Passing on the baton at port of Aarhus 
Jakob Flyvbjerg Christensen has been appointed director of the port of Aarhus (Denmark). He previously worked as global client director at APM Terminals at its headquarters in Den Haag (Netherlands), and was also a former director of the container terminal at Aarhus (APM... more
Change of country managers at DSV
Vincent Merletti became director general of DSV Road in France in mid-October. He succeeded Soeren Krejberg who is to head the DSV Road organisation in Spain. Spain's current country manager, Jannik Lenthe Olsen, has been appointed regional director at DSV in Barcelona. Merletti... more
Wandt celebrates 65th birthday
Adalbert Wandt, the president of the German freight transport, logistics and waste disposal association (BGL), recently celebrated his 65th birthday. He has been an active member of the trade body’s training, international traffic and public relations committees since the... more
New managers at Dresden international airport and...
Yesterday (23 October), the supervisory board and partners of the German airport operator Flughafen Dresden GmbH thanked Dr Michael Hupe for his many years of service in the group of companies and released him from his duties as managing director with effect from 31 October... more
Geodis Wilson strengthens Middle East operations
The global freight management company Geodis Wilson has named Sascha Geiken as managing director for the United Arab Emirates. He will be based at company's regional headquarters in Dubai and will lead a team of 70 staff in the Dubai and Abu Dhabi offices. In his new... more
A plethora of promotions at Hill Dickinson
The law company Hill Dickinson has promoted Kamal Mukhi, a member of its commodities team, to legal director. In addition, seven members of the marine, trade and energy team have been promoted to the position of associate. They include: Rebecca Maddison (shipping), Francesco... more
Shadow minister for transport and infrastructure named
Bill Shorten, opposition leader of Australia's Labour Party, has unveiled the members of his shadow cabinet. Anthony Albanese was named shadow minister for infrastructure and transport. He was already minister in this field from 2007 - 2013, and put special emphasis on rail and... more
Long-term changeover at port of London
Robin Mortimer has been chosen by the Port of London Authority (PLA) to be its next chief executive, effective March 2014. He succeeds Richard Everitt, who has held the position since December 2004. Mortimer is a civil servant and currently a director in the UK government’s... more
Global head for automotive sector appointed
Frank Vorrath has been appointed as DHL Global Forwarding’s global sector head for automotive this month (October). He was previously head of sales for automotive, manufacturing and engineering, technology and energy at DHL Supply Chain Germany and Alps. In this new role,... more
NSW ports in Australia greet new CEO
Stephen Cleary is to be CEO of the ports in New South Wales (NSW) Australia, with effect from 1 December 2013. He was congratulated by the Australian Logistics Council (ALC), the peak national body for the freight logistics industry. Cleary, who previously worked... more