July 23 - Freightliner Group has appointed Russell Mears its group chief executive, effective September 20, 2013.
He succeeds Peter Maybury, who retires as chief executive but remains with the company as chairman.
Mears is currently the Freightliner Group chief financial officer and has worked with the company since 1996.
Thor Johnsen steps-down as interim chairman of Freightliner Group.
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Richard J. Hendrick was unanimously elected vice chair of the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) board of directors.
Peregrine Storrs-Fox has stepped down as risk management director of international freight and logistics insurance provider TT Club and will now take on a consultancy role.
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Worldwide Project Consortium (WWPC) members gathered in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, for its 22nd annual membership conference on November 10-13.
Kuehne + Nagel (K+N) has launched a specialised logistics division catering to the cloud infrastructure industry.
The port of Taranto, Italy, granted wind turbine OEM Vestas a nine-year licence to use the Taranto port platform.
