Shearwater Law is born 
The maritime legal firms Thomas Miller Law and Davies Johnson have rebranded as Shearwater Law as part of a strategic approach to adapt to current changes in the shipping and marine transport industries. Jessica Maitra, head of legal services at Shearwater Law: “By... more
Türk to lead Turkish Cargo
Seven years after having been appointed Chief Cargo Officer at Turkish Airlines, Turhan Özen has decided to leave the corporation. He handed over the baton to Ali Türk (photo) on 1 January 2024. A graduate from Istanbul Technical University's department of industrial... more
Industry veteran joins ASF
Global logistics provider ASF has appointed Angel Rodriguez, an industry veteran with over 30 years of global end-to-end supply chain experience, as president of ASF Air. In his most recent role at Flexport, Rodriguez created air freight solutions for Fortune 100 & 500... more
A new chair for virtual young forwarder network
Clara Thomas, operations co-ordinator at Quality Freight Services, has been appointed as the new chair of the virtual format of the British International Freight Association’s young forwarder network (YFN), taking over from Herbie Cobby from Geodis. Thomas, who is based in... more
Iata elects Qatar Airways' group CEO
The International Air Transport Association (Iata) has elected Qatar Airways group chief executive officer Badr Mohammed Al-Meer to its board of governors. Iata represents some 320 airlines or 83% of total air traffic. Al-Meer has also joined the executive committee of the Arab... more
ESR welcomes non-executive director
With effect from 1 January 2024, ESR Group has appointed Joanne McNamara, executive vice president, head of Europe, for Oxford Properties Group. She will also join the company’s board of directors as a non-executive director. McNamara has extensive experience in global real... more
Northwest Seaport Alliance names COO
The Northwest Seaport Alliance welcomes Jeff Bellerud as chief operating officer. He will oversee marine operations including rail, road, terminals, breakbulk operations, and management of the waterway. With extensive strategic level experience in terminal operations and... more
Christian Spengler appointed CFO
Kögel Trailer has appointed a new CFO from its own ranks. Christian Spengler (right), who will assume his new role on 1 January 2024, can look back on a long career as a financial expert and controller. A banker by trade with a degree in business administration, Spengler... more
Nine decades of transformative transport research
Transport Research Foundation (TRL) is a team of expert scientists, engineers and specialists who work to shape the future of transport. Last week, the TRL team celebrated the milestone in a staff-only event, where they honoured the contributions made by TRL employees... more
Promotions and recruitments at Danx Carousel
The Danx Carousel Group has shored up its executive leadership team following the expansion of its network and human resources in Europe. Kasper Mahon Anderson (left) has been appointed chief financial officer. He brings with him nearly two decades of experience as CFO for... more