Virgin Atlantic Cargo hires Mark Faulkner 
Virgin Atlantic Cargo has appointed Mark Faulkner as its new head of cargo commercial. Faulkner began his cargo career at DHL Aviation 19 years ago, before moving to Cargolux, BA, and IAG. His most recent position was director west, cargo commercial at Etihad Cargo. Faulkner... more
Lutz Ehrhardt celebrates his 80th birthday today
The well-known port and shipping expert Lutz Ehrhardt is celebrating his 80th birthday in Hamburg on 5 May 2023, surrounded by his family and long-time friends. Ehrhardt began his apprenticeship as a shipbroker and shipping agent with Horn Line on 1 April 1961. Six years... more
Ian Morgan joins ECS Group
ECS Group has appointed Ian Morgan to the newly created position of group commercial director for USA, effective 1 May 2023. Morgan joins ESC from Qatar Airways Cargo, where he was vice president cargo for the Americas. In his new role, Morgan will assume a wide range of... more
MEM promotes Terry Blue to president/CEO
The Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority (MSCAA) board of commissioners has selected Terry Blue as its next president and CEO. Blue, who is currently executive vice president of operations and chief operating officer, will succeed Scott Brockman, who will retire on 31... more
Grey Orange: Akash Gupta steps into the CEO role
Grey Orange, a global provider of automated robotic fulfilment and inventory optimisation software, has named co-founder Akash Gupta as chief executive officer. Gupta will lead Grey Orange’s seasoned senior executive team to promote the company’s position as a global automation... more
Promotions at TT Club
The experienced underwriters Luise Doyle and Yee Lin Chan have assumed new roles at the international freight and logistics insurer. They are now tasked with enhancing TT Club’s specialised portfolio and motivating a well-established team, which is seeing promotion from within.... more
More appointments to Krone sales team
Krone has appointed two executives to further strengthen its UK/Ireland sales team in response to increasing demand for Krone trailers in many sectors of the transport industry. Dan Edwards (left) joins as area sales manager, Northeast and Northeast Scotland. With 27 years... more
Paul Walter joins Sim Cargo
Paul Walter joined Sim Cargo’s newly created operational processes department on 1 May 2023. His responsibilities will include organising the processes of the hubs and the TSPs, as well as planning, developing, digitalising and monitoring all commercial, logistical and financial... more
Thomann Nutzfahrzeuge: Andrea Niggli now CEO
Effective 1 May 2023, Andrea Niggli will take over the position of CEO at Thomann Nutzfahrzeuge from Luzi Thomann, who will concentrate on his responsibilities as chairman of the board of directors in future. Owner Thommen looks back on 25 years of intensive commitment in... more
Chapman Freeborn picks Russell Cook
Chapman Freeborn, the global aircraft charter specialist and part of Avia Solutions Group, has appointed Russell Cook as industry vertical director – automotive. Cook has had a career in freight forwarding for over 30 years, 20 of which have been spent looking after... more