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Six out of seven ain’t bad: Multimodal does its bit for female talent in freight

Multimodal organisers Clarion says that the biggest supply chain events in the UK is bucking the trend of the male dominated supply chain industry as 90% of its team are female. With less than 40% of women working in the sector in the UK, Clarion counts six women on its Multimodal team, a figure which has grown over the last 17 years. As the nation celebrates International Women’s Day, Clarion is ... [+]

Baxter Freight seeks solutions architects

Nottingham forwarder Baxter Freight has launched a recruitment campaign to increase account manager numbers by 40% in 2024. In the ten years since it was founded, Baxter Freight says the logistics industry has evolved significantly and, particularly after Brexit, complexity has increased substantially. In response, it has ... [+]

Happy homecoming for BIFA’s new frontier expert

The British International Freight Association (BIFA) has appointed Pawel Jarza as frontier policy manager, part of its policy and compliance team. He will be responsible for liaison with UK government departments such as HMRC and Border Force and other external stakeholders, working closely with Igor Popovics, ... [+]

Bolloré chief takes on CMA CGM role

CMA CGM has appointed Bolloré Logistics  chief executive, Thierry Ehrenbogen as senior vice president, development and strategic account, effective from March 1st, 2024. He will be responsible for leading the key strategic accounts of the group, ensuring the development of commercial synergies between CMA CGM's ... [+]

New chief for Maersk North Europe

Ole Trumpfheller has been appointed vice president and managing director of Maersk’s North Europe Continent (NEC) area, based in Hamburg. He joins from forwarder DB Schenker, where he was head of global operations and chief operating officer, global contract logistics and supply chain. Prior to ... [+]

Rhenus’s Dayna Thackrah wins young Irish forwarder title

Dayna Thackrah of Rhenus Air & Ocean Ireland has won The Irish International Freight Association (IIFA)’s inaugural Young Irish Freight Forwarder of the Year competition. The IIFA launched the competition in November 2023 to promote and recognise the work of young professionals in the industry. IIFA ... [+]

ABP appoints projects chief

Associated British Ports has appointed Francis Paonessa to the new role of capital projects director. He will join ABP in April from Thames Water where he has led a portfolio of projects with an annual investment of up to £1bn per year. Prior to that ... [+]

New cargo chief for Etihad

Etihad Airways has appointed Stanislas Brun as vice president cargo. He joins from Geodis, where he was senior vice president global airfreight. In his new role Brun will oversee all cargo commercial operations, including revenue management and network planning, reporting to chief operating officer, Mohammad ... [+]

TT Club risk director to retire

TT Club global risk assessment director Laurence Jones is to retire after 50 years, the last 18 of them with the cargo handling insurance specialist. Based in Sydney, he has consistently championed safety in the port and terminal industry to assist the TT membership, and ... [+]

Rob Waterman to take the helm at Geest Line

Caribbean operator Geest Line has appointed Rob Waterman as managing director designate. He joins the company with over 30 years’ experience in liner shipping both with major container carriers and, more recently, in freight forwarding. Current managing director Captain Peter Dixon will retire in April ... [+]

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