Managing director Boris Blanche leaves IRU 
IRU’s managing director, Boris Blanche, has left the organisation following his appointment as CEO of the Foundation for International Road Transport in Geneva. Effective immediately, Blanche’s new mission will focus on strengthening the foundation to increase its impact and... more
Stefan Heymann set to become new CFO
RIO is reshaping its management board: The digital brand of the Traton Group has brought in Stefan Heymann as CFO. Heymann has his roots in the Volkswagen Group. RIO’s new recruit joined the Volkswagen Group China as a project controller in 2011. He took on a team leader... more
GAC opens in Ireland
As part of its European growth strategy, the GAC Group has opened its first office in the Republic of Ireland, providing a wide range of shipping services to vessels at the country’s ports as well as in Northern Ireland. GAC Ireland provides ship agency services at all major... more
New members for Cargoline's advisory board
On the usual rotational basis, the shareholders of the general cargo cooperation Cargoline (Germany) have elected their new advisory board. Ralf Amm (Amm Spedition, Nuremberg), Andreas Hartmann (Hartmann International, Paderborn), Heiner Koch (Koch International, Osnabrück) and... more
Simpson Spence Young bolsters suezmax team
Simpson Spence Young (SSY), an independent shipbroker, has strengthened its tanker desk by hiring two brokers to bolster its London (UK) suezmax team. The addition of Oliver Rae and Dean Abrahams brings the size of SSY's global team dedicated to the suezmax market to 17. Rae... more
Kurt K. Larsen says goodbye
Kurt K. Larsen, chairman and "founder" of the modern DSV is stepping down. He has great confidence in the leadership of today’s DSV, which is part of the reason he is ready to retire and enjoy full control of his calendar. “All good things must come to an end, as... more
New member of the board at Dunkerque-Port
Julien Lernould, CFO of Dunkerque-Port, has been appointed to the board of the port operator, upon the recommendation of the chairman of the board. The board of Dunkerque-Port has four members. Lernould will join chairman Stéphane Raison, sales director Daniel Deschodt and... more
Carrypicker wins GLEC accreditation
The online forwarder Carrypicker has fulfilled the quality standards of the Global Logistics Emissions Council (GLEC) and obtained the corresponding accreditation of the Smart Freight Centre (SFC), which campaigns for emission-free freight transport services worldwide. With... more
Gefco Spain elects new CFO
Gefco Spain has named Belén López as the company‘s new CFO. She has a degree in economics and business administration from the Complutense Madrid University (Spain) and a master’s degree in management from the Dauphine School in Paris (France). During her more than 20 years... more
John Good appoints new head of IT
The shipping and logistics company John Good Shipping has added Barry Clarkson as head of IT to its executive team. He will be responsible for leading John Good Shipping's IT strategy and will provide technology leadership and vision for all areas of the business. Clarkson... more