PIL appoints Goh Chung Hun 
Pacific International Lines (PIL) has appointed Goh Chung Hun as general manager, fleet division, effective from 1 February 2021. He succeeds Captain R.S. Minhas and will be overseeing the management of PIL's fleet, including technical, marine operations, safety and crewing.... more
Saloodo! gains new CEO
The digital road freight platform Saloodo!, founded in 2016 by Deutsche Post DHL Group, has appointed Dr. Antje Huber as its new CEO. Having joined the company in 2019 as an important member of Saloodo!’s management board, she now succeeds Thomas Grunau, who has managed the... more
Dachser restructures regional management
Dachser Air & Sea Logistics (ASL) has reorganised the management of two regional business units. Tobias Burger (photo), already in charge of the strategic development as deputy director ASL, has assumed the position of managing director ASL Europe, Middle East and Africa... more
Mordhorst switches within Marcura
The Marcura Group, a Dubai-based group of companies focused on providing business solutions for the global maritime industry, reports that Hans-Christian Mordhorst has been appointed as the group’s chief commercial officer and non-executive chairman of its flagship company,... more
Best betters position at TFG
With retroactive effect from 1 January, Philipp Best has been appointed as sales manager at TFG Transfracht in Hamburg. The subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn organises daily containerised sea port hinterland transports (2020: 900,000 teu) from Hamburg, Bremerhaven and Wilhelmshaven as... more
Three promotions at multinational carrier
Global freight and supply chain provider EV Cargo Global Forwarding, which operates in over 100 countries, has announced three high-profile internal promotions to help deliver its global growth strategy: Nick Toye assumes the role of VP – global product and procurement ocean... more
Apprenticeships are vital
At the end of this year's national apprenticeship week, the British International Freight Association (Bifa) calls upon freight forwarding and logistics companies to recruit apprentices, underlining their difficulties to find suitable options for professional training with the... more
Loxxess Pharma expands management team
Loxxess Pharma’s managing director Helmut Müller-Neumayr (right) has been joined by three new managing directors: Dr. Beate Grudzus-Zager (2nd from left), Dr. Tilman Spaethe (2nd from right) and Johann Strobl (left), who have all worked for the company for many years.... more
Appointments and promotions at Tapa
The Transported Asset Protection Association (Tapa), a global supply chain resilience and security association, has added new executives to its leadership team and advisory board in Europe, Middle-East and Africa (EMEA) region. Thorsten Neumann, president and CEO of Tapa... more
Bombshell: Liège fires Partoune
Liège airport in eastern Belgium, now one of Europe’s largest cargo hubs, dismissed its CEO Luc Partoune (left) with immediate effect on Tuesday, 9 February 2021. Partoune had been the airport’s chief executive since 1994. He is accused of serious irregularities, including... more