Hill Dickinson mourns death of Patrick Hawkins 
International maritime law specialist Hill Dickinson has reported the death of Patrick Hawkins, head of its office in Greece, and paid tribute to this industry giant. Hawkins died in hospital on Thursday 20 August 2020, having suffered a heart attack in early July. His funeral... more
New president for UPS International
UPS has appointed Nando Cesarone president, US operations and Scott Price president, UPS International. Cesarone previously served as president UPS International and in that role led the company's business operations in more than 220 countries and territories outside of the... more
Kerry wins awards for the fourth year running
Kerry Logistics has been honoured with the Frost & Sullivan Asia Pacific best practices awards for the fourth consecutive year, winning the “2020 Asia-Pacific logistics services provider of the year award” and the “2020 Asia-Pacific road transportation services provider of... more
Customs head to drive Brexit plan
Driving forward with its Brexit preparations Europa Worldwide Group has hired a head of customs as the chief of its customs team. Belgian Lieven Hendrickx has an 30-year track record with logistics operators, having worked across continental Europe as well as in the Middle East.... more
From Unesco to the ministry of transport
Unesco's assistant director-general for communication and information Moez Chakchouk has been officially nominated for the position as minister of transport and logistics by the prime minister-designate of the Republic of Tunisia. Ms Audrey Azoulay, Unesco's... more
Lynn Houston Moore promoted to CEO of HJI
Louisville-based HJI Supply Chain Solutions (HJI) has announced that Lynn Houston Moore has been promoted to the position of CEO. This announcement reflects the culmination of a six-year succession planning strategy to place the second generation of the family at the... more
Aries Worldwide Logistics appoints first-ever CCO
Houston-based company Aries Worldwide Logistics is planning to launch a new commercial organisation that will be led by its first-ever CCO, industry veteran Joe Bento. He will oversee the company's field sales, which includes creating strategic sales hubs around the country, as... more
Toll Group picks head of information security
Cyber security is a fast-changing, complex landscape, being a key issue for businesses everywhere. Australian Toll Group has appointed Berin Lautenbach as global head of information security. In this role, he will drive the cyber resiliency programme across the organisation,... more
Europa Contact Centre appoints general manager
Europa Contact Centre, which offers an extensive range of outsourced contact centre services across multiple sectors, has appointed Graham Henry as its new general manager. Tasked with driving the business forward and armed with an innovative growth strategy, Henry will be... more
Young Forwarder Network shortlisted for award
The British International Freight Association's (Bifa) Young Forwarder Network has been named as a finalist in this year’s talent in logistics awards in the collaboration in people development category. Carl Hobbis, BIFA's training development manager: “We are absolutely... more