ERS Railways picks Mathias Leiner 
Mathias Leiner, who joined ERS Railways as vice CEO in October 2022, has now been promoted to CEO, replacing Bernd Decker at the helm. Leiner brings an in-depth experience of the railfreight industry with a special focus on combined transport. Decker, who has played a key... more
Recht Logistik: a new generation at the helm
A new generation at the helm: On 1 January 2023, Bernd Recht, who is the third generation of his family to run the company, handed over the majority of the shares in Recht Logistik to Christian Flick (right) and Navid Thielemann (left). Recht has withdrawn from operational... more
Aero Africa appoints Issa Baluch
Aero Africa air cargo management group has appointed chairman Issa Baluch as a non-executive advisory board member. Baluch is credited with pioneering multimodal sea/air transport via UAE into Africa and other regions and was founder and CEO of Swift Freight International, which... more
Asendia deepens commitment to Asia-Pacific
Global e-commerce logistics provider Asendia has hired Senthil Kumar (left) as CEO of Asendia Singapore/South Asia (Asendia Singapore) and Stuart Foster (right) as managing director of Asian Desk, APAC (Asendia Asian Desk). The hires strengthen Asendia's commitment to the... more
XPO picks Ali Faghri
XPO, a major provider of less-than-truckload (LTL) transportation in North America, has appointed Ali Faghri as chief strategy officer, effective immediately. Faghri will lead XPO’s strategy and analysis of growth opportunities and oversee the company’s engagement with the... more
Man and BGL send truck drivers onto the pitch
At the latest Saturday football match between TSV 1860 Munich and FSV Zwickau, truck drivers accompanied the players onto the pitch instead of the usual children. With this campaign, the commercial vehicle manufacturer Man Truck & Bus and the Federal Association for Road... more
Röhlig Logistics picks Robert Lawry
Owner-managed logistics company Röhlig Logistics has appointed Robert Lawry as managing director of its UK organisation, effective 1 January 2023. Lawry looks back on 26 years of experience in the logistics industry and joined Röhlig UK in 2016. He has held various key positions... more
Bonnier appoints Moritz Trüg
Moritz Trüg, previously responsible for business development at Amazon Books for selected major national and international publishers and groups as well as the “print on demand” vertical at Amazon Retail in Germany, will move to Bonnier Media Deutschland in mid-January 2023.... more
A tandem to lead Heyworld
Heyworld, a subsidiary of Lufthansa Cargo specialising in e-commerce transport solutions, has announced staff changes at the management level. As of 1 February 2023, Boris Hueske (left) and Nikola Todic (right) will take over as managing directors of the company. Both succeed... more
Changes at Uship
Uship, a specialist for moving large items like furniture, vehicles and freight, has announced key 2022 results and the launch of new LTL (less-than-truckload) solutions. Uship has also reported that CEO Kris Lamb has stepped down to focus on family medical matters. COO... more