June 5 - Panalpina has promoted Andy Weber to the position of chief operating officer, effective July 1, while Ralf Morawietz will assume the role of chief information officer.
Moraweitz takes over from Rod Angwin, who leaves the company for personal reasons this year. Since 2010, Moraweitz worked for Kuehne + Nagel as part of the global IT management team.
Weber began his career at Panalpina and rejoined the freight forwarding company in January 2015 as global head of operations.
The global governing body for the sport of sailing, World Sailing, has signed a three-year logistics partnership with Kuehne+Nagel, with the forwarder responsible for the transport of sailing equipment, boats and other essential resources.
During 2023, the heavy lift airfreight market continued to grapple with the impacts of the Russian-Ukraine war, as other providers in the sector beefed up their capabilities.
Kuehne + Nagel (K+N) has introduced three airfreight charter connections between the Americas, Europe, and Asia using its own B747-8 freighter.
Konecranes, in partnership with Richter Foerdertechnik, landed an order for 36 SMV 2216 TC3 reachstackers.
dship Carriers has taken delivery of its latest newbuild multipurpose vessel.
