Young forwarders raise nearly GBP 2,500 
A fundraising quiz organised by the London East region of the British International Freight Association’s Young Forwarder Network raised almost GBP 2,500 in aid of the Homerton University Hospital Regional Neurological Rehabilitation Unit (RNRU). The London East region is... more
MOL's first female captain takes the helm
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, (MOL) has appointed Naomi Matsushita captain of the car carrier “Beluga Ace,” effective 6 June 2023. She will be the first female seafarer to serve as a captain for a Japanese oceangoing shipping company (according to a MOL survey). Since joining MOL,... more
Sailors’ Society supports crew of "Heroic Idun"
Members of the Sailors’ Society’s global crisis response network travelled to Cape Town on 6 June 2023 to welcome back the 26 crew of the “MT Heroic Idu” after supporting them and their families through a ten-month detention by Nigerian authorities. The CRN team was then... more
Yvonne Manzi Makolo first women to chair Iata BOG
The International Air Transport Association reports that Rwandair CEO Yvonne Manzi Makolo assumed her duties as chair of the Iata board of governors (BOG) for a one-year term, effective from the conclusion of the 79th Iata annual general meeting in Istanbul, Turkey on 5 June.... more
Ten days paid fertility leave
European transport and logistics provider XPO is now offering ten days of additional paid leave for UK and Ireland colleagues while they or their partners undergo fertility treatment. This applies equally to anyone in any relationship. The policy is part of XPO’s commitment... more
Kuehne + Nagel: changes in management team
Kuehne + Nagel have announced two management changes in its Middle East and Africa region: Damian Raczynski (left) has been appointed national cluster manager for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Oman as of May 2023, while Bert Bloem (right) assumed his new role as national... more
Avianca: a VP to head strategic projects
Avianca Cargo has appointed Diogo Elias as vice president of corporate development. With more than 20 years of experience heading commercial and operational strategies and new businesses in the air cargo sector and various other industries, Elias will be leading strategic... more
Bolloré Logistics appoints Jérôme Petit
After a thirty-year career with the Bolloré Group, Jérôme Petit has been appointed deputy managing director of Bolloré Logistics. He brings extensive international experience to the role. Petit assumed his new role on 1 June 2023. Alongside CEO Thierry Ehrenbogen, his task will... more
Sascha Nauck to head new NEO division
Frankfurt-based NEO Air Charter – an air cargo charter and aviation services provider – has appointed Sascha Nauck as airfreight business development manager to head up its neutral airfreight solutions division. Nauck has spent his entire 24-year career in air logistics, holding... more
Icao to open liaison office in Nadi, Fiji
Icao has reached a significant milestone in its commitment to enhance support for the Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS), by gaining the government of Fiji’s approval to establish an Icao liaison office for PSIDS in Nadi, Fiji. The agreement was signed by Fjii’s... more