Air Charter Service strengthens board of directors 
Air Charter Service has appointed Richard Carrick as a non-executive director to the company’s group board. Justin Bowman, ACS’s Group CEO, commented: “We are looking at our growth over the coming years – by expanding our global network of offices, by investing in technology -... more
40 years of Transland
Transland Spedition is celebrating its 40th anniversary. The logistics service provider started off with three employees in Dillenburg (Germany) in 1979.It first focused on the export of goods to Ireland. Now the company, which has belonged to the Zufall logistics group since... more
Julie Black of Hunt & Palmer becomes deputy chair of Baca
Julie Black has been elected as deputy chair of Baca – The Air Charter Association. Black takes on the role with immediate effect working alongside the association’s chairman, Nick Weston. Black says: “I have a forthright and hands-on approach, which are good attributes for... more
New man for Weserport
Rudolf Egbert has joined the management of the sea port services provider Weserport in Bremen (Germany). Egbert has worked for Arcelor Mittal for many years, most recently as CEO of Arcelor Mittal Commercial Germany. He succeeds Glenn Kneipp, who resigned his mandate as managing... more
Ralpin appoints Ludwig Naef as managing director
Ralpin’s board of directors has selected Ludwig Naef to be the company's new managing director. Naef has extensive management experience and an in-depth knowledge of the industry. He will assume his post on 1 July 2019. Until then, the company will continue to be managed on... more
Michaël Koundri named CEO of Gefco Lorry & Transport
Gefco Spain has appointed Michaël Koundri as new CEO of Gefco Lorry & Transport, a division that specialises in the trade between Europe and Morocco. Koundri has a degree in commercial law and more than 25 years of experience in the logistics and transport industry. He... more
New representative at Hamburg’s Chinese liaison office
There has been a change of responsibility at the Port of Hamburg’s marketing representative office in Shanghai (China). The previous manager, Lars Anke, has left the office at his own request to take up a new challenge in Hamburg’s port economy. Anke has been replaced in... more
Emir Pineda from Miami Airport joins Tiaca board
Emir Pineda, trade & logistics manager of the marketing division of Miami-Dade aviation department, which operates Miami international airport (MIA), has been elected to the board of the international air cargo association (Tiaca). Pineda started his career as an intern... more
Golden anniversary for TFG
The TFG Transfracht story began with the start of intermodal transport in the port of Hamburg in 1969. The company has been a partner for transporting containers for just over 50 years, and has once again proven its ability to promote innovation with the recent market launch of... more
HFW promotes new shipping partners
The British law firm HFW has elected partner Paul Dean as the new head of its global shipping practice and a member of the firm's global management board. HFW has also promoted four new shipping partners and three new shipping legal directors across its international network... more