Jaxport welcomes experienced foreign trade zone expert 
The Jacksonville port authority (Jaxport) reports that experienced foreign trade zone expert Deborah Lofberg has joined the commercial team as foreign trade zone manager. In this position, Lofberg is in charge of Jaxport’s foreign trade zone No. 64, serving existing customers... more
Martin Longden joins Trenchard Aviation Group
Trenchard Aviation Group, a major partner in aircraft cabin component design, manufacture, repair and on-wing maintenance, has appointed Martin Longden to the position of VP Interiors. Longden comes to the business with over 20 years’ aerospace experience spanning MRO and... more
New structures in Poland
Transcargo, the company that Freja Transport & Logistics acquired in 2018, will change its name on January 1, 2020: from this date, it will also operate under the name of Freja Transport & Logistics. On the same day, the Polish branch will be transferred to the same IT... more
Robert Gutsche joins the Röhlig Group as new CFO
Effective 1 March 2020, Robert Gutsche will assume the role of CFO at the owner-managed logistics company Röhlig. He will be responsible for finance, taxes, legal affairs and IT. Previously, Gutsche served as CEO at IFA Holding, where he held that and other positions for some... more
Narrow Aisle hires business development manager
Narrow Aisle, the manufacturer of the Flexi range of articulated warehouse truck-based intralogistics solutions, has appointed Ken Jackson as business development manager. Having worked previously for a materials-handling equipment distributor and manufacturer in the UK, Jackson... more
Logistics support for bobsleigh pilots
DHL and the BSD (The German bobsleigh, luge and skeleton federation) are extending their partnership. Both partners have agreed on further long-term collaboration. The new collaboration period covers, among other things, the World Championships 2020 in bobsleigh and skeleton in... more
Pro Glove strengthens presence in the USA
Pro Glove, a provider of industrial wearables, is continuing its internationalisation strategy and has appointed Tracy Hansen as the new head of marketing for its US branch in Chicago. In addition to the global CMO role (chief marketing officer), Hansel will also be in charge of... more
New chairman for German transport alliance
Change at the helm of the transport alliance Allianz pro Schiene: the general meeting elected Thorsten Westphal as the new chairman. The head of the trade union of employees in the railway and transport industry (Eisenbahn- und Verkehrsgewerkschaft, EVG) will thus take over from... more
Kerry Logistics wins award
Kerry Logistics has won the titles of “Asia Pacific logistics service provider of the year” and “Asia Pacific road freight service provider of the year” at the 2019 Frost & Sullivan Asia Pacific best practices awards which were presented in Singapore. This marked the third... more
Innovation prize for Alstom engineer
For her contribution to eco-friendly transport industrial engineer Saskia Schulz has won the “innovation prize for mobility designers 2019” awarded by the Allianz pro Schiene. With her team, the Alstom employee developed a concept for the world’s first hydrogen filling station... more