Laysha Ward joins board of directors 
Chicago (IL)-headquartered United Airline Holdings (UAL), has appointed Laysha Ward to its board of directors. Currently, Ward is executive vice president and chief external engagement officer of Target Corporation, a big American retailer. She also serves on the Aspen... more
ITJ Video News – 25 February 2021
In the ITJ Video News of 25 February 2021, editor-in-chief Chris Doepgen reports on a new mark reached by the global fleet of merchant ships; on the ‘North Sea–Baltic Sea' railfreight corridor; on the airfreight sector’s flower flights in the run-up to Valentine’s Day; on... more
Kenc appoints Singapore agent
Dutch engineering company Kenc has appointed Rene Birsak as an independent agent for the Singapore region. Birsak has over 30 years of offshore experience. Before joining Kenc, he was vessel manager at Thome Group. He then launched TCMO, a technical maritime and offshore... more
CEO to remain at trans-o-flex
German express services provider trans-o-flex, which specialises in the pharmaceutical, cosmetics, consumer electronics industries and other sensitive goods sectors, reports that its current CEO Wolfgang P. Albeck (centre) will retain his role until 31 March 2024. Christoph... more
Air Côte d’Ivoire has new pilot
At the head of Air Côte d’Ivoire since its foundation in 2012, René Decurey leaves his position today, 25 February 2021. Laurent Loukou is to succeed him. As deputy director general since September 2012, Loukou has a good knowledge of the airline. Prior to that, he was sales... more
New CEO at Pallet-Track
British pallet network Pallet-Track has appointed Caroline Green as its new CEO. Having already joined the company in September 2020 as chief financial officer, Green will now replace Nigel Parkes, the company’s founder and managing director. Parkes is stepping down from the... more
Growth ambitions in Southern Africa
DSV Skyservices has named Jaco van den Berg as its new managing director, to lead the company through a new phase of service and product development. After a 24 year career in the perishable airfreight business, van den Berg joined Skyservices 14 years ago as branch manager... more
Circle of honour gains new UPS drivers
The package delivery company UPS has announced the induction of 1,412 men and women into the circle of honour, an elite group of UPS drivers. They have been among the safest drivers on the road and have not had an avoidable accident for 25 years or more. Today, the circle... more
Bhat's successor to head freight business at Swiss
Lorenzo Stoll has been appointed as head of Swiss Worldcargo. He will assume his new position, reporting to CFO Markus Binkert, on 1 April, succeeding Ashwin Bhat, who will take up new duties as chief commercial officer of Lufthansa Cargo on 1 March. Stoll joined Swiss in... more
First Women in maritime survey
The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) and the Women’s International Shipping & Trading Association (WISTA International) have launched the inaugural women in maritime — IMO and WISTA international survey 2021, which is to be repeated every three years, to examine the... more