White lilies for Heidi Senger-Weiss 
She was 27 years old when she took the reins, and she held them for a further 47 years in various functions. Heidi Senger-Weiss, born in Vienna in 1941 as the only child of Ferdinand and Gertrude Weiss, took over the leadership of the Gebrüder Weiss group, the oldest company in... more
German logistics prize for digital twin
The German Logistics Association (BVL) has awarded the German Logistics Prize 2023 to Dachser and Fraunhofer IML for their digital twin ILO ('Advanced Indoor Localisation and Operations'). The technology, which the honourees jointly developed in the Dachser Enterprise Lab... more
Kerry Rayner joins Pallet-Track
Kerry Rayner has been appointed network development manager at the Wolverhampton-based pallet services provider and brings over 20 years’ experience to the role. She has worked for the Hazchem Network, TPN and Birmingham-based Pallet-Track shareholder member, PGS Global... more
PSA: changes at the helm
The global port and terminals operator GPSA International (PSA) has announced that Tan Chong Meng, who joined PSA as its group CEO on 1 October 2011, will be retiring from his positions as the company’s group CEO and board member with effect from 1 March 2024. In line with... more
MarTrust appoints fintech veteran
Maritime payments provider MarTrust has appointed Stuart Gregory as CEO. Over the past years, under the leadership of Domenico Carlucci and with the support of the Marcura board, MarTrust has become a prominent fintech entity, managing over USD 12 billion payments annually.... more
ACIA Aero Leasing enlists Mark Dunnachie
Acia Aero Leasing, which provides regional aircraft leasing and lease management services and solutions, has added Mark Dunnachie to the company’s commercial team as senior vice president, commercial. Dunnachie will lead initiatives to expand the reach of the lessor’s platform,... more
Handing over the baton at Remira
On 1 November 2023, Dirk Bingler (right) will take over as CEO of Remira, a supply chain and omnichannel software specialist based in Dortmund, Germany. The incumbent CEO Stephan Unser (left) has been elected chairman of the Remira advisory board. As executive advisor, he... more
Port of Guadeloupe opts for continuity
On Monday 16 October 2023, Marie-Luce Penchard was re-elected as chairman of the supervisory board of the Grand Port Maritime de la Guadeloupe. She will be assisted by Bruno Blandin (left), who was also re-elected to the post of vice-chairman. Both votes were unanimous. With... more
DB Schenker promotes John McDonald
DB Schenker has promoted John McDonald to executive vice president of air freight in the Americas region. McDonald, who is based in Miami, will use his 35 years of experience in the supply chain and logistics industry to increase value for the company's customers and... more
TT Club appoints new regional GM for Asia-Pacific
Kamel Tlili took over as regional general manager Asia-Pacific for the international freight and logistics insurer TT Club on 3 October 2023. He will be based in the company’s Singapore office. Tlili joins TT after six years of leading British Marine’s P&I underwriting... more