Back to the future for 70th anniversary 
Massey Wilcox Transport, which is based in Bristol and Radstock, Somerset (UK), celebrated its milestone anniversary last month (May) and put a brand-new Scania R450 on the road in the same livery that was used 70 years ago. The company was set up by Douglas Massey and Harry... more
STG Logistics bolsters leadership team
STG Logistics has appointed Tyler Holtgreven (lrft) to the role of chief financial officer (CFO) and Vince Paperiello (right) as its new senior vice president of intermodal operations. As CFO, Holtgreven will return to his finance and accounting roots. After graduating from... more
Changes at the HHM’s office in Hungary
Krisztina Kovacs (second from left) is retiring after 13 years as head of the HHM representative office in Budapest. She learnt her trade at a Hungarian freight forwarding company before moving to the Multimar shipping agency. "We would like to thank Kovacs, who has... more
Driving for excellence in sustainability
Lenovo presented Geodis with the ‘Logistics Sustainability Excellence Award’ at its recent annual Global Supplier Conference 2024 in Shenzhen, China, with Chris Cahill (left), managing director, Middle East and Indian Sub-Continent, Geodis, receiving the prize from Golden Xing... more
Multimodality wins the prize
Annually, the Austrian Logistics Network Association (VNL) awards the Austrian Logistics Prize to the most innovative logistics project of the year. The rail logistics company ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG) and Transporeon, a transport management platform, won over the expert jury... more
CCA welcomes new members
The Cool Chain Association (CCA) has appointed Vijan Chetty, general manager, perishable products export control board (PPECB) as its new treasurer, and two new board members as it commits to new projects. Natalie Niers, chief operating officer, Validaide, and Ian Buck, head... more
From Knorr-Bremse to Nexxiot
Nexxiot’s board of directors has selected Maximilian Eichhorn as new CEO. Previously vice president digital products and services at Knorr-Bremse, Eichhorn brings experience in steering digital innovation and creating scalable value for transport customers. The two companies... more
Three new directors for the board
The British International Freight Association (Bifa) has elected Denise Hill (centre), Ian Mallon (left) and Chris Packwood (right) to its board of directors. Denise Hill joined Bifa’s secretariat in April last year, as a member engagement director to oversee and develop the... more
Renault Trucks: an ASM for Western Switzerland
Renault Trucks (Switzerland) is strengthening its presence in French-speaking Switzerland. Paolo Sparascio, a new area sales manager (ASM), will take up his position on 1 July 2024 to oversee all sales operations in this region. After completing his apprenticeship as a car... more
Didier Kayat now chairman and CEO
Daher’s board of directors has appointed Didier Kayat as the group’s chairman of the board, succeeding Patrick Daher – who has been the chairman since 2016 and is now retiring. Kayat retains his current position as the group’s CEO. Olivier Genis, a Daher family-appointed... more