Cargo sales director North America for Chapman Freeborn 
Chapman Freeborn has appointed Norris Hiraki as cargo sales director, North America. Working closely with Neil Dursley, chief commercial officer and Alfie Arrowsmith, VP of cargo, Hiraki will play a crucial role in developing the cargo sales strategy in North America. He will be... more
DB Schenker supports aid project on Lesbos
DB Schenker is supporting an aid campaign for people in need at Camp Moria on the Greek island of Lesbos. After a spontaneous call for donations via social media over the Christmas period, 10 t of items were received almost overnight for distribution to the people living at Camp... more
New partner for IBA
Effective from mid-January, Sascha Siebel has become a partner in Intermediate Bulk Alliance (IBA). As a long-serving company director, he has acquired 20% of the shares held by Liquid Concept, the sole shareholder to date. Founded ten years ago, IBA supports the core... more
Bansard increases its efforts to protect the environment
The French logistics services provider Bansard Groupe International attaches great importance to responsible and sustainable company management. As part of its efforts to improve CSR, Bansard has concluded an agreement with the Logistique Seine Normandie association to gain... more
Awards for the British logistics industry
Ade Adepitan, a Paralympian and broadcaster, has revealed the winners of the British international freight association’s freight service awards 2019. The winners of the eight general, modal and specialist categories in the awards, quality benchmarks in the British freight... more
New faces for Aircargo Club Germany
Achim Martinka, VP Germany at Lufthansa Cargo, and Benjamin Riege, marketing director at Riege Software, have joined the executive committee of Aircargo Club Germany. They were elected unanimously at the club’s annual general meeting. Martinka will serve as vice president... more
Two port operators to steer Tees shipping industry
Gary Dawson, AV Dawson managing director, and Garry O’Malley, Redcar Bulk Terminal (RBT) managing director, take on the chair and vice chair roles for the industry body, the Tees and Hartlepool Port Users Association (THPUA). Dawson takes over the reins from former chair, Stuart... more
Svitzer chooses new regional MD for Svitzer Americas
To implement its growth agenda in the Americas region, towage operator Svitzer has appointed Arjen Van Dijk as new regional managing director. The Dutchman joined Svitzer as regional CCO in July 2019 and is now advancing to regional MD. With more than 15 years in global... more
Blue Water Shipping opens office in Milan
Blue Water Shipping has been involved in providing logistical solutions to Italian clients for many years. To further support and develop this business Blue Water has established an office in Milan. The office will initially focus on serving clients in the oil and gas, power... more
Nicolas Sartini leaves Ceva Logistics
One year after the launch of the tender offer for Ceva Logistics, the CMA CGM group is strengthening the organisation in order to start the second phase dedicated to making Ceva Logistics profitable again. Part of this restructuring is a change at the helm. Nicolas Sartini,... more