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
New commercial director for the Asia-Pacific region
Freight forwarder deugro Singapore is reinforcing its sales leadership for the Asia-Pacific region to keep up with strong demand and has taken on Guenther Bielfeld as commercial director, Asia-Pacific. He will focus on the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC)... more
JCL Logistics picks CEO for Swiss branch
The international logistics group JCL Logistics is reinforcing its presence in its core regions of Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Benelux. For its three segments air & ocean, road & rail and contract logistics the company has appointed three new COOs on group... more
New project cargo director for Bati Group
The Turkish company Bati Group has appointed Erman Atik as its new project director and head of breakbulk & project cargo forwarding. Atik has over 20 years of professional experience in the fields of breakbulk and oversized cargo transportation, container agency and... more
Gecas appoints two new heads
Gecas, a commercial aircraft financing and leasing company, has appointed Jonty Nel as Gecas’ EVP commercial – International and John Bordeaux as new chief investment officer. Both will take up their role from April 2020. Nel will be responsible for building and executing... more
L.I.T. adds three executives to its board
The L.I.T. group has chosen three more board members. Effective immediately, the following executives will reinforce the company's top management: Simeon Breuer, managing director L.I.T. freight forwarding, Ingo Schreiber, managing director L.I.T. cargo and Julian Lachnitt,... more
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