Vagn Sørensen named new chairman for Scandlines 
Scandlines, the German-Danish ferry operator in the Baltic, has appointed Vagn Sørensen as chairman of the supervisory board. Sørensen has more than 30 years of executive experience in international business, in the aviation industry in particular. He joined Scandinavian... more
Bifa appoints new head
The British International Freight Association (Bifa) has confirmed the appointment of David Stroud as its policy and compliance adviser with responsibility for logistics issues relating to air freight, security and sustainable logistics. Stroud is a highly experienced... more
Britannia P&I opens branch office in Copenhagen
Britannia P&I’s exclusive correspondent in Denmark (B Denmark P&I), will become a full branch office and be renamed TR(B) Denmark. The new office will continue to be headed by Michael Boje-Larsen, a lawyer with experience in maritime law, including P&I and FD&D... more
RAM appoints sales manager for Africa
RAM has appointed Javier Cazin as the new sales manager for Africa. With several years of experience in the container port industry the new sales manager brings a wealth of expertise and insight into the growing African market. Besides his experience, Javier holds a master’s... more
Röhlig Logistics hires global contract logistics director
Röhlig has hired Ludovic Jouval as its new contract logistics director. Jouval started his new role on 1 December 2019 and is responsible for Röhlig’s global warehouse capacities. Jouval will report to Hylton Gray, CEO sea freight, air freight, contract logistics and member of... more
New team propels Pall-Ex into new era
The logistics company Pall-Ex has appointed former Palletways network development director Barry Byers as its new UK managing director, while Martin Rantle has been named non-executive chairman, after previously serving as vice president of sales for DHL. Having worked in... more
Transfera thrives in Serbia
The logistics company Transfera is making some serious buzz in Serbia’s logistics market. Established in 2013 in Belgrade, and offering road, air and sea transport and customs clearance services, warehousing and distribution, Transfera did not take long to position itself as a... more
Project forwarding award for Deugro
Lloyd’s Loading List honoured Deugro at the global freight awards 2019 ceremony. For the company’s implementation of the Liwa Plastics Industries Complex (PIC) Project, Deugro took home the first-place award in the project forwarding category. The shortlisted Liwa PIC project... more
New head for Britannia’s Greek Office
Britannia P&I Club has announced that Konstantinos Samaritis will be taking over as head of its office in Greece with effect from 1 January 2020. Samaritis is a qualified Greek lawyer and accredited mediator. He joined Britannia’s managers, Tindall Riley, in 2018, having... more
Arcbest board director to retire and new member added
The American logistics company Arcbest announced that William M. Legg will retire from the board of directors in 2020 and that one new director has been added. The new director is Fredrik J. Eliasson, whose term began on 5 December. The appointment of Eliasson to the board... more