Ghirardini returns to law firm HFW 
Paolo Ghirardani joined the London office of Holman Fenwick Willan (HFW) on 2 November 2020 from Stephenson Harwood, where he had been a partner for almost 30 years, including 15 years as the head of its global marine and international trade practice. He spent the first seven... more
New CFO for BLG Logistics
Jens Bieniek, chief financial officer of BLG Logistics, will step down and be replaced by Christine Hein. At the beginning of the year, Bieniek took the decision to leave his position as BLG's CFO and chose Hein to take over his office. From the end of the year, Hein will... more
Zero waste world
Chep has bolstered the initiative for a waste-free supply chain by creating the new position of senior director zero waste world (ZWW) and customer innovation & solutions in Europe. Katrin Zeiler, who recently worked for DHL and who joined Chep in April 2020, will take over... more
Patriot Rail & Ports appoints Roquita C. Williams
With more than 20 years of experience in the supply chain industry, Roquita C. Williams has joined Patriot Rail & Ports' commercial team as its assistant vice president in sales. She will be responsible for accelerating revenue by expanding the company's presence at its... more
Trade body elects chair and Asian representative
Interferry, a trade association representing 260 members of the global ferry industry, has appointed Christophe Mathieu as the new chair of its board of directors. Board member since 2010, he was elected at the association’s AGM on 27 October - held virtually e due to Covid-19... more
New owner changes FSG CEO
Philipp Maracke is the new CEO of Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG). The management of the shipyard was acquired by Tennor in September. Effective from 2 November 2020, he will lead the management of the company, analysing firstly which ship types will allow the shipyard... more
Flying from Cameroon to Senegal
Dismissed one and a half year ago from his position as general manager of Cameroon Airlines Corporation (Camair-Co), Ernest Dikoum has been nominated to become Air Senegal's new marketing director. Effective from 1 November 2020, he will be in charge of the company's product... more
ITJ Video News – 29 October 2020
In this week’s ITJ Video News, editor-in-chief Chris Doepgen presents Fitch Ratings’ assessment of container shipping’s spot rates; the aviation e-booking platform CargoAi’s new goals; XPO Logistics’ new chief commercial officer; Uzbekistan’s ratification of the digital... more
Ports of Igoumenitsa and Tanger renew green certification
The European Sea Ports Organisation (Espo) congratulates the Tanger Med Port Authority (Morocco) and the Igoumenitsa Port Authority (Greece) for successfully renewing the EcoPorts’ environmental management standard (PERS). For Tanger (photo), this is the third time it has... more
IAG Cargo fills new head of sales position
IAG Cargo, the cargo division of International Airlines Group (IAG), is strengthening its commercial leadership team by selecting a new head of sales. The internal promotion sees Darren Peek appointed to the newly created role from his prior role as regional commercial manager... more