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NewsForwarder Beacon appoints Booth to finance role
Brenton Booth, Beaconfreight forwarding and supply chain finance company Beacon has appointed Brenton Booth as head of supply chain finance.Booth joined the company on April 1 having previously run his own strategy and product development consultancy working with financial services companies. He also spent several years working at Barclays Bank.Beacon ...
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NewsDAMCO adds new head of Americas and 'cargo rescue program'
DAMCO has appointed Mike Meierkort as head of Americas as it launches a new "Cargo Rescue Program" in the US aimed at helping supply chain congestion caused by the coronavirus outbreak.Meierkort has more than 32 years’ experience in logistics, including senior roles with Panalpina, Vanguard Logistics, and, most recently, Livingston ...
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NewsDachser Ireland appoints van den Berg as managing director
John van den Berg, MD Dachser IrelandJohn van den Berg has taken over as managing director of Dachser Ireland, succeeding Albert Johnston, who is retiring.Van den Berg has been with the company since 2006, joining the Irish country organisation in July 2019.The 49-year-old began his Dachser career in Waddinxveen near ...
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NewsHaskins scoops MD role at TALA
Michael HaskinsAerospace logistics firm TALA has promoted Michael Haskins to the role of managing director.The company said that Haskins is "well known within the aerospace logistics industry and brings years of experience, expert knowledge and a wealth of contacts to his new role"."Since joining TALA, Michael has been highly influential ...
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NewsImperial Logistics appoints Berganus to newly created role
Robert BerganusImperial Logistics International has appointed Robert Berganus to the newly-created post of chief operating officer (COO) contract logistics, with effect from April 1.Based in Zurich and Duisburg, Berganus will be responsible for contract logistics operations across the business’ key industry verticals, reporting to chief executive, Hakan Bicil.The new post ...
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Evolving FTA plans for multimodalism
Freight Transport Association has decided to rebrand to raise its profile with politicians, media and the public, as well as ramping up its presence in the air cargo industry, writes Damian Brett.The Freight Transport Association’s (FTA) chief executive, David Wells, has just celebrated his 10th anniversary with the UK-based logistics ...
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Air Cargo China exhibition cancelled
Event organiser Messe Munchen has taken the decision to cancel the Air Cargo China event due to take place in Shanghai on June 16-18.In a statement, the organiser said: "The health of our customers, guests, colleagues and employees is our top priority."It is with a heavy heart that we have ...
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NewsDachser announces changes to senior management
Left to right: Alexander Tonn, Michael Schilling, Burkhard Eling, Bernhard Simon, Edoardo Podestà, Stefan HohmDachser has announced changes to its supervisory board, all of which will come into effect in January 2021.Chief executive Bernhard Simon and his deputy Michael Schilling, chief operating officer of road logistics, will join Dascher’s supervisory ...
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NewsMiddle East move for Mitchell at Crane
Crane Worldwide Logistics has promoted Chris Mitchell to manage its Middle East region.Mitchell joined Crane Worldwide in in September 2011, as director for energy in Asia Pacific and since 2017 has led the Global Specialized Solutions division.The Middle East region is a growth area for Crane Worldwide Logistics, with significant ...
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Multimodal rescheduled for November
Supply chain exhibition Multimodal 2020 has been put on hold until November 4-6.Commenting on the decision to postpone, Rob Jervis, Logistics Portfolio Director, Clarion Events said: “I suspect that this announcement will not be a great surprise.“Despite strong support from our stakeholders, the increasing level of uncertainty, travel bans and ...
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NewsAbney to step down as UPS CEO
Source:The UPS board of directors today named Carol Tomé as UPS chief executive, effective from June 1, to replace David Abney.Abney, who is also chairman, will remain in his role until June 1 when he will become executive chairman of the board. He will retire from the UPS Board on ...
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Damco: Finding fresh focus
Freight forwarder Damco is looking to take advantage of a rising market this year with a new business focus targeting specific areas, as its global head of airfreight, Ferwin Wieringa, tells Damian BrettThe last few years have been a period of change for the airfreight market, but also for freight ...
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NewsNew managing director for Jettainer Americas
Jettainer Americas MD Shailendar KothariULD management firm Jettainer Americas has appointed Shailendar Kothari as its new managing director.In his new role, Kothari is responsible for the company’s operational activities, as well as business and market opportunities in the Americas.Kothari has replaced Andrew Kreider, who left Jettainer last October 2019 to ...
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NewsMenzies Aviation hires new Americas CFO
Menzies Aviation has named Jennifer Gourley as its new chief financial officer, Americas, effective from March 16.Reporting to executive vice president John Redmond, Gourley will be based in Dallas-Fort Worth and will oversee the financial activities for the Americas region, where Menzies has operations at 115 airports in seven countries.Prior ...
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NewsAFKLMP Cargo announces Roelands promotion
Source: AFKLMP CargoAir France KLM Martinair Cargo (AFKLPM) has named Gertjan Roelands as its new senior vice president of sales and distribution.Roelands, who succeeds Christophe Boucher – the newly-appointed executive vice president of Air France Cargo, will oversee the business's global commercial activities including digital services.Roelands joined KLM in 1999 ...
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NewsVIDEO: Emirates SkyCargo celebrates all-women cargo flights
To mark International Women's Day (March 8) Emirates SkyCargo has released a video (see below) following an all-women flight deck crew operating multi-stop B777F flights across four continents.Captain Ellen Roz from the US and first officer Heidi McDiarmid from Australia cover close to 30,000kms in 10 days on five freighter ...
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Former Atlas CEO Flynn scoops Amtrak top job
Former chief executive of Atlas Air Worldwide Bill Flynn has landed the top job at North American rail firm Amtrak.Flynn will take over as chief executive and president on April 15, succeeding former Delta Air Lines chief executive Richard Anderson, who joined Amtrak in July 2017 on a three-year contract.Flynn ...
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NewsAgility names new chief executive for logistics division
Global logistics provider Agility today announced its new chief executive of global integrated logistics (GIL) business: Chris Price (pictured), effective from May 1.Price, who has worked at Agility for thirty six years – in roles including chief executive Netherlands, chief executive for the UK and Ireland, and chief executive for ...
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NewsKuehne + Nagel announces changes to board of directors
Kuehne + Nagel International (K+N) has announced that after forty-two years as a member of the board of directors, from May 5, 2020, Thomas Staehelin will not stand for re-election to the board.The proposed new member for election to the K+N board of directors is Dominik Bürgy, a tax expert ...
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DSV Panalpina confirms thousands of jobs to go as integration continues
Freight forwarder DSV has confirmed to Air Cargo News reports that suggest thousands of jobs will be cut as a result of the integration of Panalpina.A spokesperson confirmed a Wall Street Journal article that stated headcount would be reduced by between 3,000 to 4,000 during the integration of the two ...