New head of cargo at Heathrow Airport 
Heathrow Airport (HAL) has appointed Tim Mayes as new head of cargo. This is a key leadership role at Heathrow accountable for leading cargo transformation, marshalling a capital programme and engaging with a wide range of stakeholder groups, from government, airlines, the... more
HFW announces promotions
The UK-based law firm HFW has strengthened its market-leading shipping practice with the promotion of new partners and new legal directors, effective 1 April 2020. The new partners are: Claire Womersley (shipping, London), Paul Woodley (aerospace, London), Sheshe Evans... more
New managing director for Jettainer Americas
Shailendar Kothari is the new managing director of Jettainer Americas. The Jettainer subsidiary is based in Delaware and includes branches in Dallas, Chicago, Miami, New York and Los Angeles. In his new role, Kothari is responsible for the company’s operational activities, as... more
MOL appoints new head for Mozambique and South Africa
MOL has appointed Mitsuru Fukushima as chief country representative for Mozambique and South Africa under the umbrella of the chief executive representatives for Europe and Africa, effective 1 April 2020. Based in the representative office of MOL (Europe Africa), which will... more
Kevin Ducksbury to lead the Air Charter Association
Kevin Ducksbury of Emerge Aviation has been chosen as the new chairman of the Air Charter Association, succeeding Nick Weston of Weston Aviation. Ducksbury is the first appointed chairman since the association’s rebrand in 2019 and will formally take on the role from The Air... more
Leschaco USA successfully completes CTPAT validation
Leschaco USA has maintained its CTPAT (customs trade partnership against terrorism) membership as a forwarder/consolidator and broker. The audit took place in Houston and was conducted by US customs and border protection. After reviewing the validation report, it was... more
Head of sales appointed for Europa’s new facility
Europa Warehouse has appointed its first head of sales at its new facility in Corby, Northants (UK) which is set to open this summer. Sally Watson, who joined Europa as a senior account manager in 2014, soon became branch manager in Nottingham, then Birmingham and has now... more
Gertjan Roelands new SVP sales & distribution
Gertjan Roelands has been appointed senior vice president of sales & distribution of Air France KLM Martinair Cargo. As such, he will be in charge of all global commercial activities, including digital services. He succeeds Christophe Boucher, will assume the position of EVP... more
Thome Group wins dry bulk operator award
The Thome Group has won the Green4Sea dry bulk Operator Award, which was announced during a ceremony at the Yacht Club of Greece. The prize recognises that the Thome Group is a “ship operator of bulk carriers that has demonstrated environmental excellence and performance.”... more
Arnold Group expands leadership team
The specialist for heavy-duty transport services has granted two of its employees power of procuration and thus given them far-reaching responsibilities. Heike Fuchs has been appointed authorised representative for Arnold Speditions GmbH. She joins the management as senior... more