Viasea expands in UK 
Norwegian owned company and shipping line Viasea Shipping, established in autumn 2016, has opened a new office in UK. Due to increased traffic between UK and Norway, Viasea has appointed Andrew Ellis as UK managing director to set up the office in Immingham (UK). With over... more
CCO for CargoAi
Magali Beauregard joins CargoAi as chief customer officer (CCO), assuming her role from 1 February 2021. Formerly head of commercial Asia Pacific at Lufthansa Cargo and senior account manager at Booking.com, she has experience in SAAS platforms and in the air cargo industry.... more
Paycargo strengthens team
After welcoming two new vice presidents in December 2020, Paycargo, the financial platform and payments network for the global supply chain industry, has appointed Michael White to its board. Bringing more than 25 years of experience in the air freight sector, having... more
Port director resigns
Ports of Indiana announced Ian Hirt’s resignation as port director of Indiana-Burns Harbor, effective 3 May 2021. While he is retiring to the private sector, as he said in his statement, the Ports of Indiana are looking for a suitable replacement. The state-wide port... more
Another head; and another facility
The U-Freight Group has restructured the management team at its country headquarters in Amsterdam. Robert Rens has been promoted to operations director and will take over from Cas Scheij, managing director in the Netherlands, who has reached official retirement age but will... more
Fjord Line picks CEO
Fjord Line’s board of directors has appointed Brian Thorsted Hansen as the company’s new CEO. Thorsted Hansen has extensive business experience and for the past 14 years has worked at the Danish shipping and logistics company DFDS, formerly serving as vice president and head of... more
New in Newark
Jon Menges has been appointed as the general manager of Aeronet Worldwide’s Newark station. The 1,700 sqm facility is located in Carteret, near EWR and JFK airports, and the Port Newark container terminal.Menges has over 20 years of experience in shipping, logistics and... more
Alvarez & Marsal to expand in Europe
Global professional services company Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) has appointed Christian Ebner as managing director, with the aim of expanding the company's financial restructuring capabilities in Europe. Ebner will focus on the German and Italian market, bringing 17 years of... more
Continental appoints Jean-François Tarabbia
Jean-François Tarabbia assumed his new position as head of the connected car networking (CCN) business unit within the vehicle networking and information (VNI) division at Continental on 1 January 2021. He succeeds Johann Hiebl, who became head of product transformation VNI on... more
Loop Energy picks CCO
Loop Energy, a mobile-power company from Vancouver (Canada) that provides zero-emission power systems for medium to heavy-duty transportation applications, has appointed George Rubin as new chief commercial officer. Effective 1 January 2021, he also joined the executive... more