Clecat elects Willem van der Schalk as new president 
The general assembly of Clecat (European association for forwarding, transport, logistics and customs services) unanimously elected Willem van der Schalk (DSLV) as its new president, replacing Steve Parker (Bifa), who had been at the helm of Clecat since December 2015. As... more
Horst Felbermayr Sr. dies
The Austrian logistics company Felbermayr has announced that senior partner and chairman of the supervisory board Horst Felbermayr Sr. has passed away at the age of 76. After a serious illness, he died peacefully in his sleep. The company said that he contributed his energy... more
New head of partner account management
Route optimisation is a big growth market within the logistics industry – not least because of the immense potentials with regard to reducing costs, enhancing process efficiency and cutting CO2 emissions. In response to increasing demand, gts systems and consulting, the... more
Fewer members on LDz management board
Latvian Railways (LDz) council has decided to reduce the number of members of the company’s management board from four to three and has appointed two new permanent members of the LDz board. The council elected Maris Kleinbergs as chairman of the board. He has been the... more
Saverio Gamberini is the new chairman of CEN TC 146
Saverio Gamberini, a member of the board of directors of UCIMA (Italian packaging machinery manufacturers’ association) and general manager of MG2, has been designated the new chairman of CEN TC 146, the European technical committee responsible for drawing up European standards... more
Tritax Symmetry picks new development director
UK-based Tritax Symmetry has appointed Alex Reynolds as a development director. Reynolds moves to Tritax Symmetry’s Northampton office from Severn Trent, where he led on their commercial development activities. Prior to that, he was a development manager at Segro for seven... more
Riia Sillave becomes CEO of HHLA TK Estonia
The container and multipurpose terminal HHLA TK Estonia, a subsidiary of Hamburg Hafen und Logistik, has appointed Riia Sillave as CEO. She succeeds Vladimir Popov, who is leaving the group. Born in Estonia, Sillave gained a degree business administration from Ludwig... more
UPS Board appoints Carol Tomé as CEO
The UPS board of directors has named Carol Tomé as UPS CEO from 1 June 2020. David Abney, the current chairman and CEO, will remain in his role until 1 June, when he'll become executive chairman of the board. He'll retire from the UPS board on 30 September. In order to... more
New structure for BVL's board
The German logistics association (Bundesvereinigung Logistik, BVL) has announced changes at the helm. The chairman of the board Robert Blackburn will not stand for re-election at the coming AGM. As his reasons he gives increased professional duties and the fact that he has to... more
Europa's Newcastle team finds new home
The Newcastle (UK) branch of Europa Road has moved to a new office. The team of 13, which offers road freight service for import and export to and from Europe, now has a spacious home at Silverlink Business Park in Wallsend that is twice the size of its previous office in... more