Mallace follows Melvin and takes the helm at SC Ports 

Seven weeks after the sudden resignation of Barbara Melvin, the South Carolina Ports Authority has named Micah Mallace as its new president and CEO following a unanimous board vote. A Charleston native, Mallace previously served as chief commercial officer at SC Ports and later... more
HDR strengthens ports expertise with Gajjar 

HDR, a US-based engineering, architecture and consultancy group active in transport, energy and infrastructure development worldwide, has appointed Hardik Gajjar as maritime planning lead for its global ports and maritime practice. Based in New Jersey, he brings over 15 years of... more
Peco Pallet promotes Eric Sobanski as new COO 

Peco Pallet has appointed Eric Sobanski as chief operating officer. A 25-year supply chain veteran, he will oversee strategic planning, operations, procurement and customer service across the company’s North American network of more than 90 pallet depots and service... more
FedEx appoints Preet EVP of Transformation 

FedEx has appointed Kawal Preet as executive vice president, Planning, Engineering and Transformation, effective 1 October. Reporting to president and CEO Raj Subramaniam, she joins the company’s Executive Committee. Preet, who has led the Asia Pacific region since 2020,... more
IPP strengthens UK&I leadership 

Sustainable pallet pooling company IPP has expanded its UK & Ireland leadership team with two new appointments. Martin Stacey (left) becomes head of contracting, while Andrew Lee (right) takes over as head of commercial accounts. Both will report to senior commercial... more
Jack Baxter joins Europa board 

Europa Worldwide Group has announced that Jack Baxter (right) will become Operations Director from 1 January 2026, joining the company’s board. He succeeds Dan Cook (centre), who is leaving the business at year-end after more than three decades in logistics. Cook joined Europa... more
Koch becomes Rhenus' new head of ocean freight Europe 

Rhenus has appointed Thorsten Koch as head of ocean freight Europe, effective 1 October 2025. Koch, who joined the group in 2019, has held key roles including head of product management ocean Germany and regional head of ocean FCL Northern Europe. In these positions he expanded... more
Röhlig names new MD Germany 

Röhlig Logistics has appointed Ingo Wolfsholz as managing director Germany. He succeeds Dirk Schneider, who has led the company’s German operations since 2020 and will now head global tender management. Wolfsholz, a trained freight forwarder and business economist, has nearly... more
Daussy leads Krone Trailer France 

Krone Trailer France has appointed Jean-Manuel Daussy as its new managing director. He brings more than 15 years of experience in the commercial vehicle and supplier industry, including over a decade at Haldex, where he was responsible for the European aftermarket, and senior... more
Lebrun is Long Beach's new chief harbor engineer 

The Port of Long Beach has appointed Monique Lebrun as Senior Director of the Engineering Services Bureau and Chief Harbor Engineer. She will oversee the port’s USD3.2 billion, 10-year capital improvement programme, including the USD1.8 billion Pier B On-Dock Rail Support... more