Nadine Pressl wins top prize 
In an all-day competition organised by the WKO Steiermark, an Austrian chamber of commerce, the best young professionals in the industry recently showed how they solve logistics challenges professionally and promptly. Six young forwarding experts vied for victory, in an... more
Seasoned financing executive joins Merchants Fleet
Merchants Fleet, North America’s fastest-growing fleet management company, has hired Kirk Hoffman as its new senior vice president & chief financial officer. Hoffman has held leadership positions at well-known financial institutions, most recently at BNP Paribas as... more
CS Leasing continues to expand management team
CS Leasing, a provider of intermodal lease and equipment solutions to global operators, shippers and logistics providers, has appointed Joshua Shen as marketing manager for China and East Asia. A seasoned industry specialist with over 15 years of experience in container... more
Young forwarders raise nearly GBP 2,500
A fundraising quiz organised by the London East region of the British International Freight Association’s Young Forwarder Network raised almost GBP 2,500 in aid of the Homerton University Hospital Regional Neurological Rehabilitation Unit (RNRU). The London East region is... more
MOL's first female captain takes the helm
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, (MOL) has appointed Naomi Matsushita captain of the car carrier “Beluga Ace,” effective 6 June 2023. She will be the first female seafarer to serve as a captain for a Japanese oceangoing shipping company (according to a MOL survey). Since joining MOL,... more
Sailors’ Society supports crew of "Heroic Idun"
Members of the Sailors’ Society’s global crisis response network travelled to Cape Town on 6 June 2023 to welcome back the 26 crew of the “MT Heroic Idu” after supporting them and their families through a ten-month detention by Nigerian authorities. The CRN team was then... more
Yvonne Manzi Makolo first women to chair Iata BOG
The International Air Transport Association reports that Rwandair CEO Yvonne Manzi Makolo assumed her duties as chair of the Iata board of governors (BOG) for a one-year term, effective from the conclusion of the 79th Iata annual general meeting in Istanbul, Turkey on 5 June.... more
Ten days paid fertility leave
European transport and logistics provider XPO is now offering ten days of additional paid leave for UK and Ireland colleagues while they or their partners undergo fertility treatment. This applies equally to anyone in any relationship. The policy is part of XPO’s commitment... more
Kuehne + Nagel: changes in management team
Kuehne + Nagel have announced two management changes in its Middle East and Africa region: Damian Raczynski (left) has been appointed national cluster manager for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Oman as of May 2023, while Bert Bloem (right) assumed his new role as national... more
Avianca: a VP to head strategic projects
Avianca Cargo has appointed Diogo Elias as vice president of corporate development. With more than 20 years of experience heading commercial and operational strategies and new businesses in the air cargo sector and various other industries, Elias will be leading strategic... more