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
Winner of Young Forwarder of the Year announced
Janna van Burgeler is the 2013 Young International Freight Forwarder of the Year. She was awarded the title at the opening ceremony of the Fiata World Congress in Singapore. The four finalists - Mohamed Samy, Kaloyan Petrov, Prabhot Singh and Janna Van Burgeler - came as... more
Management buy-out in steel logistics sector
Dirk Michael Müller, managing director of Rheinkraft International GmbH since 2009, founded Lima GmbH (Logistics, Investments und Management GmbH) at the end of August 2013 as a base for a management buy-out of Rheinkraft. As the owner he now steers the strategic and operative... more
UK Chamber of Shipping greets new chief executive
The UK Chamber of Shipping has announced that its new chief executive will be Guy Platten, currently CEO of Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd (CMAL). Platten, who is due to start his new task in January 2014, is a master mariner with a long background in the marine industry. He was... more
Whiteaway goes away
FP Group, the specialist marine broking arm of the Hyperion Insurance Group, announced that executive director, Charles Whiteaway, has stepped down after nearly 20 years with the company. Whiteaway was a founding member of the FP Group and an important part of its success, for... more
Port of Guadeloupe: business development council reshuffle
A new head of the business development council has been elected at Port Caraibes, the "Grand Port de Guadeloupe". The new president is Katie Lanneau and Willy Rosier was chosen as vice-president. Every French "Grand Port" has a 20-member strong council... more
Damco replaces global head of finance
Tommy Mølgaard has become the global chief financial officer of Damco. He is to take up the position in the logistics service provider’s headquarters after playing a similar role as head of corporate finance at the Maersk sister company, APM Terminals, since 2010. He succeeds... more
Ontime finds new head for Innsbruck location
Martin Höller now heads Ontime Logistics Speditions’ express and special journey sector at the Innsbruck location, with immediate effect. He is responsible for expanding the forwarder’s network in the Tyrol, South Tyrol and Vorarlberg regions, as well as for customers from... more