New member of the board of harbour commissioners 
The Long Beach city council voted unanimously to confirm Mayor Robert Garcia’s appointment of Steven Neal to the board of harbour commissioners, which oversees the Port of Long Beach and the staff of the city’s harbour department. Neal is a former city council member. His... more
MacGregor’s TTS acquisition to be completed in Q3/2019
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, announced on 8 February, 2018 that it had entered into an agreement to acquire the marine and offshore businesses of TTS Group ASA. The acquisition is subject to regulatory approvals from the competition authorities in Germany, South Korea and China.... more
C.H. Powell Company celebrates 100th anniversary
C.H. Powell Company, a global logistics specialist, has celebrated its 100th anniversary. The company is a founding member and shareholder of Tandem Global Logistics Network, a global network of freight forwarders. Founded by Charles H. Powell in March of 1919, C.H. Powell... more
Emirates Skycargo appoints first female cargo managers
Emirates Skycargo has appointed Alyazeya Saeed and Fatma Ahli to the key positions of cargo managers for Oman and Kuwait respectively. The two appointees, who graduated from Emirates SkyCargo’s commercial management programme, will head the airline’s cargo operations in the two... more
Hill Dickinson boosts commodities team
Hill Dickinson has acquired two partners for its growing commodities team. Experienced energy sector lawyers Mark Aspinall and Paul Sinnott have joined Hill Dickinson from Eversheds and will operate from the firm’s London office (UK). Aspinall is renowned for his expertise in... more
Younger generation takes over the helm at Med-X-Press
Karl-Heinz Dörhage, the founder of the Med-X-Press company, will hand over the running of the business to his son Lars Dörhage on 1 July 2019. Lars Dörhage joined the management back in 2009 and has been playing an active role in shaping the pharma service provider’s business... more
François Davenne will be director general of UIC
François Davenne was presented as the new director general of UIC, the worldwide railway organisation, at the UIC general assembly. The appointment will take effect on 1 July 2019 with a four-year mandate. Davenne succeeds Jean-Pierre Loubinoux, who served as UIC’s director... more
BLS appoints head of rail production
The board of directors of BLS has appointed Thomas Stupp as the new head of rail production. Stupp succeeds Peter Fankhauser, who has left BLS after thirteen years of service. Stupp joined BLS in 2008 as head of railway operations, where he was responsible for the running of... more
Christian Salcher manages cargo-partner's office in Tyrol
Christian Salcher has assumed his new responsibilities as area manager West Austria at cargo-partner. Since his father also worked in the freight forwarding business, Salcher learnt the basics of the trade at first hand. Before joining cargo-partner, the freight forwarding... more
Streetscooter management gains new COO
On 1 July, Markus Doerr will assume the newly created position of COO at Streetscooter, a Deutsche Post subsidiary and manufacturer of electric commercial vehicles. As a new member of the senior management team, he will be responsible for production, procurement and quality at... more