Confitarma mourns passing of shipping pioneer 
Confitarma, the Italian Confederation of Shipowners, has reported the passing of Carlo Andrea Marsano at the age of 82. From the 1960ies – to the early 2020ies, Marsano held several mandates as member of the board of directors of the Confederation and the executive committee. He... more
New generation at A. Hartrodt
On 1 January 2021, Felix Wenzel became managing partner of the management holding of A. Hartrodt, when his father Andreas Wenzel handed over all responsibilities to his son before his retirement, which will come into effect at the end of June. Together with the second... more
Movianto Germany appoints managing director
Logistics and distribution solutions provider Movianto, which specialises in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and healthcare industry and which joined the European Walden Group in June 2020, has nominated Dennis Spamer as new managing director for Movianto Germany. In his... more
Expansion in the Netherlands
Martin Bencher Group, a shipping and forwarding services provider based in Denmark, has opened an office in Enschede (Netherlands). The group aims to continue to serve existing as well as new clients with logistics solutions, having already been active in this country with... more
Inther Group restructures in Germany
Due to increasing demand and the significant growth of the company, the international system integrator Inther Group which is headquartered in the Netherlands and has offices in Belgium, Moldova, China and the USA, is expanding its sales capacity on the German market and moving... more
Internal shift at Continental
Continental has changed its management in the "specialty tyres" business unit: Wolfgang Thomale, head of the entire business unit which covers tyres for material handling, the agricultural, port and construction sectors to bicycle and motorcycle tyres and tyres for... more
Jiménez to drive XPO's growth in Iberia
XPO Logistics has appointed Luis Miguel Jiménez as senior business development director, supply chain logistics – Iberia. He will be responsible for driving the transport and logistics solutions provider's business growth in Spain and Portugal, including the management of... more
New managing director at Bolloré Nigeria
Bolloré Transport & Logistics Nigeria has appointed Folashade Akanni-Shelle as new managing director, taking over from Jean-Baptiste Rambaud, who is pursuing his career in the group’s Middle East region. Akanni-Shelle joined the group in 2003 as line representative for... more
A future for young people?
Europa Worldwide Group, a specialist road, air & sea and warehouse operator, aims to support young people by developing its own career programme. The RAPID career development programme for school-leavers has been re-launched in 2021 with an extension that focuses on... more
VP promotions at Bolt Express
Bolt Express, headquartered in Toledo (Ohio), has promoted three new members to its senior management team. Jorge Cazares, who has 20 years of experience in expedite transportation, has been promoted to vice president, operations for Mexico cross border services. Sam... more