ADT's Khalifa Port gets new technical director 
Mohamed Al Afeefi has been hired as the new technical director of the Khalifa Port Container Terminal. The facility, which is run by the UAE's Abu Dhabi Terminals (ADT), is the first semi-automated container terminal in the Middle East. In his new position at ADT, Al Afeefi... more
Rubin moves out of interim role at Horizon Lines
Charlotte NC (USA)-headquartered Horizon Lines Inc has appointed Steven Rubin as its new president and CEO. The move was approved by the board, and took effect on 1 September 2014. Rubin previously served as the company's interim president and CEO and has been a part of Horizon... more
Michael Cramer secures Rail Forum presidency
Michael Cramer has been chosen as the new president of the Rail Forum Europe (RFE), a platform created by those European Parliament members who are dedicated to rail transport. Cramer, who also chairs the European parliament’s transport and tourism committee, succeeds Brian... more
Port of Long Beach takes environmental leader on board
Environmental attorney and advocate, Tracy Egoscue, will be joining the port of Long Beach CA (USA) board of harbour commissioners. She was appointed by Long Beach's mayor, Robert Garcia, and succeeds Susan Anderson Wise, who retired from the board. Currently serving on the... more
AerOceaNetwork welcomes new member in Beijing
The AerOceaNetwork (AON), a non-exclusive network for professional logistics companies and international freight forwarders, has welcomed its latest member office in Beijing (China). It is Kester (Beijing) International Freight Forwarding Agent Co, which is located in Room 306,... more
New forwarding/logistics committee chairwoman in Upper...
Josefine Deiser has been named the new chairperson of the forwarding and logistics group at the Upper Austria chamber of commerce (WKOÖ). She succeeds Alfred Schneckenreither, who has become chairman of the Austrian chamber of commerce’s forwarding and logistics sector. In... more
New director for Astag
Astag, Switzerland’s commercial vehicle association, has chosen Judith Fischer as its new director. She replaces Michael Gehrken, who is returning to private industry after heading the trade body for eight years. From 2005, Fischer served as secretary general of Switzerland’s... more
Alice Marlowe joins Hamburg Süd North America
Alice Marlowe has been appointed as an assistant vice-president for Hamburg Süd's North America operations. In her new role, she will head up the Pacific coast -South Seas service for the Hamburg (Germany) - headquartered container shipping company. Hamburg Süd is part of the... more
Panalpina picks director for new energy division
The Basel (Switzerland)-based Panalpina Group has merged its panprojects and oil and gas activities to create Panalpina energy solutions. It is a specialised service that designs tailor-made transport solutions for the world’s most ambitious energy projects. Panalpina veteran... more
Union Pacific's Ken Hunt heads to California
Union Pacific Railroad has made Ken Hunt its new assistant vice-president for operations for Los Angeles CA (USA) and the southwestern part of the western region. In this role, Hunt is responsible for the safe operation of an average of 130 trains a day over nearly 3,000 miles... more