Football and logistics 
The football club Borussia Dortmund (BVB) and the RAG-Stiftung, which oversees economic restructuring after the closing down of the coal mining industry, are now both part of startport. The subsidiary of Duisport, which runs the port of Duisburg, is an innovation platform for... more
Paycargo picks Lionel van der Walt as CEO USA
Paycargo, which operates a patented online payment system in the global freight industry providing overnight settlement of invoices between shippers and carriers, has appointed Lionel van der Walt, a veteran of the air cargo industry with more than 20 years of international... more
Kerry Logistics appoints Martin Stoekenbroek
Kerry Logistics has appointed Martin Stoekenbroek as its new managing director - Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) with immediate effect. Based in Amsterdam (Netherlands), Stoekenbroek will lead Kerry Logistics’ international freight forwarding business in the EMEA region... more
Etihad Cargo boosts commercial organisation
Etihad Cargo has announced new appointments within its commercial division. The UAE commercial function will be headed by Bader Ahmed Al Ali. He joined Etihad Cargo in 2010, having previously spent several years in the financial services sector in Abu Dhabi. In his new role... more
BBC Chartering picks Ulrich Ulrichs as CCO
BBC Chartering, an operator of multipurpose and heavy lift vessels, has appointed Ulrich Ulrichs as chief commercial officer. Ulrichs will head the group’s global commercial business development activities, complementing the existing management team. As part of the group’s... more
Directorship for Alberto Hernández
Marmedsa Noatum Maritime Bilbao is strengthening its team by appointing a new director - namely Alberto Hernández - who has more than 20 years of experience in managing logistics and port projects. Hernández underwent extensive training in merchant marine and maritime transport... more
Brian Wu re-elected as Haffa chairman
At its 2019 annual general meeting, the Hong Kong Association of Freight Forwarding and Logistics (Haffa) re-elected Brian Wu of BEL International Logistics as chairman for a second two-year term. Wu commented: “It is both an honour and a great responsibility to continue to... more
Marseille Fos names executive and supervisory board leaders
The former port of Le Havre managing director, Hervé Martel, has started work as interim managing director of the Marseille Fos port authority following his nomination by the French transport minister. Martel's appointment is now due to be officially ratified by the French... more
CTS mourns its founder Herbert Jaixen
CTS Container-Terminal is mourning the death of its founder Herbert Jaixen. The logistics manager passed away in Cologne (Germany) at the age of 91. Jaixen founded the CTS Container-Terminal at the end of 1983 in Cologne. Because the container business grew... more
Ceva appoints new chief human resources officer
Ceva Logistics has appointed Pierre-Olivier Landry as the company’s new chief human resources officer. Landry will report directly to the company’s CEO and will be based in Marseille (France). He succeeds Pierre Girardin, who has been Ceva’s chief human resources officer... more