He replaces Javier Lancha de Micheo.  Mr Vang Christensen was most recently chief executive of APM Terminals’ Egyptian joint-venture, Suez Canal Container Terminal.  “Lars has extensive knowledge of the needs of our clients, which will help prepare APM Ter...

Nick Toye has been appointed vice president of global product and procurement ocean freight, and retains his position as chairman of the Far East cargo line. He joined Allport, as EV Cargo was then known, in 1987 in its air freight department.  Russell Lawrenc...

Forward Computers supplies freight forwarding software to the logistics sector and was acquired by Freight Software Group in 2019. FSG is also the parent company of BoxTop Technologies.    “The freight and logistics sector is experiencing...

The German shipping line, now part of Maersk Group, said it was entering a new phase, focused on “securing and further strengthening customer relations”.  Dr Vespermann said: “AP Møller-Maersk’s multi-brand strategy has been established on the global markets. Going...

Rory Fidler joins Menzies from Etihad, where he spent 13 years, most recently as head of technology and innovation for Etihad Cargo. He will take up a newly created role as vice president cargo technology, responsible for driving digital innovation. Colin Baldwin joins after 20 years at Swisspo...

BIFA has now revealed, in a series of video presentations, its freight service award winners. Air Cargo Services, sponsored by ASM UK, was won by Simarco Worldwide Logistics, which pipped DHL Global Forwarding, Kerry Logistics, and Ligentia Global to the post. Atlantic Pacific Global Logistics won t...

He wrote in a post: “After more than nine incredible years with Xeneta, I have decided to leave the company Patrik Berglund, Vilhelm K Vardøy and I founded. “It has been a privilege to co-found, serve and grow Xeneta from the early days when it was just a handful of people t...

Al Khaldi-Bertling Logistics will open for business on 1 February in the newly constructed Al Khaldi business tower in Al Khobar. It will target the oil & gas sector,  the broader developing energy industries and non-oil sector. Mr El Said has 20 years’ experience of the Saudi logist...

The company said the move was due to “demand for more capacity between UK and Norway and a need for moving more traffic off the roads”. Viasea MD Morten Pettersen added: “We are very proud to extend our services further , now opening our own office and company in the UK. This will enable us to...

Mr White, who left CNS after 12 years in December alongside a slew of other experienced executives leaving IATA’s cargo arms, is currently president of Trade Network Consultants. He has worked in air freight for more than 25 years at Frontier Airlines, United Airlines, Cargo Service Center, SkyLin...