Chris Porter joins Kukla Beverage Logistics 
Former Porter & Laker, Hillebrand director and Benevolent CEO Chris Porter joined Kukla Beverage Logistics in October. Porter will undertake a business development role to promote the global range of freight and logistics services offered to the UK drinks industry and to... more
Rail Forum Europe picks new president and vice-president
Following the elections to the European Parliament, a call for the appointment of a new managing board for Rail Forum Europe was launched in October this year. The conclusion of the call procedure designated Andrey Novakov (EPP, Bulgaria) as president and Anna... more
New CEO for Globaltruck
Globaltruck, a large FTL-trucking company in Russia, has appointed Ilya Sattarov CEO of the Globaltruck group of companies. Sattarov took office on 6 November. Alexander Eliseev, who had successfully managed the company since 2017, became chairman of the board of directors.... more
Stephan Opel joins Cargonetwork's advisory board
Cargonetwork’s advisory board has gained a new member: Stephan Opel, managing director of the company Zeitfracht Logistik Holding, has been elected to the board. The system carrier Cargonetwork organises transports with swap bodies for parcel service providers and freight... more
GAC becomes Aberdeen FC’s official logistics partner
The GAC Group and the Aberdeen Football Club (AFC) have announced a new partnership that sees GAC become AFC’s first official logistics partner. The deal includes branding within the stadium on match days and across the club’s social and digital channels, enabling GAC to engage... more
Collett wins FTA award
The British logistics company Collett has been named as the road freight operator of the year at the FTA Awards. Finalists for the freight transport association logistics awards were judged by the FTA’s board, which represents some of the country’s most influential logistics... more
Michelle Ho to head the China branch at UPS
UPS has appointed Michelle Ho as the new president of UPS China, succeeding Harld Peters. A UPS veteran with 26 years of logistics experience, Ho will spearhead UPS’s small package and strategic business planning operations in China. Ross McCullough, president of UPS Asia... more
Martijn Van Heumen appointed director of Heppner Hacas
The logistics company Heppner has appointed Martijn Van Heumen director of Heppner Hacas. The group’s Dutch subsidiary specialises in groupage cargo and charter services between the Netherlands and France. Van Heuman, who was born in the Netherlands, started his career in 1997.... more
New heads for Swissport's Emea region
To further strengthen the Emea organisation and to better meet customer expectations with regard to air cargo handling and airport ground services, Swissport has appointed Rudolf Steiner as senior vice president cargo Europe, Middle East & Africa and Mark Skinner as senior... more
Christian U. Haas to chair the board at PTV Group
Christian U. Haas has been appointed chairman of the board of the company PTV Planung Transport Verkehr (PTV Group), Karlsruhe, Germany. The board of the PTV Group is now complete. Peter Overmann as chief technology officer (CTO) and Klaus Lechner as chief financial officer... more