First woman presiding over Fedespedi 
The general assembly of Fedespedi (Italy's federation of international freight forwarders), has elected Silvia Moretto, CEO of the D.B. Group, based in Montebelluna, near Venice, as president for the next three years. Following on from Roberto Alberti, Moretto is Fedespedi's... more
Pamyra collaborating with Fresh Logistics System
Pamyra.de, a Germany-based transport comparison platform, has entered into a partnership with the logistics service provider Fresh Logistics System (FLS). The aim is to stop empty truck runs from Hamburg to Berlin in future. FLS lorries haul vegetables, fruit and plants... more
Mues shoulders COO role at Imperial Logistics
Juergen Mues has been appointed COO of Imperial Logistics International, as of 15 March 2019. Reporting to CEO Hakan Bicil, Mues will assume overall responsibility for all operational aspects of the business, which employs some 9,000 staff at 170 locations in 20 countries... more
Return to roots for Nohra’s new manager
Dennis Strittmatter has been selected to manage Zufall Logistics’ branch office in Nohra (Germany). Strittmatter, a trained freight traffic specialist, has been entrusted with strengthening and expanding the office together with the colleagues that work there. Given this... more
From COO to CEO
Robert (Bob) Biesterfeld, currently COO of C.H. Robinson, has been promoted to CEO. As part of a long-planned succession process managed by the US company’s board of directors, Biesterfeld was named COO in March 2018. He has also been nominated to stand for election to the said... more
Ceva selects new head for LCL product
Ceva Logistics has strengthened its ocean freight team with the appointment of Claus Svane Schmidt as head of its less than container load (LCL) product. Previously managing director of the company's North Asia cluster, Schmidt will commence his new role on 1 March 2019.... more
Continental recruits new leader for CVAM division
Gilles Mabire has been recruited as head of the commercial vehicles & aftermarket business unit (CVAM) at the technology company Continental, with effect from 1 April 2019. Mabire succeeds Michael Ruf. CVAM, part of Continental’s interior division, develops products,... more
Jet Aviation picks flight services head for Emea and Asia
Jet Aviation has appointed Norbert Ehrich, former VP sales for Jet Aviation Flight Services South East USA and South America, as its new vice-president flight services Emea and Asia, effective immediately. Ehrich succeeds Jürg Reuthinger, who retired at the end of 2018 after... more
TT Club appoints new Senior Underwriter
TT Club, an insurance provider for the logistics industry, has appointed Andrew Peers as the senior underwriter for its UK, Benelux and Nordic underwriting team. Peers joins the Club from RSA, where he spent 17 years and led a team of twelve marine liability and marine property... more
Honold and Husqvarna establish partnership
The German service provider Honold has set up a five-year strategic contract and distribution logistics partnership with the logistics unit of the Husqvarna group, a Swedish garden equipment manufacturer. The latter now has in excess of 20,000 pallet slots for storage,... more