Tackling HGV driver shortage 
British recruitment agency Encore Personnel has planned ahead for a shortage of lorry drivers. Operating ten branches across the Midlands for more than 15 years, Encore is an accredited member of Logistics UK. With the pandemic and Brexit, the driver recruitment sector is... more
Two strategic promotions
Consolidated Chassis Management (CCM), a cooperative chassis pool manager from the USA, has named Thomas Martucci (left) the company’s new vice president and chief technology officer and Timothy Sibley (right) vice president and chief financial officer. Both positions will... more
ITJ Video News – 28 January 2021
In the ITJ Video News of 28 January 2021, editor-in-chief Chris Doepgen looks at Djibouti’s plans to become a regional air-sea logistics hub; the addition of new storage capacities at Paris Charles de Gaulle airport; the appointment of InstaFreight’s new chief commercial... more
Wind of change at Gefco
Gefco announces the arrival of new general managers, with new positions for many seasoned GMs around the world: Concerning the clusters, Frank Erhard now leads a new cluster covering the Benelux region, Austria, and Switzerland; Thierry Vasselin has been promoted to GM of... more
Schwarzmüller celebrates 150th anniversary
In 2021, the Austrian Schwarzmüller Group is looking back on 150 years of an eventful and internationally successful company history. The industrial company was founded as a smithy in Passau in Lower Bavaria in 1871. During the turmoil of the global economic depression it... more
Meyer, Meyer & Meyer
With effect from 1 January 2021, the supervisory board of the Osnabrück-based fashion logistics company appointed Theresa Meyer as chief transformation officer (CTO) to the now three-member executive board. The economist has been on board since 2019 after working for an... more
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