Salvatore Sciacchitano re-elected Icao president 
Salvatore Sciacchitano has been re-elected for a second three-year term as president of the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (Icao). Sciacchitano first assumed the office of Icao council president on 1 January 2020. Prior to this, he was part of the... more
Skyteam Cargo Alliance re-elects Teddy Zebitz
The global alliance Skyteam Cargo has re-elected Saudia Cargo CEO Teddy Zebitz as chairperson of its executive board for another (consecutive) two-year term. The executive board comprises the cargo executives of all the alliance's members. The appointment to the board, which... more
Estonian Aviation Cluster chooses Jaan Tamm
Jaan Tamm has been named as the new general manager of the Estonian Aviation Cluster (AEC). The former general manager Kristo Reinsalu had stepped down at the organisation’s recent general meeting. A new member of the board was also elected. The change in the leadership of... more
BAG welcomes new vice president
Bernd Krekeler, formerly head of the control services department of Germany’s federal office for goods transport (BAG), took over the position of vice president of the office on 20 October 2022. He succeeds Christian Hoffmann, whom BAG had promoted to president in August 2022.... more
Tanja Dreilich named CFO of HHLA
The supervisory board of Hamburger Hafen und Logistik (HHLA) has elected Tanja Dreilich to the executive board of the European logistics group. Dreilich will join the board on 1 January 2023 and assume responsibility for the finance and real estate divisions on 1 February 2023.... more
Hill Dickinson: head of Piraeus office joins board
International law firm and maritime specialist Hill Dickinson has appointed partner Jasel Chauhan to its board. In addition to heading the Piraeus office since 2020, he also leads the company’s international finance team. Chauhan has more than 16 years' experience in banking and... more
Raja Group promotes Simon Allan-Brooks
Simon Allan-Brooks assumed his new position as managing director of Viking United Kingdom and Ireland in September 2022. He joined Viking in 2020 to lead logistics operations in UK and Ireland. Prior to 2022, Allan-Brooks held a variety of roles in notable national and... more
Containerport Group picks Gary Ernest
Containerport Group (CPG), an award-winning multimodal transportation provider, has launched a new dedicated division, providing high-volume, high-touch, white glove freight services for customers. In a corresponding move, Gary Ernest has joined CPG as vice president of... more
Unilode picks Mohammed Akhlaq
Unilode Aviation Solutions, a major player in outsourced unit load device (ULD) management, repair and digital services, has appointed Mohammed Akhlaq as chief commercial officer (CCO). Akhlaq has over 30 years’ experience in senior commercial and operational roles in the... more
Belgium's new permanent representative
On 18 October 2022, Pascal Heyman (left), Belgian ambassador to Switzerland, visited the headquarters of the Intergovernmental Organisation for International Carriage by Rail (Otif) in Berne. Ambassador Heyman presented the secretary general of the organisation, Wolfgang... more