He will report directly to group president Diego Aponte and founder and chairman Gianluigi Aponte. Mr Toft will oversee MSC’s global cargo businesses, including ocean liner and logistics, and will also be a member of the board of directors of Terminal Investment Ltd (TiL), the terminals business m...

Mr Cole becomes vice president global sales, a new role focused on “on identifying enterprise-wide synergies” within Delta. He has headed the cargo arm since July 2017 and been chair of SkyTeam Cargo. Mr Walpole was appointed last year to take on a new role of vice president cargo operation...

Mr Berry is currently president of McGee Air Services, a subsidiary of Alaska Airlines, where he spent seven years as head of cargo. During his tenure, Alaska became the first US passenger carrier to operate freighters in recent years. There was some surprise at the external appointment at Air Canad...

Mr Zubkov became secretary general in January 2017, a role he held until August when he was appointed special adviser to the board on industry affairs. The Tiaca reshuffle will see IATA Cargo’s Glyn Hughes take on a new role – director general – in February. Mr Zubkov has not confirmed his nex...

Mr Cole joined Davies Turner in 1990 as ocean import manager and subsequent positions have seen him head up the company’s Far East ocean freight tradelanes. As head of supply chain services, Mr Cole was instrumental in the launch and development of Davies Turner’s direct weekly Express China Rai...

Mr Scholte, who begins his new role at the GSSA today, takes over from 20-year Kales veteran Dirk Hazenoot. Kales is owned by World Freight Company (WFC), whose chief executive Vikram Singh, said he wanted to “thank Dirk for all his years of hard work and dedication, helping to grow Kales Group to...

Previously director general of the port of Dunkirk, Mr Raison has been tasked with managing the merger of the three ports, supported by the ministries of Transport, the Sea and Economy and Finance and Recovery. Mr Raison’s first task will be to refine the merger project’s direction over the next...

Following a Lufthansa Group management reshuffle, the pair will move positions on 1 March. It’s part of a group-wide rotation policy, according to Lufthansa. Mr Gerber will also take on the new role of executive vice president Lufthansa Group, in Brussels. Ms von Boxberg, currently chief commercia...

Mr Noronha is currently deputy CEO and he will take up his new role on 1 January. Shipping Australia chairman Scott Henderson said: “Melwyn is an outstanding choice and has a wealth of experience in shipping, both at sea and in regulatory roles. “He has been with Shipping Australia since 20...

An association man, Mr Hughes has been with IATA for the majority of his career, but took voluntary redundancy and leaves in January. Happily, it was just as Tiaca was looking for its new director general following a management shake-up. He begins his new role in February: “to establish and implem...