Kuehne + Nagel remains committed to Bremen 
130 years after the foundation of the company in Bremen (Germany), Kuehne + Nagel is moving into new headquarters. The August Kühne house is located at the entry to Bremen’s city centre and will serve as the head office of Kuehne + Nagel Germany.Klaus-Michael Kühne, honorary... more
EMO Trans inaugurates branch in Thailand
EMO Trans has announced the opening of EMO Trans Thailand. “We are very pleased to establish an official EMO Trans presence in Thailand as part of our Asia strategy,” Jo Frigger, chairman, says. And Marco Rohrer, president and CEO adds: “We see tremendous potential for growth in... more
Aero Africa appoints Jade Da Costa as its new CCO Africa
South Africa born Jade Da Costa comes with more than 30 years of international experience in the freight forwarding and aviation industry and extensive knowledge of the African markets and cultures. He joins Aero Africa from Intraspeed Group, where he most recently held the... more
Changes in Finnlines’ management
Finnlines has named Mervi Pyökäri head of legal, insurance and claims department and member of the management board of the Finnlines group. Mrs Pyökari joined the company on 3 February 2020. She takes over the responsibility for all legal matters from Tapani Voionmaa,... more
Orbis Europe appoints new senior commercial director
Orbis, a manufacturer of reusable packaging solutions and an expert in supply chain optimisation, has hired Jürgen Krahé as senior commercial director for Orbis Europe. In his new role, Krahé is responsible for leading the commercial team of the company’s reusable packaging... more
New names for the international maritime hall of fame
The maritime association of the port of New York and New Jersey (MAPONY/NJ) has announced that five global shipping executives will be inducted into the 2020 international maritime hall of fame. The honourees, announced by MAPONY/NJ executive director Edward Kelly, are: Lisa... more
René Bruijne leaves Transfollow
After having served Transfollow as general manager for five years, René Bruijne has decided to leave the company effective 1 March 2020. Bruijne joined Viaservice in 2016 through the acquisition of Transfollow from the Dutch company Beurtvaartadres, where he was CEO for over 12... more
Hellmann appoints new regional CEO Asia Pacific
As of 1 March 1020 Sven Raudszus will be taking over the position of regional CEO Asia Pacific (APAC) at Hellmann Worldwide Logistics. He will be responsible for the operative and strategic business within the Asia Pacific region, including South East Asia, Australia and New... more
Trenchard Aviation names new VP business development
Trenchard Aviation Group, a partner in aircraft cabin component design, manufacture, repair and on-wing maintenance, has appointed Mark Radford as its new VP business development. Radford joins Trenchard from his most recent position as sales director – Western Europe with... more
STG Logistics chooses Paul Svindland as CEO
The board of directors of STG Logistics, a provider of specialty 3PL services critical to the global supply chain, has appointed Paul Svindland as the company’s CEO. Greg Muldoon, STG chairman and interim CEO, will continue to serve the company as chairman. Svindland most... more