Swiss Post mourns death of Michel Gobet 
Michel Gobet, a member of Swiss Post's board of directors and a representative of the syndicom trade union, passed away last Thursday, 13 February 2020. Gobet had represented the Swiss Post employees in the board of directors since 2010. The native of Neuchâtel showed... more
Air Menzies International appoints two new vice presidents
AIR Menzies International (AMI) has appointed Tibor Fodelmesi as vice president Americas and Tony Utting as vice president of Europe, Middle East and Indian Subcontinent. Fodelmesi's career spans 25 years, with posts held at several freight forwarders, including Seko... more
Sven-Eric Brooks joins KVH
Global maritime connectivity provider KVH has announced that Sven-Eric Brooks has joined the company as senior director of business development for KVH Watch, the company’s new maritime IoT solution. “This is an exciting time to join KVH as we apply our connectivity... more
CCM names Michael Mitchell SVP and COO
Consolidated Chassis Management (CCM) has promoted Michael Mitchell to senior vice president and COO. A 30-year industry veteran, Mitchell has been with CCM since its launch in 2005. “Given Mitchell’s success as CCM’s Interim COO, I have every confidence he will continue to... more
West of England P&I Club expands New York office
The marine insurer West of England is expanding its New York office. Senior claims manager Emily McCulloch transferred to New York from London at the beginning of the year and will be joined by Alton Peralta, a locally qualified claims adjuster with extensive experience of... more
Budapest airport and Cargolux celebrate partnership
Cargolux was named the “best developing freighter operator 2019” at the annual Budapest airport award ceremony. After 18 years of cooperation between BUD airport and Cargolux, 2019 cemented the two entities’ long-standing partnership. Indeed, Cargolux doubled its weekly... more
Rick Elieson to lead cargo and international operations
American Airlines has named Rick Elieson, president of cargo, president cargo and vice president international operations. In this expanded role, Elieson will continue to lead the cargo division and assume the leadership of American's international airport operations in 60... more
Rock-it Cargo wins award
Rock-it Cargo earned top honours in the transportation company of the year category at the annual Pollstar awards at The Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles, California (USA). Rock-it was one of six companies nominated in the category recognising “outstanding integrity,... more
Family reunion at Ifchor
The Lausanne (Switzerland)-based shipbroker Ifchor has strengthened its leadership team by appointing Giovanni Ravano as joint chief executive alongside Emanuele Ravano. Giovanni Ravano is an experienced shipping professional, having served for the past 20 years in various... more
UWC receives gold award for best IP department
The Russian United Wagon Company (UWC) received the gold award for the best intellectual property (IP) department: Russia & Central and Eastern Europe 2020 at the third international innovation & IP forum and awards in Paris this year. The major achievements and... more