Nick Weston is Baca's new chairman 
At the 467th meeting of the association, Nick Weston, CEO of Weston Aviation, was appointed chairman of Baca – the air charter association. Weston succeeds Richard Mumford, who has held the role since 2016. Weston assumed his new responsibilities immediately. Weston said: “I... more
Saudia Cargo appoints executive director for global...
Saudi Airlines Cargo Company has appointed Per Hojland executive director, cargo operations worldwide. Hojland, a Danish national, took up his new position in Jeddah in March. He joins Saudia Cargo after having spent the past 25 years in various roles in the air cargo and... more
New global chartering director for Trans Global Projects
Walter Prosetti has been appointed global chartering director of the Trans Global Projects Group (TGP) with immediate effect. Prosetti has more than three decades of international chartering experience. Before joining TGP, he held various senior management and country manager... more
ASM’s Lee Lipton appointed SVP, Aviation Strategy
Airport Strategy and Marketing (ASM), a consulting firm dedicated to supporting airports, airlines, tourism authorities and governments with the development of new air routes, has announced that associate consultant, Lee Lipton, has been appointed senior vice-president, aviation... more
Fraport augments executive board
Pierre Dominique Prümm has been appointed to the executive board of the German airport operator Fraport, as of 1 July 2019. He was selected by the company’s supervisory board. Prümm will assume responsibility for flight operations and terminal management, corporate security... more
Move to Berlin with new responsibilities
In August last year, daco systems, a provider of logistics software, opened a competence and development centre in Ratingen near Düsseldorf (Germany), bringing the Swiss company closer to its customers in Germany and offering them on-site support. “After having successfully... more
Award for MGI and the port of Marseille
As part of this year’s digital transformation awards the software company MGI and the port of Marseille/Fos (France) have won the prize in the logistics category for implementing Ci5, the newest generation of the cargo community system. Jaap van den Hoogen, CEO of MGI, said:... more
Hill Dickinson’s strengthens its maritime services
The international maritime law practice Hill Dickinson has announced the following appointments: Joining Hill Dickinson are master mariner Kevin Austin, Korean market specialist Beth Bradley, and transactional lawyer Sung Hwan Choi. Austin, currently a legal director with... more
US ports select Díaz-Balart as ‘port person’ for 2019
The American association of port authorities (Aapa) has selected Congressman Mario Díaz-Balart as 2019’s “port person of the year” for his stalwart advocacy of the port industry. “During more than 16 years in the house of representatives, Díaz-Balart has consistently... more
Alberto Nobis confirmed as new CEO DHL Express Europe
DHL Express has appointed Alberto Nobis as its new CEO for Europe, paving the way for his return to the company’s global management board. Nobis was global CFO for DHL Express from 2009 to 2012 before relocating to Italy, his home country in 2013. As CEO DHL Express Italy,... more