Welcome for assistant minister for freight transport 
The Australian Logistics Council (ALC) has congratulated Prime Minister Scott Morrison on his decision to incorporate freight transport as a specific responsibility in his revamped ministerial line-up. “The PM is sending an important message to our industry and to the wider... more
Stadler changing executive board
The Stadler Group has announced a change to its executive board. Markus Sauerbruch, head of the group’s Swiss division and CEO of the Altenrhein plant, will hand over the Altenrhein plant to Markus Bernsteiner, currently head of the components division. The Swiss division will... more
Mail service providers elect new board member
At the recent annual general meeting of the German mail service providers’ association (Bundesverband Deutscher Postdienstleister/BvDP), Klaus Ehrnsperger was elected to the executive board. He is a senior vice-president of Deutsche Post, and has headed its e-post product... more
Danish shipping association gets new boss
The general assembly of Danske Rederier, Denmark’s shipping association, appointed the Torm CEO, Jacob Meldgaard, as its new Chairman. He succeeds Niels Smedegaard, who has left DFDS and thus had to step down as Chairman of Danske Rederier. The deputy chairman was replaced... more
New CEO and CCO for Palletways
Imperial Logistics’ operating company, Palletways Group Ltd, has announced the retirement of its current CEO, James Wilson, effective 1 July 2019. Luis Zubialde, Palletways' current COO and part of the company since 2006, will replace Wilson on the same date. Wilson will... more
Orbcomm selects VP transportation sales Europe
Carsten Holtrup has been appointed as Orbcomm’s new vice-president transportation sales Europe. With this move, the provider of industrial IoT solutions wants to further expand its strong market position in Germany, Austria and Switzerland (DACH countries). In addition to... more
40 candles for Astag
The Swiss commercial vehicle association Astag is celebrating its 40th anniversary. Founded in 1979, the association has since campaigned for issues pertaining to the transport of freight and passengers by road in Switzerland. An official “birthday” celebration took place at... more
Appointee to spearhead growth at Thordon Bearings
Neil Cooper has been appointed vice-president sales at Thordon Bearings, a Thomson-Gordon Group company. He is tasked with reinforcing the Canadian company’s position in the global water-lubricated bearings market and to drive continued growth. Thomson-Gordon group... more
New board member for Air Cargo Community Frankfurt
Michael Müller, Fraport’s labour relations director, has been elected to the board of the Air Cargo Community Frankfurt. He represents the airport operator’s positions in the airfreight industry association. The management board members also appointed him as deputy chairman.... more
Rob Grool takes on CEO role at Zeaborn
Rob Grool is taking over the leadership of Zeaborn Ship Management from Holger Strack, who has been acting as the company’s interim CEO since the beginning of the year. Jan-Hendrik Többe and Ove Meyer, the Zeaborn Group’s managing partners, said: “With Grool's appointment as... more