officer for Long Beach
Long Beach’s board of commissioners has promoted Shana Espinoza as executive officer of the board to assist the five-member panel in key policy research, recommendations and decisions in governing the port of Long Beach, among other duties. Espinoza started working for the... more
UPS picks president for European market
UPS has named Daniel Carrera as the new president of UPS Europe, a role in which he will manage the company’s operations and UPS employees in 56 countries and territories. UPS’ European market continues to grow in response to the increasing demands of e-commerce and it plays an... more
Fresh hands at the helm
Jesper Bille Bennike will join Sixfold, a provider of visibility services, as its new executive director, effective 1 April 2021. Bennike comes with expertise in supply chain technology and real-time visibility, having spent three years building and leading Gatehouse Logistics... more
ITJ Video News – 25 March 2021
In the ITJ Video News of 25 March 2021, editor-in-chief Chris Doepgen looks at a new private equity partnership for AIT Worldwide Logistics; research and development collaboration between Thai Airways International and Thailand Post Distribution; the appointment of a German... more