Leadership change at the Swedish Club in Hong Kong 
The Swedish Club, a mutual marine insurance company founded by shipowners in 1872 and owned and controlled by its members, has appointed Julia Ju (pictured) as the new chief executive and area manager of its Hong Kong branch, with effect from 1 October 2025. She’ll succeed Lars... more
Geodis names Americas CEO
Geodis has named Laura Ritchey as the new president and CEO of its Americas region. She’ll also join the group’s executive board, chaired by CEO Marie-Christine Lombard. Ritchey brings over 30 years of experience with her, including senior roles at Radial, L Brands and... more
New commercial director for Chep España
Chep España recently named Rahul Hingorani as its new commercial director. As part of the Chep Iberia executive team, Hingorani will lead the Spanish commercial unit, focusing on customer value through digitalisation, innovation and collaboration. His main goal is to... more
Changing of the guard lined up for Bertschi
The Bertschi Group, a Swiss logistics services provider with global activities, is grooming the third generation of the family to take charge of strategically managing the group. Hans-Jörg Bertschi, the group’s majority shareholder and the executive chairman of its board of... more
U-Freight named top shipper by Cebu Pacific
The U-Freight Group, a logistician from Hong Kong, has been recognised by Cebu Pacific, a Filipino LCC, as a top shipper for the fifth consecutive year, having handled more than 2,300 t of cargo with the airline in 2024. The award was presented at Cebu Pacific’s ‘Eagle Wings... more
Ifoy Awards for eight innovators
At the ‘Ifoy Awards 2025’ the firms EP Equipment, Exotec, Geekplus, Interroll, Jungheinrich, Plancise and Still were recognised for outstanding intralogistics innovations, in a ceremony conducted in Dortmund (Germany). Filics received the 'Ifoy Start-up of the Year Award'. From... more
Lufthansa Cargo honours Expeditors
Lufthansa Cargo presented Expeditors with its ‘Excellence Award 2024’ during the air cargo operator’s ‘Global Partner Council’, held in Chantilly (France). The long-standing partnership between the two companies is built on trust, reliability and operational performance. In... more
New head of marketing for NPorts
Niedersachsen Ports has appointed Krischan Förster to lead its marketing and sales division. In this role he’ll be in charge of the group’s marketing strategy, customer relations and promotion of port infrastructure. Förster, formerly the editor-in-chief of ‘Hansa –... more
Recognition for ABP talent Millie Barnes 
Millie Barnes, an assistant operations manager at the UK’s port of Newport, has received the ‘Rising Star Award’ at the Maritime UK Awards 2025. Barnes joined Associated British Ports (ABP) through its graduate scheme in 2022 and now plays a central role in steel and... more
Van Staey takes the reins in Belgium
Loïc Van Staey took over as managing director of the Koninklijke Belgische Redersvereniging (KBRV – the royal Belgian shipowners’ association) on 1 July, succeeding Wilfried Lemmens. He underlined the need for close cooperation between stakeholders to maintain global supply... more