Mourning a pioneer of Dutch aviation
Martin Schröder, founder and former CEO of Martinair, passed away on 2 October 2024 at the age of 93 – a man whose influential vision and leadership have left a lasting impact on the aviation industry. Schröder was a true pioneer. His legacy began in 1958 with the founding... more
ID Logistics France picks sales director
ID Logistics, which specialises in contract logistics in France and abroad, has appointed Alessandro Iannarilli as sales director of ID Logistics France. He brings 17 years of experience in contract logistics, including 13 years at ID Logistics as contract manager and then... more
Back on track
Denny Jünemann took over the management of Captrain Deutschland Cargowest (CCW) on 1 October 2024. The Gütersloh-based company is part of the Captrain Group, which provides rail logistics services in Germany and Europe. Jünemann succeeds Captrain Deutschland managing... more
New CEO for CST
Christian Späth will take over as CEO of Cargo Sous Terrain (CST) on 1 October 2024. His task will be to continue a project review and repositioning of the Swiss enterprise CST, already successfully initiated, and to lead the generational project into the next phase. Späth... more
Colin Eeles to head business development
Kerry Logistics UK has appointed Colin Eeles as its new business development director, to further expand its UK customer base in its verticals. Eeles brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the role having successfully managed sales and business development activities... more
Magnus Klaar joins Railpool
Seasoned manager Magnus Klaar will join Railpool as regional director Scandinavia, effective 24 September 2024, to lead the company’s ongoing expansion efforts in the region. Klaar draws from more than 25 years of experience from the international and Nordic railway market,... more
Unprecedented second double win for Combilift
Combilift has gained further global recognition, securing awards in two categories at the recent UK ‘Materials Handling Association’ awards in Birmingham on Saturday, 14 September. Up against some of the biggest names in material handling, they walked away with the coveted... more
Swiss names new head of Swiss WorldCargo
Swiss International Air Lines (Swiss) has appointed Alain Chisari as the new head of its Swiss WorldCargo airfreight division. He will take up his new duties on 1 October 2024. Chisari has held various Swiss and Lufthansa Group management positions since he joined Swiss in 2008.... more
Simon Hegele to drive pharma business
Since entering the pharmaceutical business at the end of 2021, the Simon Hegele Group has continuously expanded its expertise and capacities in this market. It now plans to create an independent pharma unit within the group and place it under its own management. Kai Brandes... more
And the YLP award 2024 goes to ...
At the 2024 Fiata World Congress held in Panama City, Panama, the International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations (Fiata) and TT Club, a provider of insurance and risk management services for the international freight transport sector announced the global winner of... more