Luxair Cargo puts number cruncher in pilot's seat 
Laurent Jossart was named executive vice-president of Luxair Cargo on 6 December. He is currently CFO of the Luxair Group and will take up his new post on 1 January 2014, whilst remaining a member of the Luxair Group executive committee. Jossart's main priority is to develop... more
ECSA elects new president
Thomas Rehder has been elected as the new president of the European Community Shipowners' Associations, with Niels Smedegaard, president and CEO of DFDS, as vice-president. Rehder replaces Juan Riva who had been at ECSA's helm since June 2011. The new president has been... more
New account manager appointed at Newage
Newage Software & Solutions, a provider of integrated enterprise systems applications for freight forwarding and logistics companies, has appointed Tommy Shou as its western region account manager. Based in California (USA), he will target the logistics companies involved... more
Long Beach appoints new commissioner
Long Beach city council has given its unanimous assent to the appointment of the city’s former chief financial officer (CFO) Lori Ann Farrell to the board of harbour commissioners. The board oversees California's port of Long Beach and the staff of the city’s harbour department.... more
Gruber Logistics strengthened in Asia
The German company Gruber Logistics is expanding in China. With effect from 1 December Glenn Bai, as managing director Asia, assumed responsibility for business in Asia and China. He works from the recently established Gruber Logistics Shanghai office. Bai grew up in Germany... more
New director for the Middle East, India and North Africa
DNV GL Oil & Gas has appointed Moss Daemi as its director of the Middle East, India and North Africa division. Pekka Paasivaara, the company's CEO, stressed the importance of that particular region, which accounts for over half the world’s proven oil reserves and more... more
Dutch air cargo award for van Loon
Sjoerd van Loon, CEO of logistics company IJS Global is the first ever winner of the Martin Schröder Award. Van Loon received the trophy from the founder of Martinair – after whom the trophy is named – at the Dutch National Air Cargo Awards held in Amsterdam on 28 November. The... more
Kukla bundles third-country transport services
Rainer Haas assumed responsibility for third-country traffic at the Munich-based German forwarding company Kukla on 1 December. The new manager has worked in the logistics industry for over 30 years, and in his previous post spent more than ten years as the branch manager and... more
DGX amends management team
Dependable Global Express Inc (DGX), a global ocean freight forwarder, has adjusted its management team. Within the continental USA, Raj Dias has joined the company as vice-president of global business development. He will primarily focus on South Asia as well as intra-Asia... more
Raben Group appoints industry veteran to supervisory board
Industry veteran Hans-Jörg Hager took on his new mandate on the supervisory board of Raben Group NV at the beginning of December. Hager, a former CEO of Schenker Germany and a Schenker AG board member, was in charge of European overland transport services there. He was also a... more