Tapani Voionmaa joins Bimco board of directors 
Tapani Voionmaa, Finnlines' group general counsel, has been elected to the board of directors of the Baltic and International Maritime Council (Bimco). The election took place at the council's general meeting in Athens. Bimco is the world's largest international shipping... more
Rüdiger Grube to chair Bombardier supervisory board
Members of the supervisory boards of Bombardier Transportation and Bombardier Transportation (Bahntechnologie) Holding Germany unanimously elected Professor Rüdiger Grube as their new chairman. He succeeds the previous supervisory board chairman, Wolfgang Tölsner, who stepped... more
Denis Petropoulos appointed new Baltic Exchange chairman
Denis Petropoulos has been elected chairman of the Baltic Exchange Council with effect from 1 June 2019. He replaces Duncan Dunn who has held the position since January 2018. Petropoulos was a founding partner of Braemar Tankers and remains a significant shareholder at... more
Bob Felix joins UTC Overseas
UTC Overseas, Houston TX USA)-based project cargo, logistics and management experts, has recruited Bob Felix as director of specialized projects on UTC’s rail logistics team. UTC project director James Lange noted: "Felix brings our team strong and extensive experience... more
Matthijs van Doorn takes seat on BDB board
Matthijs van Doorn, the port of Rotterdam’s logistics manager, has been awarded a seat of the board of Germany’s federal association of inland navigation (BDB). He is the first Dutchman to become a BDB board member. Van Doorn stated: "The port of Rotterdam has expanded... more
New members of International Maritime Hall of Fame
The International Maritime Hall of Fame awards were established in 1993 when the Maritime Association of the Port of New York and New Jersey created them to honour, every year, a group of maritime visionaries who best exemplified the qualities of futuristic thinking guiding... more
VAC selects new account manager in Melbourne
Bosco Dsouza has been appointed account manager, Melbourne, by Virgin Atlantic Cargo as the airline looks to build on the strong growth of its Australia cargo business in 2018. Dsouza joins the airline from Worldwide GSA for Qatar Airways Cargo. He has over 20 years’... more
Support for logistics properties
A support circle was recently founded by the German Logistics Association (BVL)’s logistics real estate theme group. The companies Deka Immobilien, DSV Solutions, LIP Invest, Logivest, Wisag and Logix, a logistics real estate initiative, are the first sponsors to participate in... more
Connie Awards for William J. Shea and J. Christopher Lytle
William J. "Bill" Shea, Jr., CEO of Direct Chassis Link, will receive the 2019 Connie Award, presented by the Containerization and Intermodal Institute (CII) on 17 September. In addition, J. Christopher Lytle, executive director of the US port of Oakland CA and... more
AGCS names new executive team
Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty SE (AGCS), Allianz's industrial insurer, has appointed Martin Zschech as the new head of market management, and Volker Dierks as the new head of marine underwriting for Central and Eastern Europe, with a focus on the German, Swiss and... more