Changes at Renault Trucks (Switzerland)
Daniela Schifferle (left), the head of the department marketing and communication of Renault Trucks (Switzerland) SA, has retired. She has been succeeded by French national Léa Orenga. Schifferle worked for 35 years in the truck industry, holding various positions at... more
Delta reshuffles sales and cargo leadership
Rob Walpole has been appointed new vice president of Delta Cargo and Shawn Cole joins the global sales team as vice president global sales, a newly created position. Effective 1 December 2020, Cole succeeds Bob Somers, senior vice president global sales. Most recently, Cole... more
Asia-Pacific regional manager for Geodis
Eric Herman has joined supply chain operator Geodis, to strengthen its contract logistics activities in the Asia-Pacific region. He has 25 years of logistics experience in network and facility design, strategy and operations.Herman joined Geodis from the CBRE Group's supply... more
All the best, Mr Hoyer!
The entrepreneur Thomas R.J. Hoyer is celebrating his 70th birthday today, 1 December. The current chairman of the advisory board of the Hamburg-based Hoyer Group, established by his father, Walter Hoyer, in 1946, has worked in the logistics industry for more than 40... more
President of IG AirCargo Switzerland retiring
After ten years as the president of IG AirCargo Switzerland, Peter Somaglia is leaving the post. He retired from the airfreight business five years ago and said that he “has now lost daily contact with the industry and its challenges. It’s time for a change.” He will stay in... more
Jason Barry from Alaska to Canada
Air Canada has appointed Jason Berry as its vice-president for cargo activities, with effect from 1 January 2021. He will be based at the carrier's Montreal headquarters and report directly to executive vice-president and CCO Lucie Guillemette, who said that "Jason's... more
ITJ Video News – 26 November 2020
In the ITJ Video News of the 26th of November 2020, editor-in-chief Chris Doepgen presents news on Valenciaport’s figures for October; Ethiopian Cargo’s new trans-Pacific route; a retirement at Danser; Union Pacific’s new intermodal terminal in the USA; and a new Pernod Ricard... more
WSC expands
The World Shipping Council (WSC) board of directors has elected two co-chairs of the board and welcomed two new members to WSC. Rolf Habben, CEO of Hapag-Lloyd, and Jeremy Nixon, CEO of Ocean Network Express, are going to co-chair the WSC Board, effective immediately. They... more
Roland Spedition mourns Johannes Blanka
Johannes Blanka (photo), a former managing director of Roland Spedition, died on 12 November 2020 from a coronavirus infection. Blanka shaped the company from its foundation in 1982. He was an essential figure in the strategic changes of the business, from freight forwarder... more
New CPO for Seven Senders
The delivery platform Seven Senders, which specialises in providing parcel services across Europe, has chosen a new chief product officer (CPO): Clemens Kress (photo) will take up the new challenges of a growing e-commerce market. Kress is a business economist and has... more