Panalpina’s annual general meeting has named Thomas Kern as chairman of the board.
Kern was nominated for the role last month, as HLPFI reported here.
He succeeds Peter Ulber, who announced in October 2018 that he would not stand for re-election.
All other board members were re-elected for another one-year term of office.
Guy Hindley has been appointed as chairman of the Baltic Exchange Council, effective January 1, 2025.
Portugal’s Laso Transportes will open a new complex worth EUR10 million (USD10.5 million) next year in the Basque Country, Spain.
Irish and UK shipping company Quality Freight Group has become part of Switzerland-headquartered Fracht Group.
USA-based heavy lifting specialist Engineered Rigging has expanded its engineering team to include Dalton Robinson
UK-based heavy haulage and rigging specialist Allelys has appointed Sandy White as its engineering director.
Kito Crosby has promoted Jason Bulan to vice president of business development and product strategy for the company’s hoists and cranes portfolio in the Americas.
