Founder of Cebu Pacific passes away at 93 
JG Summit Holdings has announced the passing of its founder chairman emeritus John L. Gokongwei Jr. on November 9, 2019. He was 93. He was the founder of the first Philippine multinational conglomerate including the airline Cebu Pacific and also a philanthropist with a passion... more
Issa Baluch wins Tiaca’s air cargo professional award 2019
Each year, the Tiaca hall of fame honours air cargo professionals who have played a role in the progress made by the aviation sector and have helped to shape and grow the industry. This year, Tiaca has chosen to give recognition to Issa Baluch, the multi-faceted air cargo... more
Zeamarine appoints Namir Khanbabi
Zeamarine has appointed Namir Khanbabi as the new regional director for Asia and Oceania. He most recently held the role of chartering and operations director at AAL, where he was in charge of the global chartering, operations and engineering departments for Tramp and Liner... more
GE picks Selam Amare as country leader for Ethiopia
General Electric (GE) has chosen Selam Amare as the country leader for Ethiopia. In this role, Amare will oversee GE’s operations in the country and strengthen the businesses presence in the market. Prior to her appointment, Selam was GE Healthcare’s life care solutions... more
New country manager for Serbia
The management of Gebrüder Weiss has appointed a new country manager for Serbia. Roland Raith is now responsible for running the company’s branch in this Balkan country. Furthermore, he is also in charge of Gebrüder Weiss Montenegro, since the management of this office reports... more
Sigrid Nikutta to lead DB Cargo
The supervisory board of Deutsche Bahn (DB) has approved the restructuring of its management board. Sigrid Nikutta, CEO of Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG), Germany’s largest local public transport company, will be joining DB’s managing board. DB’s supervisory board appointed... more
New appointment for Celebi Aviation Holding
Celebi Delhi Cargo Terminal Management India has been the pioneer of its industry in providing cargo operations for its customers. In this regard and in keeping with the “promote within” culture, Celebi has announced that Ibrahim Burak Kurt, who began his career at Celebi... more
Bremenports extends lobbying activities
The ports of Bremen are intensifying their lobbying activities in the west and south of Germany. The port management company bremenports has signed contracts with Hartwig Weidt and Christoph Kernen to promote Bremen’s interests in these destinations. Other representatives are... more
Post Nord: changes at the top
The board of directors has appointed Annemarie Gardshol president and group CEO of Post Nord. At the same time, the board chose Peter Kjaer Jensen as deputy CEO of Post Nord. "With these appointments, we have established a management paring with in-depth knowledge of the... more
Award for the US secretary of transportation
Gratitude for the sacrifices made by the US merchant mariners was the theme of the United Seamen’s Service (USS) 2019 admiral of the ocean sea awards (Aotos) presented at the 50th annual gala. The awards were presented before nearly 700 maritime leaders to the Honourable Elaine... more