Van Der Velde to head DPD South Africa 
DPD South Africa has appointed Andy Van Der Velde as its new chief executive officer from 15 September 2025. His appointment follows the passing of former CEO Jason Lombard, who led a significant turnaround at the company. Van Der Velde has more than 25 years of experience in... more
Lisa Montague now regional director
The logistician AGI Global, founded in Bristol (England) in 2014, has appointed Lisa Montague as its regional commercial director for the south of the country. Montague has been part of AGI since 2023 and has a wealth of multimodal freight forwarding experience. Since joining... more
DHL Forwarding with new Asia-Pacific leadership
DHL Global Forwarding has announced three senior leadership changes in the Asia-Pacific region which will take effect on 1 August 2025. Following the retirement of Bruno Selmoni, Christopher Lim will become vice-president and head of road freight and multimodal activities.... more
Combilift wins ‘Red Dot’ for electric forklift
Combilift has secured its third ‘Red Dot Design Award’ for product design, this time for its ‘Combi-CB70E’, a 7 t electric multidirectional counterbalance forklift. The award highlights the model’s ergonomic features, performance and sustainability credentials. The Irish... more
Board reshuffle for DHL
The DHL Group is reshaping its top management with effect from 16 August. Oscar de Bok, currently CEO of DHL Supply Chain, has been appointed as the new CEO of DHL Global Forwarding, Freight, succeeding Tim Scharwath, who is retiring. Hendrik Venter, the CEO for Supply... more
New board for Nigerian airports authority
The new board of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (Faan)was presented to the industry in the Nigerian capital Abuja early in July by the Nigerian minister of aviation and aerospace development, Festus Keyamo. He called the event a milestone in the country’s efforts... more
Welcomed back to the Transfreight team
The Swiss Basel-based logistician Transfreight has reported that it was pleased to welcome Melik Bayram back to its team recently as the deputy branch manager of its Transfreight Germany branch in Kleinostheim (Germany). Bayram started his career with Transfreight a few... more
4RCargo appoints Austria country manager
4RCargo has appointed Roman Taborsky as its country manager for Austria, in order to drive its airfreight operations in the region forward. The move comes as the Warsaw-based general sales and service agent (GSSA) continues its European expansion. With over a decade of... more
Chris Hines appointed CEO of Repowr
Repowr has named Chris Hines as its new chief executive officer. Hines brings more than 38 years of experience in transportation and technology to the B2B trailer-sharing platform with him. His previous roles include president of GE Capital/TIP, president/COO at Celadon... more
Leadership transition at CVI
CVI, a provider of logistics and trade compliance services from NorfolkVA (USA), has announced a change in its executive leadership, with Michael King stepping down as chief financial officer of CVI and Capes, effective 1 July, after 17 years in the role. He played a... more