New faces on DB Cargo board 
DB Cargo is reorganizing its 6-strong board of directors. In future 50% of its members will be women (i.e. three in all). The team, led by the German freight railway’s CEO Sigrid Nikutta, will consist of newcomer Martina Niemann and chief human resources officer, Ursula... more
Tobias Kassner to lead research dept. at Garbe
Garbe Industrial Real Estate is reinforcing its research sector by appointing Tobias Kassner as new head of research. Kassner, a real estate economist and logistics expert, has more than twelve years of real estate experience and held a range of positions at Bulwiengesa in... more
Maxine Krajniak joins Crane Worldwide Logistics
Crane Worldwide Logistics announced that Maxine Krajniak has joined the senior management team as vice-president cruise, marine & hospitality, to support the cruise industry, marine industry, and hospitality industry in their recovery post-Coronavirus Covid-19. Krajniak,... more
New head for Swissport Belgium
Thierry Miremont has assumed his role as the new CEO of Swissport Belgium. In that role he leads Swissport’s ground services and cargo handling activities at the airports of Brussels and Liège (both Belgium). He reports to Luzius Wirth, Swissport International's executive... more
Two firsts for holiday airline
SunExpress, a joint venture of Turkish Airlines and Lufthansa, which celebrated its 30th anniversary on 2 April 2020, welcomed a new CEO last Thursday, 9 April 2020: Max Kownatzki, formerly SVP network & partnership management hub airlines of the Lufthansa Group, follows... more
Industry veteran now works for pfenning logistics
Michael Küppers, managing partner at the consultant company Advisors for Advanced Logistics, has been acting as chief representative for the pfenning logistics group since April 2020. Küppers previously served as head of the contract logistics segment of the Fiege Group, his... more
Launch of "Stella Maris Centenary Rose"
Container Shipping Supporting Seafarers (CSSS), an international non-profit industry volunteer group formed in 2017 by senior industry professionals of the container and maritime sectors, has launched the "Stella Maris Centenary Rose" to help raise funds for a maritime... more
New DACH sales manager at former Neopost
On 1 April 2020, Packaging by Quadient, formerly Neopost and a provider of packaging technologies based in France, welcomed a new international senior sales manager DACH. Industrial engineer Claus Weigel will expand the company's sales activities in the German-speaking markets.... more
GeTS gets certified
Global eTrade Services (GeTS) Asia, a global trade platform company, has received the data protection trustmark (DPTM) and Asia-Pacific economic cooperation (APEC) cross border privacy rules (CBPR) system certifications administered by the Info-communications Media Development... more
Europa appoints Rob Jones as non-executive director
Logistics operator Europa Worldwide Group has chosen Rob Jones as its first non-executive director. Jones will provide guidance on the company’s strategy and support its ambitious growth plans. Andrew Baxter, managing director of Europa Worldwide Group: “We’ve decided to... more