Change of the baton at Vienna airport 
Michael Zach assumed his new position as head of all handling services at Vienna airport on 1 January 2024 with responsibility for cargo, baggage, and ramp handling as well as aircraft de-icing. Zach joined the airport in 2006. He took over the sales, finance and cargo unit... more
From US congress to CAA
The Cargo Airline Association (CAA), an advocacy organisation for the air cargo industry, has named Brianna Manzelli as managing director for legislative policy. Manzelli joins CAA from Senator Mitt Romney’s office where she served as senior advisor and communications... more
DAF: changing of the guard
On 1 January 2024, Gerald Puffitsch took over as managing director of DAF Austria in Wiener Neudorf (Austria) and DAF Trucks (Schweiz) in Mägenwil (Switzerland). He replaces the previous managing director Marc Blom, who will move to DAF Truck Germany as director fleet sales. ... more
Quality journalism for ITJ readers
Exactly one month ago, on 11 December 2023, the Seahorse Freight Association hosted 160 guests in London for its annual Journalist Awards, supported by headline sponsor AAL Shipping. There were 350 entries by 60 journalists in 13 categories, including multimedia, overland,... more
Alfons Köster expands management teams
Wolfgang Koss (left) is joining the management team of Alfons Köster & Co Global Freight Logistics. As the medium-sized, owner-managed company informed the ITJ, Koss has been an authorised signatory at the international freight forwarding company with headquarters in Hamburg... more
Three new senior officers for ICS
The Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers, the professional body for the commercial shipping industry worldwide, officially welcomed the following fellows of the institute as its new senior officers at a controlling council meeting held in Athens, Greece. Luis Bernat, (second... more
AIT: a VP for project management
AIT Worldwide Logistics has appointed freight forwarding industry veteran Richard Lee as vice president of global project management office (PMO) and contract logistics. With his decades of industry experience, Lee will focus on strategic and efficient resource management... more
Stinne Taiger Ivø moves up
Bimco has promoted its director of contracts & support, Stinne Taiger Ivø, to deputy secretary general, effective 1 January 2024. Ivø joined the organisation in early 2022 as head of the contracts & support department. Prior to joining Bimco, Ivø ran the claims... more
A promotion at Boeing
Boeing has appointed Stephanie Pope as executive vice president and chief operating officer. In this newly created position, she will report to Boeing president and CEO Dave Calhoun. As Boeing COO, Pope will oversee the company's three business units, which a special focus... more
France Logistique appoints managing director
France Logistique has appointed Maxime Forest as managing director. He is a qualified engineer from the Ecole Polytechnique and the Ecole des Ponts Paris Tech, with a specialisation in industrial engineering. Forest began his career in the transport sector in 2009, in... more