Michael Otto joins Sirum to boost ‘Logistics Suite’ 
Michael Otto has joined Sirum as managing director and partner, effective June 2025. The Hamburg-based logistics software provider is strengthening its leadership as it moves from start-up to established company. Otto joins existing directors Bennet Block, Dennis Ringhofer... more
Charlene Riley is 2025’s ‘Captain of Industry’
The NY/NJ Foreign Freight Forwarders & Brokers Association Inc (NYNJFFF&BA) has named Charlene Riley as this year’s ‘Captain of Industry’. Riley, East Coast import operations manager at J.W. Allen, will be honoured during a dinner cruise co-hosted with the Traffic... more
K+N has new global sales head
Kuehne+Nagel has appointed Shirley Sharma Paterson as its new global head of sales, effective 1 August. Sharma Paterson, who has more han 25 years of experience in global logistics, will report directly to CEO Stefan Paul. A US national, Sharma Paterson previously held... more
FedEx names leadership team for standalone cargo unit
FedEx has named John A. Smith (photo) as CEO and R. Brad Martin as chairman of its future standalone company FedEx Freight, set to be spun off by June next year. The move reflects FedEx’s strategy to sharpen its operational focus and unlock business-specific value in the LTL... more
Nevomo appoints former MEP as public affairs director
The Warsaw-based pan-European deep-tech company Nevomo has named a former member of the European parliament, Dorien Rookmaker, as the director of its public affairs. Rookmaker, who served on the EU parliament’s transport and tourism committee from 2020 to 2024, brings... more
Lemon Queen to drive eco-communication in Munich
At Air Cargo Europe 2025, which is on from today, 2 June, until Thursday, Lemon Queen is showcasing its 'Lemon Green' programme, promoting measurable, sustainable communication. The agency designed eco-responsible booths for clients including the ECS Group, CMA CGM Air Cargo... more
From HGK Shipping to HGK AG
The supervisory board of HGK AG has initiated the appointment of Steffen Bauer as future CEO, following Uwe Wedig’s planned retirement on 30 September 2025. Bauer, currently CEO of HGK Shipping, is set to lead the Cologne-based transport and logistics group, which operates... more
XPO taps Balcou to grow French freight role
XPO Logistics has appointed Vincent Balcou as its director of operations for global forwarding activities in France, thus strengthening the country’s role in XPO’s European logistics network. With over 30 years of experience at Maersk, MSC and Dachser, Balcou will lead the... more
Baltic Rail Gate appoints Lonke as co-head
Dietmar Lonke (on the left) has taken over as managing director of Baltic Rail Gate (BRG) in Lübeck, succeeding Antje Falk, who'll retire this summer after leading the terminal since its founding in 2000. Falk played a key role in establishing BRG as a major intermodal hub in... more
Schneider takes the helm at SAE
System Alliance Europe (SAE), one of Europe’s largest groupage networks, has appointed Tassilo Schneider (on the right) as its new chairman. He succeeded Oliver Rüter, who joined the supervisory board and was named honorary president at SAE’s recent general... more