Thomas Rothe appointed COO
Oliver Hein (left), chief operating officer of the S.Oliver Group, is leaving the company at his own request in order to pursue new challenges. He will hand over his duties to Thomas Rothe (right) on 1 February 2024, but will continue to support the company in specific areas in... more
A titan passes on the leadership
Danish Titan Container Group, founded in 1987 and one of the world's largest privately-owned container-based storage companies, has appointed a new CEO and CFO after a lifetime with founder Layland Barker (left) at the helm. Søren Skov Mogensen (right) and Søren Søgaard Suhr... more
From A.P. Moller – Maersk to Postnord
Kim Pedersen has been appointed deputy CEO of Postnord, CEO of Postnord Denmark and head of Postnord International. Most recently, he was leader the global sales and marketing division at A.P. Moller – Maersk in the rank of senior vice president. Pedersen will take up his new... more
Adam Motsinger wins environmental excellence award
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) has awarded Norfolk Southern Railway’s (NS) Adam Motsinger with the 2023 environmental excellence award, the industry’s highest honour for environmental professionals. Motsinger has supported NS environmental operations since 2017... more
Atlas Air Worldwide promotes Artem Gonopolskiy
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings has named Artem Gonopolskiy appointed executive vice president and chief financial officer, effective 1 December 2023.He will lead all aspects of the company’s finance functions, including strategic financial planning, accounting, reporting, internal... more
Put on your running shoes and put on your smile!
Tomorrow, 29 November 2023, the 57th edition of the Business Run will be held, organised by Flensborg & Associates. If you are in Antwerp, attending the Antwerp XL show or not, regardless of your running experience, please take the opportunity to join this network event.... more
Swiss government elects members of Railcom
The Swiss Federal Council has elected the members of the Railcom Rail Transport Commission for the 2024 - 2027 term of office. Patrizia Danioth Halter was confirmed as president. Vice-President Markus Kern and Anna Ciaranfi Zanetta were also re-elected as members of the... more
First IMO gender equality award conferred
Despina Panayiotou Theodosiou (Cyprus) has been selected as the recipient of the first-ever IMO Gender Equality Award. The IMO Council endorsed the decision of the assessment panel, which had recommended Theodosiou for the award due to the pivotal role she played in... more
New director at Scania Austria
Michaela Boye took over the role of director Scania Austria on 1 November 2023. She succeeds Robert Techler, who has returned to his former position as regional director for Tyrol & Salzburg. Boye has Austrian roots and looks back on a 30-year international career. Since... more
Ecology and AI take centre stage
In this year’s Young Forwarders' Competition, the German Freight Forwarding & Logistics Association issued a call for ecological and/or economical customer or industry solutions - and expectations were not disappointed. Winner Anja Kohler (second from right, formerly... more