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Steven Polmans to leave Brussels Airport role by the end of 2020
Steven Polmans, director of cargo and logistics at Brussels Airport Company, has announced that he will leave his role by the end of this year.Polmans, who has worked for Brussels Airport Company since 2010, has grown the company's cargo business and led it to achieve recognition for its community work, ...
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NewsAir Menzies International announces additions to NZ branch
Air Menzies International (AMI) has announced its new New Zealand branch manager: Shane Pillanger.Pillanger, who has more than 24 years of freight forwarding experience, will oversee operations at the AMI Auckland and Christchurch branches.He has previously held positions at Fliway International New Zealand, Vanguard Logistics Services and Nippon Express New ...
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NewsDachser announces Robert Erni as new CFO
Robert Erni will become CFO at Dachser on January 1, 20201Dachser has announced that Robert Erni will become chief financial officer (CFO), succeeding Buckhard Eling, effective January 1, 2021.Erni, who will begin at Dachser as deputy director from September 1, previously held the role of CFO at Panalpina.Prior to Panalpina, ...
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NewsU-Freight subsidiary Shanghai Renaissance names vice general manager
Shanghai Renaissance (RENSHA), a subsidiary company of Hong Kong-based U-Freight Group, has promoted Lily Tao to vice general manager.Tao started her career in the freight industry as an operations executive with RENSHA in 1995 and for the past decade, prior to her promotion, she was assistant to the company's general ...
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John Menzies' cargo volumes down as it evaluates UK&I redundancies
Handler John Menzies saw its air cargo volumes decline by 37% year on year in April as a result of the coronavirus outbreak-related downturn in passenger flights.In a trading update, the company said that the spread of Covid-19 has had a significant adverse impact on the group’s financial performance.It said ...
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NewsDieter to head Swissport Cargo in Germany and Austria
Henning Dieter, SwissportHenning Dieter has been appointed as the head of Swissport Cargo Services, Germany and Austria.He succeeds Dirk Schmitt, who left the company in December 2019 after heading the Swissport Cargo operation in Germany and Austria since February 2015.Since Schmitt's departure, Andrea Führing, chief financial officer of Swissport Cargo ...
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NewsMullins scoops role at Kale Logistics Solutions
Donna Mullins - KaleKale Logistics Solutions has appointed Donna Mullins as the vice president of its subsidiary, Kale Info Solutions Inc (USA).Mullins will help develop the North American market for Kale. She comes with over 38 years of experience in import/export and freight forwarding, customs broking and compliance consulting.Mullins has ...
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All change at CEVA Logistics
CEVA Logistics has appointed a new head of airfreight and head of its European operation.Peter Penseel will take over as the forwarder's head of airfreight, while Peder Winther will head its European business.At this stage it is not clear when the two will take up their new positions.According to his ...
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NewsGEODIS appoints managing director Indonesia
GEGOIS has named Tomy Sofhian as its Indonesia managing director.Sofhian, who has almost 20 years of experience working in the freight delivery sector, will report to Rene Bach-Larsen, sub-regional managing director ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations).GEODIS said its professionals in Indonesia are "involved in supporting customers in the oil ...
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TIACA to create new director general role
Air cargo association TIACA will create a new director general role as part of its transformation programme.The association said that the role of secretary general will expand to take on extra responsibility and will therefore become director general."TIACA needs a director general accountable for the organization’s strategy, delivery model, team ...
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NewsPerishable logistics firm PML adds charter role due to market uncertainties
Perishables logistics firm PML has appointed Gustavo Mundel into the newly-created role of charter freight manager in response to market uncertainties caused by Brexit and the Covid-19 outbreak.Mundel joins the business having worked on both sides of the airfreight business, acting for airlines as well as operating as an independent ...
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NewsPriority Freight expands Europe network with new Frankfurt office
Logistics provider Priority Freight has expanded its presence in Europe with a new office located at Frankfurt Airport.The company named Marco Sauer as general manager of the new facility, which opened early this year.In his new role, Sauer will use his experience to drive and grow Priority Freight’s German and ...
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NewsReddington heads to Europe for FedEx Express
Karen ReddingtonFedEx Express has appointed Karen Reddington as regional president, FedEx Express Europe and chief executive of TNT.The appointment of Reddington, a 23-year veteran of FedEx Express who most recently served as regional president of its Asia Pacific region, is effective as of June 1.Reddington succeeds Bert Nappier, who served ...
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NewsGEFCO re-organises air and sea division
Paul-Henri FreretGEFCO’s air and sea business has announced leadership changes and a reorganisation to boost the industry, automotive and life science/healthcare sectors.Paul-Henri Fréret, executive vice president, has been leading GEFCO’s Air & Sea division since February. With broad experience at GEFCO, Fréret has managed all areas of the business in ...
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Groups join forces to call for air sector to gain 'key worker' designation
ICAO has joined the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) in calling for personnel maintaining global air and sea trade capacities to be designated as key workers.The call to world governments comes as Covid-19 restrictions and guidelines continue to curtail travel and restrict border movements, ports ...
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UK forwarders fear Brexit customs staff shortage
A survey carried out by UK forwarder group BIFA has shown that half of respondents are concerned that they will not have enough staff to carry out customs work should the country leave the European Union (EU) without a trade deal.The survey revealed "considerable concerns" regarding the recruitment of staff ...
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Blacker scoops senior airfreight role at Expeditors
Expeditors International has appointed Kelly Blacker to the role of senior vice president, global air.Blacker has held several leadership positions over her 25-year career at Expeditors and she is a licensed US customs broker and IATA/FIATA certified. Currently based in Atlanta, she will relocate to the Seattle corporate office.Blacker’s promotion ...
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Van Anrooy to join dnata in the Netherlands
Dnata has appointed Jan van Anrooy as managing director of its Dutch branch.From July 1, van Anrooy will succeed Erik de Goeij, who left the company on March 1 this year.Van Anrooy is an aviation professional who has has more than 30 years experience in various commercial and operational positions ...
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K+N controlling owner expects job losses
The controlling shareholder of Kuehne+Nagel expects the company to cut up to 25% of its workers as a result of the coronavirus' impact on supply chains.Reuters reports that Klaus-Michael Kuehne said in an interview with Die Welt that warehouse workers will be the most affected, while in terms of location ...
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NewsLinz Airport launches first German-speaking airfreight training academy
Linz Airport has collaborated with GrowNOW to launch the first German-speaking airfreight training academy, which will run courses from September 2020.The academy will teach 13 different airfreight courses on topics including: basic knowledge, products, safety, sales and customer care, quality, handling, environment and process improvement.Linz Airport said that students attending ...