Chris Lewis
Michael Hansen will succeed Torben Carlsen as president and chief executive of Danish shipping and logistics company DFDS on 1 July. It follows the initiation of a succession process announced in November. Michael Hansen, currently president and chief executive of paint and coatings group, Hempel, previously spent nearly two decades with AP Moller-Maersk.
Chair of DFDS’ board, Claus Hemmingsen, said: “Michael brings new perspectives and experiences to lead the company’s ongoing ...
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Hapag Lloyd’s Hanseatic Global Terminals arm has become sole owner of Florida International Terminal following an agreement with Grupo Empresas Navieras. FIT. in Port Everglades, specializes in container and general cargo handling. Hanseatic aims to grow from 21 port terminals to approximately 30 globally.
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Trilogy Logistics has bought the business and assets of Circle Express out of administration saving all 158 jobs at the UK logistics firm.
Circle Express, which specialises in UK next-day and same-day delivery, appointed Dean Watson and Paul Stanley of Begbies Traynor as joint administrators on 19 December. They immediately sold ...
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Companies in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and the Gulf (GCC) lose over a month of operational time every year due to logistics disruption, more than their peers in Europe and North America, according to DP World’s Without Logistics Global Report, published on 8 January.
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KLN Logistics Group executive director Vic Cheung was named a Director of the Year in the Listed Companies category at The Hong Kong Institute of Directors Awards for 2025. It recognises KLN’s outstanding performance in corporate governance, director professionalism and sustainable development.
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DP World is sponsoring the Norwegian Team Aker Dæhlie cross-country ski team, building on its long-standing relationship with Aker Solutions which has a joint venture with its Drydocks World arm. As the Official Logistics Partner, DP World will support the team’s operations, including travel planning, equipment movement and race-week logistics.
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Austrian forwarder Gebrüder Weiss has appointed Alessandro Cacciola as member of its management board in charge of air and sea operations, following the departure of Lothar Thoma from the company for personal reasons on 31 March. Cacciola joins from the Andreas Schmid Group where he was chief executive.
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Rail-road operator CargoBeamer has appointed Julian Hagenschulte to the new board position of chief digital officer. He is responsible forGroup-wide digital strategy including the systematic development of an integrated platform. Hagenschulte joins CargoBeamer from PwC, where he most recently led the Digital and AI Advisory practice for construction, real estate, ...
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AD Ports Group has added to its Logistics team following the appointment of Jochen Thewes as chief executive of the cluster.
Thorsten Meincke joins AD Ports’ Noatum Logistics arm as executive vice president - ocean and air freight. Previously, he held senior roles at Kuehne + Nagel.
Björn Eckbauer has been appointed ...
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Engineering, technology and consulting services provider Expleo has signed a partnership with the RailX UK’s freight digital platform. It aims to combine RailX’s platform with Expleo’s engineering expertise in trains, signalling and operations. The companies will work together to deliver connected inland logistics solutions to improve the efficiency of rail ...
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