Senior executive appointments at Marcura 
Maritime solutions provider Marcura has introduced two key senior executive appointments to reinforce its strategic expansion plans. Dionysis Tzelepis (left) has been named CEO of DA-Desk and Bruno Deszczynski (right) as head of Portlog and Claimshub. Tzelepis joined DA-Desk... more
Saudia Cargo appoints managing director
Loay Mashabi will be joining Saudia Cargo as managing director on 8 October 2023. Formerly deputy minister for logistics services at the ministry for transport, Mashabi has an extensive background in the logistics sector. He has served at various positions in both the... more
Fraport extends CEO contract
On 15 September 2023, Fraport’s supervisory board extended Stefan Schulte’s mandate as CEO of Fraport for another three years. Schulte’s contract will therefore continue from 1 September 2024 to 31 August 2027. Schulte, a banker with a doctorate in business administration,... more
Finnlines promotes Suvi Niemivuo
Suvi Niemivuo has been appointed as head of the company’s legal, insurance and claims department, effective 1 October 2023. She will also join the executive committee and report to Tom Pippingsköld, president and CEO of Finnlines. Niemivuo has been acting head of legal,... more
Europa sets a Miles-stone
Europa Air & Sea has opened offices in Shanghai, Dubai, Shenzhen and most recently in Delhi (India), quadrupling its global position over the last twelve months. Now the operator is investing further in its UK operation with the appointment of its first general manager... more
Intl Medical Corps enters Logistics Hall of Fame
The first winner of the Lynn C. Fritz Medal for Excellence in Humanitarian Logistics has been announced: in 2023, the medal awarded by the Logistics Hall of Fame and sponsored by Fritz Institute will go to the USA-based humanitarian organisation International Medical Corps. ... more
"Finnsirius" wins Ro-Pax of the Year award
On 20 September, Finnlines’ newbuilding “M/S Finnsirius” was named the Ro-Pax of the Year 2023 by the ‘Ferry Shipping Summit’, which assembles a large number of professionals within the shipping industry, including ferry, ro-ro and ro-pax operators, ports and suppliers.... more
VDB president re-elected
The executive board of the German Railway Industry Association (VDB) reconfirmed Andre Rodenbeck, CEO rail infrastructure of Siemens Mobility, as VDB president on 22 September 2023. Rodenbeck, who has been at the helm of the VDB since 24 July 2020, is thus beginning his... more
Ports of Indiana names operations managers
Ports of Indiana has filled two key leadership roles at its Ohio River ports, naming Ashley Blocker (left) and Michael Graves (right) as operations managers in Mount Vernon and Jeffersonville, respectively. Blocker was promoted to the new role after serving as operations... more
Bigger team, more equipment
Meachers Global Logistics, a Southhampton (UK)-based independent provider of logistics services, is enlarging its team and upgrading its equipment as it continues to develop its business. Simon Pelley now joins as health and safety and compliance manager; Emma Newman... more