New president for Assoporti 
Zeno D'Agostino, who was elected vice-president of the European Seaport Organisation (Espo) in autumn 2018, is now stepping down as president of Italy’s port association Assoporti. His successor is Daniele Rossi, who was formerly president of the Central and North Adriatic... more
Air Charter Service selects new board member
The aircraft charter broker Air Charter Service (ACS) has appointed its HR director, Katie Ivie, to its board of directors. Ivie has held a number of human resources management roles over the past 20 years, including seven years as HR director at Kelly Services. Ivie joined... more
Schierenberg shoulders MD role at Cargosoft
Friedrich Schierenberg has been appointed managing director sales/marketing of Cargosoft. He leads the German company together with the long-serving MD development Uwe Droste and Dieter Spark, who represents the majority shareholder Dakosy. Schierenberg switched to Cargosoft... more
Kay Kratky nominated for SAS board
Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) is holding its annual general meeting (AGM) will take place on 13 March 2019. Ahead of the AGM announcement, the carrier’s nomination committee proposed that the seven current board members retain their seats on the board of directors, and then began... more
Industry stalwart for GAC in India
Industry veteran Jayakumar Gopalakrishnan has been appointed GAC Shipping's general manager, projects and breakbulk in India. Based in the company’s Mumbai office, he will spearhead the company’s efforts to tap into India’s growing project logistics and breakbulk business. ... more
Change at DFDS's head
Niels Smedegaard will step down as CEO of DFDS at the end of April. Torben Carlsen, who has been the company's CFO since 2009, will become the new CEO. Smedegaard has been CEO of DFDS since 1 January 2007. He said: “My time at DFDS has been a fantastic journey since I... more
Bita appoints Dale Chrystie as its first chair
Dale Chrystie of Fedex was elected as the first chair of the blockchain in transport alliance standards council (Bitas) during the meeting of its board of directors last month. Chrystie, business fellow and blockchain strategist at Fedex, has been a tireless advocate on... more
Knut Kokkeling takes charge at Cuxhaven
After a two-month transition period, Knut Kokkelink has taken over the management of the Cuxhaven subsidiary of Niedersachsen Ports (NPorts, Germany). His predecessor Hans-Gerd Janssen is retiring after 33 years of work for the port administration. Kokkelink has headed... more
Noerpel reinforces personnel services division
Noerpel Logistics Services has opened three additional branch offices in Germany – namely in Elsdorf, Passau and Offenburg. The company’s personnel services sector now has eight locations nationwide, where well over 500 employees can be placed to fulfil operations for clients.... more
Iata appoints new regional VP North Asia
The International Air Transport Association (Iata) is appointing Ma Tao as its regional vice-president (RVP) for North Asia. Ma joins Iata from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) where he is currently head of the airworthiness certification centre. Ma will be... more